October 2022 - Finding the Light Counselling & Coaching

A well-dressed lie or a naked truth

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Oct 30, 2022 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling, Self Esteem

One day a man named Truth and a man named Lie stood by a river just outside of town. They were twin brothers. Lie challenged Truth to a race, claiming he could swim across the river faster than Truth. Lie laid out the rules to the challenge stating that they both must remove all their clothes and at the count of 3, dive into the freezing cold water and swim to the other side and back. Lie counted to 3, but when Truth jumped in, Lie did not. As... read more

5 Ways to Fight your Procrastination

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Oct 23, 2022 | Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Stress

We’ve all done it at some time or other. We put off our exercise routine until tomorrow; we continually delay finishing that project or starting that business. Procrastination is the mother of all demons and can literally stop you in your tracks from achieving all that you need to be doing. Here are 5 effective processes you can use to slay this giant. Do it now Jump right in! Putting things off until the last minute is a bad habit and like all... read more

7 Things That Will Hurt Your Relationship

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Oct 16, 2022 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

A few weeks ago, someone asked what are the most common things I hear in the counselling room that hurt a relationship. I have not included cheating, gambling, watching porn or doing drugs as I wanted to focus on the things that slowly hurt a relationship. Often people do not realise they are doing these things and only become aware of them when they come in for help or their partner has ended the relationship. 1. Not saying sorry – many people... read more

14 Questions to Ask When Things Are Getting Serious

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Oct 9, 2022 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

You meet someone and really think and feel things are getting serious but wonder if you should take the next step and make the relationship more permanent. I’m going to give you fourteen questions you can ask which will help you to work out whether you want to move in or marry someone. The answers to these questions will show you where conflict might show up and the areas you both need to work on to make the relationship work. 1. How much time... read more