If you're struggling with work life balance then have a listen to see if it's the words you're using to describe your goal that's the real problem - because as soon as you stop setting up work to compete with every other element of your life you will find it easier to find the balance […]
If you're describing your current situation as being "off track" you may find this insight very useful to help you quickly get back on track or if more appropriate to get on to a new track. Background Words have power - with the ability of words to derail or support your goal. And yes I […]
Caroline Myss, one of my favourite authors, tells us “each word is a universe”, or perhaps easier to get our head around “words have power”. That is, every word we use has power to help us find a solution, or to keep us firmly stuck in a ground hog day-esque “not this again” cycle. Every […]
I'd like to share an insight I had when I stopped looking for my 'niche' and started to look for what I was an 'expert' in. Because as I say often in my posts, words have power, and for me 'expertise' was the key to the door that 'niching' had failed to open. What is […]
We’ve never come out of a pandemic before. Yet we have picked up the pieces from many storms in our lives. The following post therefore uses weathering storms and picking up the pieces after them as a metaphor for what to do as we come out of the lockdown. Use of metaphor helps you to […]
The last time I walked up Glastonbury Tor I had to stop at least two or three times, and only kept going because I knew the view and energy at the top was worth it. It's certainly one of the few places I've ever visited where my over active logical mind is quiet. As other […]
The premise of much of my work is that the metaphor contained in your language has the solution contained within it. I believe that the solution, that is currently hidden from view, is nudging you in the words you're using to describe the current situation. Which means when you feel like you're treading on thin […]
When I'm working with clients to overcome their challenges to get back on track it's useful to listen to the language they use. Our language gives a clue to the internal representation we have about situation in our lives. A representation that negatively and positively impacts the beliefs we have about our ability to solve the situation and/or get out […]
I'm never one to pass by a metaphor in a clients language. Not least because they're a quick and easy means of exploring a situation, and finding a wide range of potential solutions. (Here's a more recent video on the subject although the notes below take the exploration in a different direction) For example, if […]
Words have power and if you want to turn a corner in your life one of the quickest ways I know of identifying the block that's stopping you and getting back on track is to find a corner and turn it. Do get in touch if you'd like to find out more about how to […]
