I often get enquiries from people who describe themselves as feeling numb, disconnected from their body or disconnected from other people and nature. It got me thinking about why so many people feel so disconnected. In my experience life doesn't have to be that way. I can help you RECONNECT with your own essence, to reconnect with nature and other ...
Moving Forward: Navigating Ambivalence with a Life Coach As a life coach, I often encounter clients who are in a state of relationship ambivalence. They are unsure whether to stay or go, as their partner is both too good to leave and too bad to stay. It's a complex emotional state that can leave us feeling conflicted and overwhelmed, and it's ...
Unlock Your Potential Do you ever feel like your life is on autopilot, stuck in a rut of routine that just doesn't fulfill you anymore? Are you tired of the same old, same old, day in and day out? If you're nodding your head in agreement, you're not alone. Millions of people worldwide crave a life change, but struggle with fear, uncertainty, and do...
The Empty Nest: Embracing the Vacuum, Finding Purpose, and Calling in the Life Coach! The empty nest is a strange and surreal experience. Suddenly, the house that was once a hive of activity is now quiet, and your children have flown the coop. You may feel fear, uncertainty, and doubt creeping in, wondering what comes next. The loss of a child's co...
Unlock Your Potential Life is full of ups and downs, and sometimes these challenges can leave us feeling lost and uncertain, especially in our 50s. Whether it's facing redundancy, divorce, or an empty nest, life can throw curveballs that leave us questioning our career choices. But this can also be a time of exciting new opportunities to design a c...
Unlock Your Potential Are you in your 40s and feeling like you need a change in your career? Don't worry, you're not alone. Many people in their forties are faced with the challenge of wanting to pivot their career path to something more fulfilling, but are hesitant due to fear, uncertainty, and doubt.The truth is, making a career change in your 40...
Unlock Your Potential Are you in your thirties and feeling stuck in your career? Are you unsure of your purpose or feeling unfulfilled in your current job? You're not alone. Many people experience a mid-career crisis in their 30s, where they start to question whether they're on the right path or whether it's too late to make a change.Fear, uncertai...
Hey there friends and clients! Can you believe it? Your favourite life coach, Great Life Coach, is turning 20 years old! That's right, I've been helping people all over the world live their best lives for 20 whole years. When I first started out back in 2003, life coaching was a new concept and people had no idea what it was. I remember setting up ...
Attention all adventurous souls seeking to shake up their lives! Are you ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation? Look no further, because your friendly neighborhood life coach is here to help you navigate toward more confidence in life! Let's be honest, we all have the power to change and make progress, but sometimes...
Life Coaching is fundamentally an opportunity to invest in yourSelf. The investment, discovery and effort that you make today can change your life for the better, forever. Investing in your life in the now is the only opportunity you will ever have to make tangible changes for the better. If you change nothing, nothing will change. Coaching is not ...
Case Study - What should I do with my life? This case study illustrates how my life coaching can sometimes be a deep journey into the self and what it means to be alive. My coaching is always a delicate balance of spiritual discourse and movement towards real-world action. Perhaps some of the ideas I offer here can stimulate your own inquiry ...
Once upon a time, in a forest filled with animals, there lived a confident hare named Speedy and a tortoise named Timid who had no confidence. Speedy would boast about his speed and agility, and Timid would always hide behind a tree or a bush whenever Speedy bragged about his abilities. One day, a race was announced in the forest, and all the anima...
I read today that around 1 in 4 Britons will suffer from a mental health problem within a given year. There are over 22 Million people in the USA on anti-depressants. There's no wonder really given the out-of-touch-with-nature lifestyle that so many people lead. Information overwhelm, constant change, unlimited options, great wealth, instant global...
Lost? Stressed? Confused? Exhausted? Disconnected? Unbalanced? Powerless? Miserable? Do you make a living or do you make a dying? In response to the growing number of clients that I see manifesting a very modern condition of stress and overwhelm in their lives, I have cobbled together the following commentary. Forgive me for providing an intellectu...
I was doing some deep work with a client last week where we were exploring simplicity and the dialogue moved onto Ordinariness. I felt to share the essence of our discussion as it is a fast track to peace. Is it okay to be an ordinary person? Being ordinary, being really comfortable being ordinary? Ordinariness where there isn't anything that has t...
"...sacrifice your health in order to make money. Then you sacrifice money to recuperate your health. Then you are so anxious about the future that you don't enjoy the present: the result being that you do not live in the present or the future; you live as if you are never going to die, and then you die having never really lived." by Dalai La...
People often ask me about my work. What do you actually do?! What kind of people do you work with? I realise my work is unusual. Walking into all manner of situations through a typical work day. I always feel privileged in my work, working deeply and honestly with people. The challenges are varied, but in each case I support people to untangle them...
What is your relationship to Success and Failure? The forces of success and failure often affect our ways in the world. I offer success coaching to individuals as well as providing motivational talks to groups/audiences. Some ponderances for you... So is success what happens when you do not fail? What if you could not fail, would you be successful?...
All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, And suffering follows As the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox. All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, And happiness follows Like a never-departing shadow. The Dhammapada, translated by G...
Does Playing the Victim Ruin Your Life? "If only... If only..." As a coach I often get to work with people in a space of deep honesty. Together we take a good look at a client's life situation and their relationship to that situation. We gain insights into their truest feelings (not the roles that veneer the feelings). We then go on to reveal the b...
