by Dr Jodie | Jul 17, 2020 | Articles
Has a stressful day, week or month got you feeling down? It can help to remember that everyone experiences stress and worry at different times in their lives. And while it is for the most part perfectly normal, it doesn’t make it any less uncomfortable! Whether you’re...
by Dr Jodie | Jul 9, 2020 | Articles
Worry got you feeling overwhelmed, stressed or unable to cope? It can help to reconceptualise worry as a bully that bosses us around, telling that something bad is going to happen, that we’ve stuffed up, or that we’re not good enough in some way. The good news...
by Dr Jodie | Jan 14, 2020 | Articles
The new year is the ideal time to reflect on your progress over the past year and to set your goals for the year ahead. When thinking about creating your goals, you need to ensure you are setting realistic targets, develop an achievable timeline, work out how you will...
by Dr Jodie | Dec 6, 2019 | Articles
Change is inevitable. Without it, life would become stagnant. While change and instability have always been a fact of life, it hasn’t always felt so omnipresent. In our modern world, we are constantly bombarded with headlines that make us feel uncertain about the...
by Dr Jodie | Oct 11, 2019 | Articles
Career and life coaches help people solve problems and serve as a wonderful means to help unlock potential and overcome personal & professional challenges. As great as they may be, they are not always financially accessible and in that case, applying self-coaching...
by Dr Jodie | Oct 2, 2019 | Articles
At some point in your working life there may come a time when you ask yourself ‘why am I doing this?’ Working for the sole purpose of earning a living, or for achieving personal gain, often fails to provide fulfilment. That’s where a sense of purpose comes in. The...
by Dr Jodie | Sep 16, 2019 | Articles
When life doesn’t go as planned it is tempting to blame external circumstances and focus on them. While we cannot control everything, circumstances don’t always ‘just happen’. Sometimes we get in our own way. Our thoughts influence our success much more...
by Dr Jodie | Jun 19, 2019 | Articles
Learning to have conversations is one of the very first things we do as a child. We say our first words, expand our vocabulary, and before we know it we are chatting away with anyone who will listen. Conversations are such a formative element of our lives, and our...
by Dr Jodie | Jun 19, 2019 | Articles
‘The whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ – Aristotle High-performing teams are groups who work towards a common goal and are able to achieve exceptional results. They generally exceed expectations and show remarkable resilience when confronted with...
by Dr Jodie | May 15, 2019 | Articles
Leadership is an art. While many leadership traits come naturally it is only through education, training, learning and experience that leadership skills become refined. There is a common misconception that only poor performers or under performers need business...