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Kindness has been the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness week here in the UK. Often when we talk about kindness we instinctively think about being kind to others, not necessarily to ourselves, and we often put ourselves much lower on the priority list, sometimes with good reason but kindness to oneself shouldn’t be overlooked.

It is not easy to stay positive, calm and collected when you are bombarded right, left and centre with bad news, negative stories and panic.... so I decided to share some positive outcomes that I have observed over this difficult time.

When I talk to people about Motivational Interviewing (MI), there often seems to be an assumption that MI is a job interviewing technique. Well, it is not.

So what is Motivational Interviewing?

Just like a flower needs good nutritious soil, the right amount of water and light to grow, us human beings, in order to bloom and thrive, also need the right environment in which to do so.

Last week I attended a Christmas wreath making workshop. It was a great experience that left me not only with a beautiful wreath but also a reflection that I believe is very applicable in our lives and business....

In last week's post I encouraged you to reflect on your progress, final touches and actions on your goals of 2019, so you could finish this year proud of your achievements. The natural next step would be to think about your future goals, but before you do, I want you to really take time to think about this...

The end of the year is fast approaching, in fact, only 41 days left until the end of 2019! A lot of people will wait until the end of December to reflect and take stock of their achievements and then leave it until January to set goals for 2020 and I ask, why wait?