by Rachael Roberts | Feb 21, 2024 | Assertiveness, Business, Confidence, ELT business, Freelance, Overwhelm, Saying no
Freelancers often see setting boundaries as being a bit ‘mean’, creating walls and barriers between themselves and their clients, when their goal should be to be as helpful as possible. This is reinforced by the fact that, as a result of not wanting to be...
by Rachael Roberts | Oct 16, 2023 | Business, Confidence, ELT business, Freelance, Habits, Mindset, Productivity, Saying no
When we think about developing good habits, we often think about things like drinking more water, getting up more often from our desk, eating more healthily and so on. These kinds of things are important, but something which is often overlooked is the importance of...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 7, 2023 | Money mindset, Overwhelm, Saying no
When is working for free a good idea? I can probably sum this up quite quickly. It’s all about intention. If you are deciding to work for free for a good reason, it’s fine, but if you are doing it because you doubt the worth of what you do or because you feel...
by Rachael Roberts | Jul 12, 2022 | Assertiveness, Confidence, Saying no
In a recent group coaching session, a client mentioned that she had been talking to a potential client who ‘had a lot of complaints about their previous teachers.’ RED FLAG ALERT!!!Of course people can have bad experiences, maybe even more than once, but...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 19, 2021 | Career, Emotions, Happiness, Saying no
Have you ever continued doing a course you don’t actually find useful, or stayed in an unsatisfying relationship because you’ve already invested so much time and effort in making it work? Or perhaps you’ve kept something you don’t like because it was expensive?...
by Rachael Roberts | Oct 13, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, Happiness, MIndfulness, Personal Development, Saying no, Stress
If there’s one word that should come with a big flashing neon light around it, it’s ‘should’. The German psychoanalyst Karen Horney perceptively talked about “the tyranny of the should.” What does it mean if we say that we should do something? It...
