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Posts around self-publishingIs your website at risk of being hacked?
I have a couple of websites that I own and have built myself. As a result, I've gotten reasonably confident using Wordpress. One thing that I've set up is an email to let me know if someone is...
Website basics: choosing a domain name
I’m a Life Coach, so I want you to know I’ve been where you are. I know that you are creative, resourceful and whole, however, I also know that I’m very lucky in that techy stuff doesn’t scare me....
Finding Hygge
Until yesterday, I'd never heard of Hygge (pronounced HOO-gah). However, I've been reading Pia Edberg's book "The Cozy Life: Rediscover the Joy of the Simple Things Through the Danish Concept of...
Becoming unstuck
Stuck I won't lie, the last couple of weeks have been hard. Dad was in hospital, so I spent a couple of weeks driving up and down to Sligo each day to visit him. It's tiring however, he doesn't know...
The hardest declutter of all
Part of the reason for this blog is to share my journey, so that when you work with me, you get that I've been there. We all have areas in our lives that are extremely painful, and I wanted to share...
Cluttered again!
You know that I'm a big fan of Marie Kondo's? I love her idea that decluttering isn't about what you let go of, but of what you keep, and that what you keep should spark joy. However, as much as I...
How to banish self-limiting beliefs for good
Last week, we looks at what self-limiting beliefs are, introduced Baby Elephant Syndrome and the concept of learned helplessness. This week, we are going to look at how you can banish self-limiting...
What are self-limiting beliefs?
A year ago, I wouldn't have been able to answer this question, or even understand the impact that self-limiting beliefs were having on my life. That was until I started training as a Life Coach....
Decluttering your life
In the last 6 months, I've been focusing this blog on decluttering your home. In the process, I've been decluttering my own home, facing up to the stress that clutter causes. As we near the end of...
When was the last time you had fun?
When was the last time you had fun? This wasn't something I thought much about, until last year. Then I started my life coaching course. One of the first exercises we did was around the Wheel of...
101 Things I’m grateful for
I started keeping a gratitude journal a while ago, and have found that it's helped me stay positive during some difficult times. A gratitude journal is called different things by different people,...
3 Reasons why what other people think of you shouldn’t matter
If you're on social media then you may have seen one of those memes that tell you "what other people think of you is none of your business". But why is what other people think of you not as...
TED Talks – 10 min inspiring talks
This week, I'm focusing on completing my version of the Miracle Morning (meditation, affirmations, visualisation, exercise, reading, TED talk and my gratitude journal). To complete this before I...
Organising your paperwork
Last week, we looked at how you can declutter your paperwork, by focusing on what you need to keep and for how long. This week, we're going to organise the paperwork you have left, so that you can...
Book review – Hijack by Wendy Cartmell
Hijack is the 6th book in the Sgt Major Crane series by Wendy Cartmell. There are 8 books in the Sgt Major Crane series: Steps to Heaven 40 Days, 40 Nights Honour Bound Cordon of Lies Regenerate...
