by Suzanne | Apr 5, 2017 | midlife
If there is one thing that holds people back from fulfilling their potential, it’s fear! Fear is a belief: it’s not a fact. So how do we overcome fear? We choose to believe that our fears are our reality. For example….”I’m all alone!’ or...
by Suzanne | Mar 2, 2017 | midlife, Mindset
My previous blogs on assertiveness seem to have struck a chord with many people! In this one, I am going to talk about a negative behaviour that most of us have demonstrated at some time. Being passive aggressive! So what do we mean when we use this term. Let’s start...
by Suzanne | Feb 28, 2017 | midlife, Mindset
You’ve just heard the news and you’re shocked. It’s big and unexpected, a shock. I’ve been there, so I know what it’s like. One summer’s evening in 2001, I learnt through a phone call that my younger brother had died of a brain haemorrhage. He was 38 and his partner...
by Suzanne | Feb 20, 2017 | Business Leadership & Growth, midlife
Change can be exciting, terrifying, dull and distressing. To feel a mixture of emotions is perfectly natural. It is a bit of a rollercoaster and sometimes you want to stop and get off and at other times you’re whizzing along feeling exhilarated. The feelings and...
by Suzanne | Jan 2, 2017 | midlife
If you’re unhappy today, you’ll be unhappy tomorrow — unless you take action. I am not trying to be alarmist, just saying it as it is. Research by the University of Edinburgh shows that up to half of our happiness is down to our genes. We have a certain predisposition...
by Suzanne | Dec 13, 2016 | midlife, Mindset
Is it possible to take specific action steps to become happier? In a previous blog, I wrote about becoming happier through being more assertive and this got me thinking about what we mean by happiness. Do we find ourselves pouring effort into improving our...
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