David Lawson, Author at Finding the Light Counselling & Coaching

Increasing your Resiliency

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Mar 17, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Stress

Resiliency can be looked as being a trait, a process, a set of behaviours or a combination of all three. A person is resilient when they can bounce back after an adverse event affects them. Below are six goal-directed resiliency strategies: 1. Pushing past Fears There is an old saying that talks about how it is okay to be scared but to not let it stop us. Those who are resilient are looking past their fears and focusing on their personal goals.... read more

3 Actionable Steps for Change

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Mar 9, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Self Esteem

Thinking about making a change but not sure where to start? Perhaps you are in the process but not sure if you are heading in the right direction. Some of us set out to make a change but get distracted by all the external stuff, like a new job or a new location or new friends or a new romantic prospect and so on. The reality is that changing your life starts with changing the way you see everything in your life. I offer you three actionable... read more

Changing When Change is Hard

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Mar 3, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Stress

Change is a part of our lives. How we deal with change is often a determining factor in how happy and successful we are. Sometimes we get lucky, and change is gradual or even easy. Other times, change is hard, overwhelming, or downright scary. This kind of change will have a serious impact on our lives when we embrace it. How do we do that, though? Follow these nine tips to find out how. 1. Make Change Normal It would help if you changed your... read more

5 Steps to Communicate Your Feelings in Relationships

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Feb 24, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

In relationships, there’s communication, and then there’s effective communication. Communication is something that takes a lot of work, and once you’ve successfully positioned yourself as a communicator, the next step is to crack the code at being an effective communicator. If you’re at that step, try these 5 mini steps to help you along with effectively communicating your feelings. 1. Allow Yourself to Feel Going into a conversation with guilt... read more

Ways to Crank up Your Creativity

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Feb 18, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching

Creativity is a quality that we all have buried inside of us, one way or the other. It involves the invention of something new or the re-invention of something already existing to make it useful or interesting. Some people’s creative abilities are closer to the surface and one can easily see the manifestations of them. People say that their creativity is “inborn”. For others, expressing creativity takes more time and cultivation. The important... read more