THE PITFALL OF EXPECTATIONS
Thank you to Garry Kousoulou for having given me the opportunity to contribute to his recent book “Being Happy at Work – The Optical Edition – The Book Your Boss Doesn’t Want You To ...
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What Makes You Tick?
Happy New 2019!!! January is the time to make new promises and look ahead, not just at the next 12 months, but 3, 5, 10 years ahead. I have two questions for you: “What ...
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From Rome to London…
Today is 47 years since my arrival in London from Rome! The plan was that I would stay here for six months to improve my English. I came as an au-pair. Little did I ...
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What is Life Coaching?
Delighted to see my article titled ‘What is Life Coaching‘ in the debut Loving Local Enfield Magazine! This article touches on why it is important to work with a life coach, the process you ...
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Mentoring, Revision, Responsibility & Christmas Shopping?
I recently started a mentoring programme in a local secondary school where I am mentoring 3 girls and 5 boys who are in Year 10. It is such a privilege to connect with young ...
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Psychologically Unemployable
I had great fun reading Psychologically Unemployable – Life On Your Terms by Jeffery Combs. What he expresses in the book resonated with me when I first read it and, many years later is ...
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LAUGH AT YOURSELF & BE HAPPY!
This week’s recommendation is another of my favourite books: BEING HAPPY! A Handbook to Greater Confidence & Security by Andrew Matthews. First published 30 years ago, this is a book about understanding yourself, being ...
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World Mental Health Day or Mental Wellbeing Day?
I prefer Mental Wellbeing Day to Mental Health Day. To my mind the latter definition has an inherent disempowering connotation because it often has negative associations. I am very interested in Mental Wellbeing because ...
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WHAT TIME IS IT?
I must have had this book as part of my “wish list” because the boys gave it to me for my birthday as far back as March 1998 (that is over 20 years ago ...
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WHY AM I AFRAID TO LOVE?
What caught my attention about the book I am sharing this week, “Why Am I Afraid To Love?” by John Powell, was the phrase “Overcoming Rejection and Indifference”. At the time my working life ...
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