We are just back from a wonderful Vision Workshop this past weekend. One of the things that really resonated with people was me saying that we are not here in this lifetime to simply build the muscle for tolerating things we don’t like. How many times have you heard, “You just have to tough it […]
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Autumn has really arrived here in Ireland. The trees are turning, and we are blessed with a glorious symphony of colours – yellows, reds, purple, gold, orange. It’s beautiful. And there is something about the way in which the leaves release their leaves that is inspiring and that is what I want to talk about
No pain, no gain? We’ve all heard it! And most of us live it. It’s a modern-day belief and behaviour model for most of us. Let’s see how this bears out in a full spectrum life. Consider your health. If you’ve ever wanted to get fitter, build stamina, lose weight – no matter how much
You may recall that I’ve been involved in Podcasts with the wonderful Network Ireland Cork for a while now. It started with an invitation to host a one-off session with my amazing colleagues Orla McAndrew and Karla Goodman on the topic of taking leaps of faith. It was a great experience, we had lots of
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The Requirement to Recalibrate As you probably know, I had a Vision Workshop last weekend, two wonderful days where each participant deliberately created a vision for their life, made the decision to go for it and learned how to overcome obstacles along the way. There was excitement and high energy and a sense of momentum
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You’re Not Broken One of the most powerful experiences was working in a small group and hearing my colleague and new friend say how much she was loving the experience at the retreat. She said that she was realising the power of being with a group of people focused on growth and creating results they
Most of us have patterns for responding to disappointment in our lives. Maybe you tend to panic or isolate or get crazy busy trying to “fix it”? Maybe you talk about it to everyone and anyone, trying to get a handle on it and identify the ‘best’ way forward, not realizing you’re actually fueling the
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I hope you‘ve been enjoying the fine weather and getting out more in nature, what with both the gorgeous weather we’ve been having in Ireland and now the confirmed streeeeetch in the evenings since the clocks went forward. One of the most popular blogs I’ve ever written was the Wisdom Walk. In it, you’re invited
There is much happening in the world at the moment that causes consternation and overwhelm and often deep sadness. We see so much now on our screens, we can identify with people caught in the most horrific of circumstances and we can very quickly become overwhelmed or angry or bitter about the state of the
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I recently concluded a career development programme with female academics and researchers and on our last workshop we took some time to celebrate the successes that they were achieving. There was lots to note, small wins and big and we explored how easy it is for any of us to miss all that is going
