Tag: lifecoaching
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The Everydayness Of Beauty
On the way home from a bar with some friends last night, I took a photo of this fountain. I often walk past it but what with the moon, the lights and the water last night, it particularly caught my eye. We often get caught up in our everyday lives not noticing the everyday things that…
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Songs That Take You By Surprise
It’s the weekend, so a bit of music today – with a bit of a twist on perceptions of life of course… I’ve now been living in Spain for 10 months and as a music fan, I like listening to the radio though to be honest, most of the music on the radio is pretty…
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The Sky is Bigger
If you have ever lived in a big city, you know about the countless advantages of doing so. However, one of the downsides which was highlighted to me recently is that the sky can feel so small making city living enclosed and claustrophobic which inevitably has a negative impact on its inhabitants. Kitty Shepherd, a British friend…
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The Frank Sonata
Short post today. Sometimes, less is more. This lyric is taken from the Longpigs song ‘Frank Sonata’. Love the sentiment… Love like you’ve never been burnt Work like you don’t need the money Dance like there’s nobody watching For the rest of the lyric, visit Frank Sonata and watch the video below…
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The Supermarket Cashier
I popped to the supermarket last Friday to get a couple of things. I wasn’t feeling great to be honest as things in general hadn’t been going too well that week. Just after I paid, the cashier smiled at me and wished me a lovely weekend. Nothing unusual in that, however, the way she said it…
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How To Smile Loudly
I was travelling on the bus today on the way to a class and we got stuck in traffic but fortunately, it didn’t last long, nobody got particularly stressed and soon enough, we were on our way, but it did remind me of a similar experience in London last year when I was stuck on the…
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How Much is It Costing You?
When I was first asked this question, my first thought, perhaps like most people, was financially-related, as that is how we instinctively define cost in society. And this is of course, a vital element that may prevent you from moving forward. Maybe you don’t have the money to pack up and move to a new…
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What’s The Secret To Being Happy?
I recently got chatting to Julie, a friend of a friend, at a wedding and it turns out that she’s an actress, not in Hollywood blockbusters nor the next cool indie flick, but an actress working in theatre and TV. During our conversation, one of the things she said that intrigued me was that sometimes…
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The Act Of Doing Things Sideways
Why do you do what you do? Money. Fame. Glory. These are stereotypical answers and true to varying degrees for many people, but if you are not one of those people, why do you do what you do? I watched one of my favourite films ‘Sideways’ last night. Spoiler alert if you haven’t seen it!…
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Can You Say ‘I’m Better Than Yesterday’ Today?
I overheard somebody in a cafe ask her friend how she was and her friend replied ‘Better than yesterday’. They both smiled and continued with their coffee and conversation. Nothing unusual perhaps. Then it struck me that not only was this a lovely thing to be able to say at that time, but wouldn’t it…
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The First Step
Do you sometimes feel that today is the same as yesterday? And that tomorrow will probably be the same as today? That perhaps things are never going to change? That the same things are constantly holding you back? Feelings like this are not unusual and they are a good example of problems that we face…
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Which Language Do You Need?
In a world of misunderstanding and miscommunication, what’s more frequent? – you say what you want to say how you want to say it? – people understand what they think you are saying? – people understand what you want to say? In the same way that rose-tinted spectacles give some people a sunnier, though some…
I Am Away From The Noise 