How to deal with Setbacks – 3 easy steps

Dealing with Setbacks - 3 easy steps

How you deal with setbacks can be the difference between moving forward and getting the results you want or staying stuck in the doo doo. I don’t mind sharing with you that I have experienced some real whoppers. And boy have I learnt some important lessons from them. One of the most powerful lessons I have learnt is this: We can’t always choose what happens to us, but we can always choose how we respond So, with that in mind, here … [Read more...]

What to do when you don’t know what to do

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Do you ever get that "I don't know what to do" or "I don't know where to start" feeling? It can feel overwhelming can't it? It often shows up when you are looking to make change or do something new. This feeling in itself isn't a problem. It is how you respond to that feeling that is important. If you are heading in a new direction you haven't been in before, it is perfectly normal to get that “I don’t know what to do” or “I … [Read more...]

Lessons from a Wake Up Call

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Recently I received the sort of telephone call we all hope we will never receive: “Ali, I am a paramedic. I am calling to let you know your husband has been in a car crash” The paramedic would not tell me how he was other than he was trapped in the car, a specialist medical response team was on the way and the fire brigade were working on getting him out. I can’t put into words how getting that sort of call feels. At the time the … [Read more...]

Why You Should Embrace The “F” Word More

Why you should start embracing the "f" word more

Do you need to embrace the “F” word more? It is a word that everyone uses at sometime. Anyone that says that they don’t is lying. It is word that stops people in their tracks. The “F” word in question that I am referring to is this: FEAR The other day I put out this on twitter: Sometimes you have to do stuff that frightens the pants off you to move towards your vision #justsayin’ It generated discussion with fellow tweeters … [Read more...]