If someone told you that you have two brains, what would be your reaction? Your brain is the place where you reason, learn, come to an understanding and make a decision. However, in your gut (stomach area) you might feel a sensation, an assured feeling or in contrast a feeling of uncertainty. Science has shownContinue reading “Is there a connection between the brain and gut?”
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Reframing your mindset
Since the Pandemic and all the changes that were brought about, the world has seen an increase in anxiety and mental health. BBC report showed that the, ‘coronvirus had fuelled feelings of […] anxiety and fears’ ‘(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55957105) Fears and anxiety can keep you in a stuck state. Sometimes your perspective of what you see orContinue reading “Reframing your mindset”
How to stick with a goal when you want to give up!
Goal is a great word and has so many meanings. A goal in sports can be kicked, thrown up high, or hit over a net and so many other versions of sporting goals. The exhilarating feeling that comes when a goal is achieved increases a person’s heart rate, serotonin levels producing an euphoric state inContinue reading “How to stick with a goal when you want to give up!”
Why choose to stay stuck, when you want to move forwards
Most of us live in our comfort zones. This may sound like a sweeping statement but who doesn’t like to feel comfortable in a safe familiar warm place. But guess what? Life wasn’t meant to be that way, particularly if you are someone who wants to move forward in your life and achieve something thatContinue reading “Why choose to stay stuck, when you want to move forwards”
How do we move past mind road blocks?
A brand new year gives us an opportunity to go for the goals that we wanted to achieve last year. No need to beat yourself up if you didn’t achieve these goals, but what’s important is not that you didn’t achieve them, but that you are not giving up and you are carry on inContinue reading “How do we move past mind road blocks?”
What to do when when you need a boost of confidence
What to do when you need a boost of confidence
“Your playing small does not serve the world”
Mandela once said, “your play small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that others will not feel insecure around you”. As a self development coach I am always encouraging women to release any barriers that are preventing them from achieving what they want in life. Barriers such as cyclesContinue reading ““Your playing small does not serve the world””
Dare to believe in your dreams
When I was a child of about 7 or 8 years, during the summer months I used to lie on the grass in our garden and stare up at the sky. I watched the clouds float by while creating dreams and images in my imagination. I don’t, of course, do this anymore, but whatever happenedContinue reading “Dare to believe in your dreams”
Can keeping a journal help you to know yourself?
Psychologists say that what we learn from our family, friends and the community contributes to the forming of our personality. Beliefs and impressions formed when we were children sometimes stay with us into adulthood. However, these beliefs may have the tendency to keep us in a stuck state, unable to develop, move forward in ourContinue reading “Can keeping a journal help you to know yourself?”
How does your ‘model of the world’ impact on you and your goals?
I used to think that our heart was the most important part of us, but recently I have found out how the mind is equally important, if not more in some cases. Learning about how our thoughts can affect our behaviour has made a big difference in the way I live my life now. ForContinue reading “How does your ‘model of the world’ impact on you and your goals?”
What is real confidence and how do you get it? 