It can be a chaotic and challenging undertaking to be self employed or running a small business in these unprecedented times of climate change, peak oil and global economic crisis. What does it mean to “surf” the recession? How do we perform this complex balancing act?
Surfing any waves of change and transformation involves:
•    Choosing our [...]

Here’s a great topic to avoid – money! In my experience of coaching, discussing financial issues can be one of the areas that clients have most resistance to broaching and yet money is something from which we can learn a tremendous amount.
You’ve only got to set yourself the challenge of living just a single day [...]

 The Difference Between Banks and Credit Unions
 
Here are some pointers for where to start to build some resilience into your personal finances:
1. Draw up a written record of your income and all your outgoings.
2. Keep this up to date on a month by month basis.
3. If you have a bank account, reconcile your bank statements with your financial [...]

Some clients approach me for coaching having been “forcibly downshifted” through redundancy, ill health, relationship breakdown or some other unforeseen circumstance. This list is a compilation of the most tried and tested methods for quickly cutting costs in those kinds of circumstances. Actions of this kind often leave us feeling less anxious about the future, [...]

We’re going to get courageous and face the darker emotions that you are likely to experience when negotiating any major life transition such as downshifting. The most prominent and potentially overwhelming emotion is fear. This is what I mean by the darkness of downshifting and I didn’t want to pass this by. Rather than do [...]