Delighted to be selected as the @ICFIreland Career Coach of the Year 2014, which was sponsored by Lee Hecht Harrison and presented by Keara McAndrew; while we don't do this work for awards, I'm honoured especially when so many other brilliant coaches were shortlisted. Congratulations also to Worklink.ie represented by Darren Cannon and volunteer Claire … Continue reading Delighted to be awarded ICF Ireland Career Coach of the Year 2014
As we notice the seasons change, we become conscious of the passing of time – maybe you’ve been waiting for something to happen. We spend so much of our lives waiting … for the bus… to pick up the kids…for the kettle to boil… for the weekend… for the winter... for new year… We often … Continue reading What are you #waiting for?
During the summer months hopefully we all get to take some vacation / holiday time, either alone or with friends or family. Many coaching clients I have been working with find it difficult to switch off, and feel overwhelmed at times by lots of competing demands, responsibilities and never ending "to do" lists. When working … Continue reading Feeling #overwhelmed? Create space for you
This week has been designated International Coaching Week by one of the world’s largest professional coaching bodies, the International Coach Federation, but what does that mean to the average person? Not much, probably. The purpose of this week is to demonstrate the impact of coaching both from a personal and professional perspective, so I'd like to … Continue reading What has coaching ever done for you? #experiencecoaching
A quick post because things have been really busy lately - just wanted to share a good news story about people's ability to find work after long term unemployment. Along with my regular day job of coaching my clients in career & life, I am also working on a programme with Worklink. Worklink is a … Continue reading Finding work after unemployment – the key
As parents we never stop wanting the best for our kids – our relationship changes and evolves as we all grow older and wiser, but we still want to help them learn and develop. We helped them learn how to walk and feed themselves, to ride a bike, to manage their pocket money and mind … Continue reading #thirteenthings to teach my teenagers
I’m always looking for simple tools that make life easier (my inner geek coming to the fore!) and for anyone who has a lot of projects on the go, you may want to check out a free collaborative tool called Asana (www.asana.com). This web-based software makes it easy to create and share projects and … Continue reading A handy tool to help you get organised
Many of us are feeling the pinch in the current climate, and I don’t just mean the chilling winter wind! And while we’re often told that “it’s good to talk”, and “a problem shared is a problem halved”, this can sometimes turn into complaining, moaning and harping on about our situation, over and over again, … Continue reading #BigIdea 2013: Time for Action
As Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA, it reminds us all that we can perhaps, no matter how difficult things are, find little ways to practice gratitude. Research into psychology shows a clear correlation between happiness and the practice of noticing things to be thankful for in your life – even when you may not … Continue reading #Thanksgiving a bunch!
If you have dyslexia or think you might, you may struggle with many aspects of it... this is one of a series of posts over the coming weeks which will outline some practical tips, and more fundamental attitude changes, that my clients have found helpful, whether dyslexic or not, to be more productive and effective in … Continue reading #DyslexiaTips to help you be better – Part 2
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