Puede ser difícil ser quien eres. A veces eres tú que es tu peor enemigo o mayormente, la gente a tu alrededor de ti, como tu familia o tus amigos, aunque te digan que te quieren. Tal vez tengas sueños en los que quieres renunciar a tu trabajo para viajar por el mundo o empezar... Continue Reading →
Now Is The Best Place To Be
It’s Thursday, so it’s podcast day here at Away From The Noise and today I’m in Greenwich in London. Before I moved to Spain 18 months ago, I lived here for 3 years and Greenwich is without doubt my most favourite part of London. As a tourist or resident, it really is something special. And... Continue Reading →
10 Ways To Find More Time
How can you get things done when you are being pulled in different directions? How can you make time for family, work, friends and other interests? Managing time can be a challenge, so here are a few pointers that have been helpful to my coaching clients over the past few years. I hope they help... Continue Reading →
Things Are Looking Up (And Down And All Around)
It's Thursday, so it's podcast day here at Away From The Noise and today we're in the beautiful city of Valencia. This week's podcast was inspired by almost literally bumping into the National Ceramics Museum based here and how we need to be more aware and connected with our surroundings to live more happily. As... Continue Reading →
How To Get Lost And Love It
Have you ever got lost? And then got annoyed with yourself? Well, now you don't have to! If you listen to my latest podcast, you can find out how getting lost can be a good thing. Just like the best pop singles, my podcasts are about 3 minutes long, so will take you no time... Continue Reading →
Fancy Listening To My New Podcast?
I know I only posted yesterday, however today is a big day as I've achieved one of the things that I've been wanting to do for a long time and that is I've just published my first Away From The Noise podcast! It was something that came up in the WordPress Blogging101 course I took... Continue Reading →
What Won’t Happen If You Don’t?
The question in the title of this post may initially sound odd with its double negative, however it is in fact part of a set of questions called the Cartesian questions. I've noticed that my coaching clients often find these quite challenging, especially the last one, however if you are tenacious, they can be very... Continue Reading →
If We Were Having Coffee… What’s Next Is Now
If we were having coffee, I’d say that moving to a new area where you don’t know anybody can be a challenge and moving to a new country even more so. Although my Spanish is reasonable, there can still be a language and cultural barrier at times which can be frustrating, but that’s part and... Continue Reading →
More Good Times…
Sometimes things don't go well and yet other times they do. Whatever is happening in the world, sometimes it's good to just step outside yourself and have a good time for a while. Jack Nicholson once said 'My motto is - more good times' I agree with Jack. You don't have to sing or dance,... Continue Reading →
Words From The Wise Dog
Sometimes the dog knows best...
11 Ways To Be More Confident
As a coach and someone in their 40s, I've picked up a few tips and ideas on the way which have helped me and my clients become more confident in what we do in our lives. Clearly, this list is completely subjective and based on my own experience, but maybe they'll be of use to... Continue Reading →
Learning And Living For Fun
When I'm not writing this blog, writing songs or hanging out in cafes here in Granada, I teach English which can be an interesting job and at times, quite challenging, especially when presented with students who lack any kind of motivation whatsoever. However on those occasions when you have a class who really want to... Continue Reading →