Bristol: Bucket List Visit 12 UK Cities In 12 Months!
You might have heard me mention in an earlier post that I’ve recently put a Bucket List together? I was inspired by other Bucket Lists I’d read and suddenly it had dawned on me that I needed more...
View Article8 Of My Favourite Books, Up Until Now!
I’m a prolific reader and always have been. Further, I’m never happier than when I’ve got at least a couple of good books on the go at the same time. I used to think this was just me, but I know now...
View ArticleDealing With Criticism
Dealing with criticism is difficult. It can cause us unhappiness and distress. In my post today I’ve taken a fictional case study approach to exploring this area. Marie sat opposite me sipping a cup...
View ArticlePlanning 2015 – are you ready?
It’s time to start planning 2015! The old adage that if you fail to plan you plan to fail starts to gather momentum at this time of year. As we advance towards the festive season, the busyness leading...
View ArticleGloucester: Bucket List Challenge City 2
After a little research, Gloucester has been selected as the second of our Bucket List: Visit 12 UK Cities in 12 Months Challenge. Last month we spent a couple of days in Bristol as we are currently...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Resilience
We admire people who appear to be resilient. They have an aura of calm and don’t seem to crumple under the pressures of everyday life, regardless of what that looks like. As Kipling eloquently put it...
View ArticleFriends
I’ve often alluded to the difficulties we may encounter when we start moving out of our comfort zone. We might lack confidence in what we’re about to do, our skills are likely to be under-developed or...
View Article5 Valuable Reasons to Indulge in Self-Reflection
Self-reflection gets a bad rap sometimes. It has many close cousins from wallowing and self-indulgence to over-analysing leading to self-doubt and paralysis when action is needed. But this is to ignore...
View Article5 Ways To Reflect Effectively
In April I wrote about the benefits of taking time out of our routines to reflect in the post ‘5 Valuable Reasons To Indulge In Self-Reflection’. In that post I mentioned that I would do a follow-up...
View ArticleOwning Our Stories
It’s painful being transparent. My last blog post had a difficult history. A history where procrastination, stalling and pain were the overwhelming feelings as I wrote. To be able to write that post, I...
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