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Six Traits of a Good Role Model

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 19, 2025 | Life Coaching, Self Esteem

Good role models have a positive effect on the people around them. They’re respected and those around them will be inspired to do their best. Their reputation and personal brand are strong. Good role models typically exhibit the following personality traits or qualities: 1. Self-Awareness Self-awareness is the ability to reflect honestly and productively on your behaviour, and on the impact that you have on others. 2. Positivity A... read more

5 Barriers to Critical Thinking

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 9, 2025 | General Counselling, Life Coaching

Critical thinking is essential to use our experience, background, common sense and other attributes to become more aware of how our efforts for success are being spent. When you have barriers to the critical thinking process, it can seriously harm your ability to move forward. When you’re aware of these barriers, you can overcome them and focus your thinking on what’s going to move you forward rather than getting stuck behind a barrier – unable... read more

You Can Improve Your Relationships

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 4, 2025 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

Is it pure luck why some relationships last longer or are better than others? Do some people just sit back and let their partner do all the work and complain when things don’t go their way? Whatever your view of relationships – they take work to make them work. Unless both people in a relationship want it to work then it won’t! Here are some tried and true tips to help you have happy relationships. 1. REMEMBER: Take time to look back and... read more

Not Finishing What You Started Can Hurt You

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 29, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching

Do you pass the hallway of unfinished projects when you enter your house? Or maybe all the projects you leave unfinished are stuffed into a closet where none of your guests can judge you over them. The point is, some of us tend to leave a lot of the things we start unfinished, and whether we realise it or not, this habit could be hurting us in several ways. It May Make You Anxious If you find yourself constantly feeling anxious, it could be... read more

What Goals Are and What They Are Not

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 22, 2024 | Life Coaching

A goal is an end result or objective you want or need to accomplish. Goals, which can be both long and short-term, provide direction and motivation to help you achieve a desired outcome. To help you understand this concept more, let’s go over what goals are and what they are not. Goals Are the Things You Want To and/or Need to Achieve Goals are specific, measurable, and time-sensitive objectives designed to help you measure progress and stay on... read more

7 Hacks to Build Confidence

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 14, 2024 | Uncategorized

Confidence is knowing what you’re good at, knowing the value you provide and conveying that value to others. But don’t make the mistake of confusing this with arrogance which involves believing that you’re better than others. On the other end of the spectrum, there is low self-esteem which involves believing you’re less valuable than you think. Whether it’s personal life, career or social scenarios, confidence is something everyone needs.... read more

Wrapping up for the Year

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 8, 2024 | General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Stress

Whether you’re focusing on finishing your to-do lists in preparation for some time off or are working over the holidays, staying on top of everything at work can feel particularly challenging at this time of year. Here are some tips for managing your mental health in the lead up and during the festive period. • Concentrate on tasks that are high priority and make a list of tasks that can wait until after the holidays. This will help you to... read more