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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

Breaking Bad Habits

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Feb 4, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Self Esteem

What are habits? In simple terms, they are behaviours that we repeat repeatedly. They form the basis of any lifestyle change that we may want to make, such as improving our diet, decreasing our alcohol use, or improving our sleep. When it comes to making these changes, we usually want to get rid of a bad habit, create a new one or improve on an existing one. It’s easy to decide which habits we want to change, but often it seems impossible to... read more

The Art of Achievement

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 21, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Self Esteem

Ever wondered how some people have everything that they dream of and for many it just remains a dream? Here are some tips on how to help turn your dreams into reality. It’s not a question of genetics or luck; it’s down to the strategies that we use. Understanding what is important to us If a goal is in line with our values, we get energy and motivation that lead us toward the goal. Most of us have experienced this type of energy and... read more

Recovering from Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 7, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching

Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion. It can occur when you experience long-term stress in your job, or when you have worked in a physically or emotionally draining role for a long time. You can also experience burnout when your efforts at work have failed to produce the results that you expected, and you feel deeply disillusioned as a result. You might be experiencing burnout if you feel: Every day at work is a bad day.... read more

5 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 9, 2023 | General Counselling, Life Coaching

Are you frittering away your day? It sounds like a funny thing to ask, like something your mother or partner might say, but think about it. When we become caught up in small, nonsensical tasks where we spend the day spinning our wheels, it could very well be said that you’re frittering. Is this something you really want to be doing? Rather than waste your time by doing what’s unnecessary, why not spend more time in a directed activity designed... read more

4 Reasons Why You Should Let Go of Toxic Relationships

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 3, 2023 | General Counselling, Relationship Counselling

When you love someone, letting them go can be difficult, even if you recognise the relationship may be toxic. If you are having trouble letting go of a toxic relationship, it might be time to look at the four reasons below to remind you why it is so important to move on. You Won’t Be Able to Grow Do you have big dreams of a new career for yourself or maybe moving to a new city? The problem with toxic relationships is, they hinder... read more