Woody Wonders

One topic I love to return from time to time, is how to keep pushing through our own invisible barriers.   It’s something I find difficult and I have to keep working at it constantly.   We all have them, we can’t see them, yet we feel comfortable inside them.   I usually have no problem motivating myself and I absolutely love learning new things.   I push myself, I work harder and then whoa …. the brakes go on, my heels dig in the ground as I screech to a halt in front of my own invisible barriers.   No, no, no I tell myself, what if I try this new thing and I look stupid or I make a mistake.   BUT, this is the strange thing about making mistakes, the more you make, the more comfortable and confident you start to feel and hey, you get better at what you’re doing.   Go figure! Now that I can meet people face-to-face again for my Saturday morning boot camps (woo hoo!), it obviously means that I can no longer do a Zoom session.   As much as I’d like ...

This week's blog is a little bit different as I'm taking you on a gratitude run and what the heck is one of those I hear you ask.  Well quite simply, and to put it crudely, it's an opportunity to take your head out of your own backside and be grateful for everything around you.  It's very easy to get caught up in your own little world and forget about the simple things in life.  In my case, it's about stepping away from work and boring home tasks, recharging my batteries and immersing myself in nature. I never tire of my environment and realise how lucky I am to live where I do but even so, it's still worth taking the time to be completely and utterly 'in the moment' every now and then and feel even more grateful for what I have. So come with me and enjoy!  But first, we need to warm up.  I usually start my session by doing 10 mins yoga.  This in itself helps to refocus my mind and help with my breathing.  I love the following: Yoga with Kassandra Yog...

  Flexible or 'hybrid' working as it's being referred to is here to stay and many of us are happy about that, including myself.  I've gained an extra hour every morning and evening thanks to no commute and I've been using it wisely.  Right from the first day of working from home, I made the decision to use my extra time productively and not waste it by staying in bed longer every morning, or working late every night. BUT , the success of working from home, and keeping sane and healthy, relies on one thing ... boundaries.  Creating those gaps between your work and home life.  Back in the old days, it was easy as you had your commute time to make that transition from home to work and work to home.  When that disappeared, some people struggled to create those same kind of boundaries and things became a little fuzzy round the edges. This topic is particularly important to me this week because in all honesty my boundaries have been smashed to pieces, gates left ...

Like most other people this weekend, I'm having some well deserved downtime so rather than a deep and meaningful blog or one of my rants I'm just going to say 'Happy Easter' and ask you to do the following: Do something that makes you feel good Be kind to everyone you come across Have a great day #2021