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Welcome to the Start to Thrive blog, a place where we discuss advice and ideas from the experts and I share learnings from my journey so far. Here you can find key resources and start to make a positive change in your life, explore professional coaching services and start to get unstuck!

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Do I need a coach?

Mar 31, 2022
9 min

Do I need a coach?

Is coaching for you? What are the benefits of coaching, its difference to counselling and mentoring and 10 things to expect from coaching.

Winning at, or worrying about life?

Mar 25, 2022
5 min

Winning at, or worrying about life?

How can I calm my anxiety and worry less? Worries don't need to immobilise us, we can achieve despite them.

Practicing gratitude changed my life.

Mar 18, 2022
6 min

Practicing gratitude changed my life.

Learn what gratitude is and how practicing gratitude can help you. Get practical tips how to practice gratitude and understand the science

Are you a people pleaser?

Mar 8, 2022
7 min

Are you a people pleaser?

9 ways to tell if you are a people pleaser, are there any advantages to being one and how can you change?

Apprenticeship or University? Which is best?

Feb 21, 2022
5 min

Apprenticeship or University? Which is best?

Is an apprenticeship better than a degree? Are apprenticeships the smart decision for the talented looking to get a head start in business?

Are the holidays tough for you?

Dec 9, 2021
5 min

Are the holidays tough for you?

Sometimes impending holidays bring a growing sense of dread; where the comfort of routine leaves us and we are faced with time to think..

Are you standing in front of a closed door? Finding your Path.

Oct 27, 2021
3 min

Are you standing in front of a closed door? Finding your Path.

That feeling of stuckness. No matter what we do or say, the door remains resolutely closed to us. Finding your path through is vital for joy

Confidence. Have you got it? Do you want it?

Sep 16, 2021
5 min

Confidence. Have you got it? Do you want it?

Exploring confidence, our self limiting beliefs and different perspectives to be more self confident.

The power of yet...

Aug 13, 2021
3 min

The power of yet...

Exploring the impact a growth mindset can have on our self limiting beliefs.

Spot the imposter. Are you waiting to be found out?

Jul 8, 2021
6 min

Spot the imposter. Are you waiting to be found out?

Imposter Syndrome - is it a fair term to apply? What is it, how does it affect us and what can we do about it?

I don't know what I want. I'm stuck. 3 steps to move forward.

Jun 10, 2021
5 min

I don't know what I want. I'm stuck. 3 steps to move forward.

3 ways to get unstuck and to figure out what you want in your career and your life.

The enemy in your head.

May 26, 2021
6 min

The enemy in your head.

Inner critics...they can be utterly convincing and for some utterly paralysing.

Where are you with your why?

May 12, 2021
5 min

Where are you with your why?

Let’s talk purpose. Because it’s crucial. It’s the why behind what we want to be and do.

Burnout: What to look for, how to prevent it.

May 8, 2021
8 min

Burnout: What to look for, how to prevent it.

Burnout, in my language is the terminus on the stress highway. The bus stops here, if you are still on it, you've missed your stop BIG TIME

Confidence, Anxiety and Birdsong

May 8, 2021
3 min

Confidence, Anxiety and Birdsong

Courage rather than confidence. You don’t always need to be confident, having the courage to try is more than enough.

Mind the gap..

May 8, 2021
4 min

Mind the gap..

Change does not need to be seismic to have seismic effects in you and in your life.

The Observer in us.

May 8, 2021
6 min

The Observer in us.

We cannot empty the mind by thinking. Only by observation.

I'm H-A-P-P-Y..

May 8, 2021
4 min

I'm H-A-P-P-Y..

Happiness is a brand that marketers have had a field day with over the past few years..

Living in our heads – exploring embodiment

May 8, 2021
5 min

Living in our heads – exploring embodiment

Our ability to listen to our bodies is not only an oft forgotten skill, but also a potential cringe inducing scenario when presented to us

Learnings from the Allotment - the benefits of flow.

May 8, 2021
3 min

Learnings from the Allotment - the benefits of flow.

I know that there are health benefits to tofu.. but it doesn’t follow that I am going to eat it

How to navigate a wobble..

May 8, 2021
7 min

How to navigate a wobble..

We all have these days when the thinking mind takes over..

Celebrating success – the importance of acknowledgement.

May 8, 2021
3 min

Celebrating success – the importance of acknowledgement.

"When you do something you are proud of, praise yourself for it." Mildred Newman How many of us actually do this? I would hazard a guess...

Leap. Learn. Repeat.

May 8, 2021
5 min

Leap. Learn. Repeat.

I’d leapt and I’d learnt and to move forward, I now needed to repeat it all over again. That’s daunting...

Make space for yourself

May 8, 2021
2 min

Make space for yourself

..my coach, first and foremost, held space for me..

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