I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our societies unhealthy levels of depression, and I keep coming back to ‘why are we so depressed? The Black Dog Institute states that one in 5 Australians (aged 16 – 85) experience mental illness in any year. That’s a whopping 20% of our adult population that’s got mental…
Today I’ve been thinking about Balance! I have a post it note on my computer screen that says “Be the mother to yourself that you are to your children.” It’s a reminder for me to take time out for myself to enjoy things for me. Before we had kids, life was abundant with fun activities,…
I’ve been listening to Tal Ben Sharr’s Positive Psychology lectures on YouTube lately and I loved his comments about negative emotions. In the Coaching industry, many people try to get rid of negative emotions and many of us in our daily lives find ways to eliminate or avoid our negative emotions. We eat, drink, watch…
It’s interesting how after a big clean out you feel so refreshed and on top of things. Dylan turned 1 on Saturday and before his party we had a big clean out and tidy of all the things we wont be using again. (That’s right, we’re definitely only a 2 kid family!) Yet somehow we…
Martin Seligman has done some wonderful research on happiness. He found the only common factor in ‘very happy people’ was the presence of quality relationships. A common misconception about happiness is that it’s ‘found, achieved, or attained’ when in reality, happiness is more like a heart beat, it’s always with you, it’s just much of…
Did you know that when you are happier and experiencing positive emotions, you are around 31% more productive! What an amazing find! So, what can you do today that will make you and your collegues more productive? Happiness helps us learn more effectively, retain and recall information more easily and develop and maintain relationshps effortlesly.…
It’s interesting how many people blame motivation on their inaction or procrastination. Really, motivation in itself doesn’t do anything, it’s just a feeling of being excited and ready to go. There are, at a guess, millions of Australians who are unmotivated, yet everyday, they get up and, in their unmotivated state, go to work. So…
Recently I was asked how I help people to think for sucess. Weather it’s success at work, or success in life, these simple ideas will help you. We all arrived where we are today as a result of the thoughts we have had in the past. Are the majority of your thoughts positive or…
I’ve been reading another great book lately and had the perfect test this morning of one of the principles in it. The book is called ‘Buddhism for mothers of small children.’ It was speaking about how we create our own durrka or suffering. An interesting concept I hear you say!!!! Well it spoke about the…
It occurred to me last night, that many of the people on face book that have liked my business may not know or understand what Life Coaching is. So I thought it’s probably time to rectify that. Life Coaching is a relatively new field of personal development which is very forward focused. It’s largely based…