Why Going to the Gym and Not Having a Workout is Good For You. Especially during the day when at work!

Say what!?!?! I hear you say. How can going to the gym and not having a workout be good for you? Listen, I get it. I had the same excuse. TIME. Sometimes, during the working day you have all the good intentions in the world to go to the gym and then your boss pulls…
Unschedule Your Life and Work

Have you heard the term “unschedule” before. I hadn’t until about 6 months ago, but I realised that I had been doing it for a long time without knowing the term. I’ll explain what it is. It is whereby you put into your calendar all the things you say are important but never go in…
One of the Keys to Energy

I have spent close to a decade in discovering what makes people excel. How do you get the best out of yourself. That journey has led me to learn many skills from NLP to EFT, from Nutritional certifications to positive psychology, from mediation and yoga to juicing and detoxing. And more to boot! And the…
How to get Up Early – Even when you don’t want to

Today was a struggle. You see, a few years ago I decided that I would become a 6am riser. I’m not a morning person (if that’s really such a term – we were all once morning people on the 25th December each year growing up). However, I heard how many successful people are early risers.…
A Rule To Live By

This is a simple one. It’s a rule I live by. Well, it really not a rule, but what’s called (in the NLP-world) a presupposition. A presupposition is just really an assumption. It means that you decide to assume something as being true from the outset. There are many of these NLP presuppositions. (NLP…
Why You’re Wasting Your Time with Willpower

A strong statement. But true. When I tell people about some of my rituals – for staying in shape, keeping up to speed with my knowledge, eating well, making daily veg juices and smoothies etc, i often get responses like: “I wish I had that much willpower!” Or something along those lines. Let me tell…
7 Ways to Stay Positive at Work

When I worked in Corporate London, I was like many others. Not thinking I was particularly negative, cynical or anything else. It was only when I started getting into different circles of people that I realised that I was not super positive. The new people I was hanging around seemed to do things differently. That’s…
Stop Labelling Yourself!

What do I mean by labels? I’m a mother, I’m a parent, I’m a vegan, I’m paleo, I’m a Christian, I’m a coach, I’m a salesman. There are countless labels, and often when we meet someone new we start by trying to label them. “What do you do?” “I’m an accountant” Why are labels bad…
Change Your Peer Group – Change Your Life

You may have heard this before. We’re the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. If that’s true — then it means that it’s probably time for some self analysis. Here’s the reality. It’s nigh on impossible to become more that you currently are, whilst holding on to the same peer…
Simple Problem Solving Strategy

Today I thought I would share this useful and simple approach to solving any problem or challenge that you might be going through. It focusses on asking yourself 5 key questions. And the way these questions are phrased is quite important as it will set yourself up for the answer. So here goes…. 1)…