Fear is design to protect us and to ensure our survival. As we ride out a global pandemic it’s inevitable - perhaps sometimes even useful - to feel fear. But having ourselves controlled by fear isn’t always so helpful. In this post we explore how to be with fear and then step outside of it. 

Are you already in action working towards building your dream life. Or are you waiting for “that thing” to be different before you can swing into action and live the life you want to live? All too often we put barriers in the way to creating the life we want, and in doing so we kick the can down the road. So, what’s really holding you back?

How often do you stop yourself from saying “no” to something that you really want to say no to because of all of the stories you carry in your head about what will happen if you do say no? I suspect this is a recurring theme in many of our lives, including my own. In this post we recognise that saying no doesn’t just serve us, it also serves others.

When it comes to building high performing teams, nothing is more important that establishing a culture of trust. And for my team at Pickle Jar Communications, the practice of weekly acknowledgement of self and others makes a huge different in empowering that culture of trust.

A lack of confidence is one of the biggest barriers I, as coach, see to people living fulfilled lives and pursuing their dreams. At its worst it becomes full-blown imposter syndrome. To achieve confidence, we put in place a world of conditions: “I’ll be confident when…”. We make confidence hard work. Instead, there might be another way…

28th March 2010. That was my wedding day. At least, it was supposed to be my wedding day. I didn’t turn up. This is my story of how my heart won out over the voices in my head, and enabled me to do the bold thing.