How attribution bias is holding you back

Have you noticed that when other people get something good (eg. a dream job, a beautiful house, an award etc), we tend to think that they just got lucky and all their circumstances made it easy for them.Whereas when things go right for us we attribute our success to our hard work and good choices.On …

Don’t be afraid of the waves

I was listening to a Marie Forleo interview with Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm to a shark attack when she was 13 and then went on to become a champion surfer. One of the questions was “how do you get over your fear of big waves?” I was interested in the answer because I …

Make it a happy new year

There’s a common theme around the New Years wishes this year: “Let’s hope it’s better than last year!” But how about we stop just hoping for the circumstances to get better, and commit to doing everything we can to MAKE it the year we want it to be. Because no matter what is going on …

Your life is NOT a mess!

“My life is a mess!” You sometimes say it as a joke. Sometimes you are deadly serious and feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. But regardless of the mood in which you say it, comments like this are programming your brain to believe and find evidence of the thought. When you say something like “my life is …

What belief do you have about your goal?

Stop and think about your big goal. Your dream. If you had to dig deep what’s your belief about that goal? Do you believe you can definitely do it? Is it inevitable? Or do you think other people can do it but there’s a whole lot of reasons you can’t? Do you believe it’s easy …

Excel in life with a life coach

Elite athletes want to excel at their sport. Elite athletes have coaches to help them reach their highest potential. The athlete has the skill and the talent, but the coach can see things from another perspective. The coach has tools and strategies to offer when the athlete is struggling or when they’ve reached a plateau. …

Okay I tried it and it actually works

My life literally changed when I learned that my circumstances don’t create my results. Now, don’t get me wrong… I resisted this knowledge for a long time. I am not a great coaching client. I get mad at my coach and mutter to myself that they don’t get it. But then when I eventually get …