Becoming Your Best Self It’s been good to be out on the road again recently, delivering workshops with a variety of client groups. Each session has had its own flavour, but the recurring theme has been this: how do we become our best self? This is right at the heart of the work we do.Continue reading “The Human First Approach”
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Change, Transition and Transformation
I will be using this blog over the next few months as a chance to try out new chapters for a book I’m writing – “The Chameleon and the Caterpillar – a guide to change and transformation”. Feedback and comments will be super helpful as I attempt to capture my research and work supporting athletesContinue reading “Change, Transition and Transformation”
What’s in a Logo?
The Story Behind the Human First Symbol What does it mean to be at your best? Those moments when life feels effortless—when you are fully present, confident in your strengths, and accepting of your vulnerabilities. In these moments, we access the full depth of our human potential. Yet, the pressures of life often pull usContinue reading “What’s in a Logo?”
Redefining Strength
I recently read a beautiful chapter from Branden Collinsworth’s upcoming book, The Love That You Are. The chapter, titled A Man’s Worth, is a rich exploration of the achiever, the performer, the competitor, the warrior -identities that exist in all of us, regardless of gender. It speaks to those who have ever felt they had to prove their worth,Continue reading “Redefining Strength”
The Path to Transformation: Unpacking our Mindset and Identity
Understanding How Our Mindset and Identity Respond During Change What we call our personality is in fact a verb. It is the summary of our thinking and our behaviours – it is less who we are and more what we ‘do’. Our personality emerges from the different strategies that we use to navigate the world.Continue reading “The Path to Transformation: Unpacking our Mindset and Identity”
Understanding the Stress of Change
“Stress occurs whenever there is a gap between expectation and reality.” Our brains are predictability machines. They use thought, memory, and imagination to keep us safe by anticipating what might happen in the future. This is why change can be challenging. When life becomes unpredictable, we naturally feel under threat, and that’s when stress kicksContinue reading “Understanding the Stress of Change”
The Chameleon and the Caterpillar: A Journey of Adaptation and Transformation
In life, we often find ourselves navigating through periods of change. Whether it’s starting a new job, moving to a new place, or facing personal challenges, change is inevitable. Two metaphors that beautifully capture the way we respond to change are the chameleon and the caterpillar. Each represents a different approach to dealing with transitions,Continue reading “The Chameleon and the Caterpillar: A Journey of Adaptation and Transformation”
Understanding Change: Navigating the emotional journey
Change is an inevitable part of life, yet it remains one of the most challenging experiences we face. In the First Steps programme, we delve deep into the emotional and psychological dynamics that accompany change, helping individuals move through the transition from a place of resistance to acceptance and growth. But why is changeContinue reading “Understanding Change: Navigating the emotional journey”
Breaking free from our own limiting beliefs
How many of us have a belief that we are not enough – a belief that we need to do something to be loved and accepted? A belief that we might not be good enough as we are – a belief that we have to something to prove our worth. A belief that we mightContinue reading “Breaking free from our own limiting beliefs”
The Story Behind First Steps
I knew there was a ‘problem’ when I recognised that I was still introducing myself as a lacrosse player 15 years after I’d stopped playing. I was still holding onto an old identity; I was still attached to the sense of who I was when I was 24 years old. This was 2009 andContinue reading “The Story Behind First Steps”
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