I made a huge decision (for me at least) to leave my laptop behind on my desk during a recent family diving holiday and enjoyed what I told myself was a much deserved week completely away from work. It was wonderful! However, opening the laptop once I got back home was like opening Pandora’s box. […]
Are you a high flyer? The online Cambridge dictionary defines a high-flyer as: Someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot: High-flyers in the industry typically earn 25 percent more than their colleagues. Does this mean they work harder? Possibly, but […]
Harness the energy of spring to your own projects – Here’s how! You know that feeling when the first, energetic buds shoot up and form after a long, dark winter – the energy, positivity, joy and mental boost that gives us – let’s talk about, and harness some of THAT! A salute of daffodil buds […]
This is my most recent article produced for IamExpat and I am super excited to share it with you here. As a busy expat in Switzerland with family and a career to contend with, it can feel like your internal energy supply is being drained. However, this feeling is normal and can be reversed. I […]
Design Your Best Ever New Year Strategy: Easy as A,B,C! A Spend focused time looking back over last year with compassionate curiosity. Where were the gifts, new seeds and even manure? Break it Down What would 2023 success look like? Get to what is most important to you about each of these goals and find […]
Moving to Switzerland can often feel like a step into the unknown, and many struggle to adapt and integrate into their new home despite their best efforts. As Gillian Walter, from Inside-Out Coaching explains, moving to a new country and facing change doesn’t have to change who you are as a person. The last time […]
Change is perhaps the only true constant in life. Change can arrive suddenly and unexpectedly, it can be longed for yet reluctant to arrive, or it can creep in so slowly that the realization that it arrived at all can take us by surprise. Holding change back is as futile as trying to hold back […]
Once upon a time, there was a group of qualified and skilled coaches who had all experienced similar experiences in their coaching sessions. They shared their experiences (without any personal details, naturally) with peers, mentors and supervisors looking for some further understanding and professional development and each of them found something new and relevant. Some […]
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are bornand the day you find out why.”Mark Twain My 16-year-old son had his confirmation recently. That probably doesn’t mean a great deal to most people. I know I had no idea what to expect. I did know that he chose to go […]
I just watched Groundhog Day with my family. Do you know it? If not, it’s a great film, especially for the world we find ourselves in currently. In a nutshell, grumpy TV broadcaster, Phil, and his ego get stranded by a snowstorm whilst capturing the ‘excitement’ of the annual Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil […]