‘Shoulding’ Depletes Your Energy
There was a time when making dinner was something I had to do. It wasn’t a choice.
Fear of Failure
I’ve just been asked to do a last-minute national radio interview in the morning. My first time for live radio. It’s in my area of expertise and a topic I am comfortable with and have a strong opinion on. Even so, when I looked at the lineup and the people I would be speaking with, there is an Innovation Expert and a person with multiple PHDs (at least that’s what I’m telling myself!) and me. My inner voice had a few things to say, “What have I got to offer?” “What value do I bring?” Then I pictured myself saying something stupid and screwing up.
Your Choices, Your Life
Could you be closing yourself off to aligning family and work without consciously knowing it?
The No.1 Skill to Parent as a Leader
Whilst some see leadership as a role that heads up an organisation or a department, we as parents equally head up a family and a home – the main difference being we don’t get to leave our leadership role at home at the end of each day like we can if it were our job outside of the home.
Parenting as a Leader
It’s odd to think about parenting as a leadership role and yet anthropologically speaking they are the same.
You Are Not Failing
Do you feel that if you can’t make work and family work that you are not trying hard enough or somehow you are not good enough?
3 Common Fears In Parenting
Even if you are a fairly level-headed person, it’s common to experience an increase in the number of fears you have after having children. Someone once said to me, having a child is like having your heart run outside of you on legs – it’s a mixture of intense moments of joy and intense moments of vulnerability. However, when fears are unchecked they can drain your mental energy.
6 Reasons to Stop Comparing in Parenting
Parenting can be a competitive arena. Whether it’s the type of activity a child is doing or where you are going for your winter break, some comparisons are overt and others are more subtle. Either way, they can leave you feeling unfulfilled and feeling like you are never doing enough.
Flexibility for Working Parents is a Mindset Before a Reality
Flexibility is not just important for working parents, it’s important for everyone. Flexibility in your schedule is what allows you to know you have autonomy over your life, that you can schedule your day to maximise your productivity and work around inflexible commitments relating to those dependent on you. Without flexibility, you can feel stressed out, over-worked and time-starved. Cue, quality of life.
Do You Dress Your Child to Impress?
We want children to walk their own path. We want them to not compare themselves to others. Mostly we want them to be proud of who they are no matter what. But I’m wondering if what we say to them sometimes gives them a different message.
What If You Replaced Your Guilt with Compassion?
Let me explain.
You love your child. You are doing the best you can. In any given moment, you are juggling the multiple small and big tasks we take on as parents because that’s what we signed up for when we embarked on this role.
3 Components of Healthy Self-belief for a Child
Central to the skills children require for the future of work is self-belief. A child who believes in themselves believes in their ability and their capability to ride challenges and celebrate progress are in good stead for the future.
Self-belief Is A Critical Ingredient for the Future of Work
For years, thirty-five years to be precise, I carried around beliefs about myself that simply weren’t true. I’m not intelligent enough, I’m not unique or different, I’m not special in any way. They weren’t true. We are all intelligent, we are all unique and different and we are all special in our own way.
Book Endorsement by Dr John Demartini
Two months ago, I had one of worst months of my life. I went into hospital for a routine surgery, which resulted in a life threatening complication. That same week, my son broke his arm. A week later I lost my cousin to cancer. A week after that my son went into hospital with a severe asthma attack and then shortly after that I found out a colleague had taken her life. It was intense.
Darling, I Can’t Read to You Tonight I Have to Work..
These are the words that stab the heart of a parent when they are saying them to their children.
Want to Make the Most of the Holidays?
It’s no secret that this time of year for most us is the busiest time of year. There are parties, end of year concerts, award ceremonies, planning for next year, dinners and the list goes on. Yet, for many it is also the most amount of consecutive days they have had off work this year.
We Use Fitness Coaches, Business Coaches And Now Parenting Coaching is on the Rise
Hoogi Features in Mamma Mia. Written by Shauna Anderson.
How Do You Feel After a Battle with Your Strong Willed Child?
Relieving Mummy/Daddy Guilt After Confrontation – How to Allow Your Strong-Willed Child To Be Themselves AND Keep Your Cool