There’s nothing more exciting than observing all the amazing things that happen around us on a daily basis, from everyday events and interactions to unique, one-off encounters. And putting pen to paper is just one way of reflecting on even the most fleeting of moments: stuff that jumps out at us, raising our awareness of something or simply just making us grin. And this blog is part of that.
Life flows right in front of our noses all the time. It can be mind-altering and exhilarating if we let it be. So, do get in touch with Freeflow Coaching if you feel you could be getting more fulfilment out of life. Take a look at what some clients said.
Have your New Year goals drifted in the daily grind? Let’s Monthly Power Reset. Two months into the year, Spring is on the doorstep, and you’re asking yourself what happened to those good intentions you set yourself back in December. How could they slip down the priority list so quickly? You promised yourself you’d give…
This week, I’m launching a series of informal, community-focused conversations called: Coffee-Time Chats. It’s a project I’ve been aiming to start for a while because I just want to do social media networking differently – the way I enjoy doing it! ⚡ Face to face. ⚡ Quality not quantity. ⚡ One conversation at a time.…
Does asking for help set off sirens in your head? What makes it so hard to admit we might need support? How tough does it have to get before you seek assistance? That squirm feeling Asking for help, support, advice, assistance, tips – whatever you want to call it – goes deep for many of…
Do you find yourself avoiding tricky, uncomfortable conversations, particularly in the workplace? Your logic being that you just want a quiet life: you want to avoid ill-feeling and conflict? You want to be liked and respected, and the last thing you want to do is upset the apple cart? Don’t we all! And who…
If you run a business, you’re going to ask yourself where you most need to invest as the new tax year looms. So how do you prioritise? Are all investments 100% clear-cut and calculable? Or do some produce results in immeasurable ways? Staff wellbeing, for example… The number crunchers amongst us may well argue that…
Has fear ever prevented you from getting to where you want to be? Do you have a strategy for facing it head-on? Stopping it from controlling your choices? Fear sometimes catches us when we’re least expecting it. Just when we think we dismantled one hurdle from the past and finally know exactly what we’re doing,…
All emotions are valid. Even the negative ones! There’s no right or wrong. You aren’t to blame for what you feel. No reason to judge or compare with others. We might know this in theory but actually accepting this and putting it into practice is another matter entirely! Particularly if we’re going through a…
Do you find yourself dealing with conflicting feelings regarding success? The urge to be seen, heard – acknowledged for your accomplishments. And at the same time, paradoxically, the fear of being seen and heard – acknowledged for your accomplishments, as well as it not happening! Old wounds being triggered. So much desire, shame & fear……
Your beliefs about yourself might currently seem real… But are they true? There’s a big difference. A client recently told me he was ashamed of a certain part of his body. But the funny thing was he said it in a way that was utterly unconvincing! Nothing about his statement radiated shame or the like.…
They say the devil’s in the detail. But then so is appeal, the beauty of being able to tailor a situation to your personal needs and tastes. And your workspace is no exception. Creating a work environment that is uniquely beneficial to our wellbeing, productivity and happiness is an important, and yet often underrated or…
How often do you stop to ask yourself how you are? I mean REALLY ask yourself. And really listen to the answer! Not overriding your instincts, feelings and sense of what you need: tolerating aspects of your life you have been meaning to change, But put off… Because your daily schedule is too hectic and…
Do you have a habit of making life more complicated than perhaps necessary? Do you find yourself feeling overstimulated, exhausted or disconnected from yourself and others because things are moving at lightening speed? You’re not alone. And if we’re honest with ourselves, life could be a lot simpler and less stressful. It’s Mental Health Awareness…
Nine to five is not for everyone. That’s not good or bad. Just a fact. But being aware of when and how you function best is important, not only from a professional productivity point of view, but for your own physical and emotional wellbeing. Your work-life schedule matters. Maintaining inner balance starts at a basic…
You’ve heard it before, expressed in different ways and contexts. But what exactly do we mean by: the right people? You might get that jabbing feeling in your gut at the idea. It can hit a raw nerve if you’ve been having doubts about those you interact with on a daily basis in your work,…
How often have our New Year’s resolutions done a spectacular flop barely weeks down the road? When it comes to making sustainable changes, forget judgemental January with its euphoric good intentions and overly high expectations that all too often go up in smoke. Quietly confident February is the time to set yourself free! I’ve always…
Another new year. Your chance to make a fresh start: Changes and improvements you’ve been itching to make, goals you’ve been meaning to prioritise but have put on the backburner. In short, you know you deserve better. You deserve to be happy, maximising your quality of living in whichever way motivates you. Though sometimes the…
It’s that time of year where the temptation to eat too much, drink too much and sleep too little jumps us everywhere we turn. Sometimes chosen. Sometimes steered by friends, family and colleagues. That need to let our hair down and treat ourselves because we’ve worked damn hard all year! Everyone else is doing it,…
Another “should-do” job? Let me guess: You’re busy. You don’t have the time. The moment you leave work, it’s all systems go with the kids until you doze off in front of the 10 o’clock news. But what if there’s a better way? What if you could be doing something important for you and your…
Most of us would agree: to get what you want out of life, you have to ask for it. You have to hurl your wishes and intentions into the universe and state exactly what you need – for yourself, never mind anyone else. This not only helps you affirm your goals and start to envisage…
Being kind is overrated? Makes you soft or soppy? Think again. We’re our own harshest critics. We beat ourselves up for not only the smallest of slip-ups and errors, but also for not achieving enough success, irrespective of what we have achieved. We swear at ourselves, kick ourselves and perpetuate a belief system that is…
Embarrassed that you messed up, made a bad judgement call, took the path of most resistance? Maybe you got ripped off, opened your mouth without thinking. You let others down, who were relying on you, expecting great things. And of course, you let yourself down. You were wrong. But hey, you’ll get over it. You…
How often do we find ourselves pushing others away when we feel angry, upset or rejected, instead of staying connected, because our impulse is to push the problem as far away from us as possible – so that it will no longer hurt us? But what if our own anger is hurting us more? What…
At 8am this morning, my phone sent me a photo of my oven to celebrate “a year ago today”. I laughed. I took it for inventory purposes because a year ago today, I moved to the UK. I can’t say “back” or “return” because the words feels wrong, like retreat or something. I can’t say…