14 Tips from Top Health Bloggers
According to this poll the most popular new year resolutions are losing weight, getting fitter and eating more healthily. However, most people quit their resolutions within a month. As you know I'm not a fan of new years resolutions. There is so much expectation and...
read moreStart the New Year with a Bang
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of New Years resolutions, I’ve wrote about why here. In fact, I call the whole process The Trap of New Year’s Resolutions. However, I read a social media post this week which suggested that we should all give up resolutions as we were...
read moreA Hierarchy for Decisions…
At a workshop I attended with Anna Hunt she introduced us to a simple, but concept. The idea was at the bottom we had things then things we must do; then things we should do; things we chose to do; things we want to do and things we desire to do. I guess similar to...
read moreExploring My Core Desired Feelings
Perhaps driven by school, university and work, my belief was - I must set clear 'SMART' goals in order to succeed. It's not something I questioned. I consciously and unconsciously set goals in most (all?) areas of my life. On the surface I was 'successful' good job,...
read moreWhy Anger is Good
Someone recently confided in me that they were worried about how angry they got and wanted to do something to stop. This stopped me in my tracks. The conventional wisdom says that anger is bad (even more so when shown by a woman). The conventional advice is to...
read moreMy Birthday – a time for goals with soul
September always feels like the start of a new year to me. Is it because of the change of the seasons? Or memories of going back to school? I'm not sure, but September certainly feels like a time to review the year that has past and make plans for the year to come....
read moreIs Your Job Ruining Your Goals
One thing that many coaches, diets and lifestyle changes fail to take into account is how different our working lives are and also how tough they can be. Everyone has their own challenges, but when we’re working long hours, unconventional hours or in unconventional...
read moreWhy Waiting For the New Year is a Bad Idea
In the past I've been guilty of thinking there is no point starting a 'diet' until the new year and then making sure I damn well make the most of it (and some!) through the festive period. The Trap of New Years Resolutions Looking back I understand why, colder...
read moreWhy I’ve Ditched the Goals
This week it is my birthday. I always think of September, or more specifically my birthday, as the start of the year. January somehow seems too dark and cold to think about starting new things or stopping old ones. In past years I have set goals in various areas of my...
read moreInterview with Kim Ingleby – Dreams, Goals and Achievement
This month's interview is with the inspirational Kim Ingleby. Kim is a Mind and Body Expert from Bristol, UK and has works with people of all ages to be their best. We talk about: - how to achieve your goals - the dreaded self-sabotage - the fear of failure...and...
read moreConsistency is King!
I'm often asked what my number one tip is for achieving a goal and whether this goal is getting a promotion at work, losing weight or living a more balanced life my answer is always the same - CONSISTENCY. It's not a sexy concept and might even sound a little dull,...
read moreTo Track or Not to Track?
If your goal is related to weight and fitness there are a myriad of different products and apps to help you track every bite you eat, step you take and workout you do. Does these activity bands, pedometers and apps help or not? The question is to track or not to...
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