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Why I decided to close my membership

Why I decided to close my membership

by Rachael Roberts | Mar 18, 2024 | Business, ELT business, Freelance, Wellbeing

Having a successful membership is the dream for a lot of people. There’s a lot to be said for it in business terms. First and foremost, the recurring income. (Notice that I do NOT say passive income, more later on this). My membership, The Confident ELT...
Stepping off the hedonic treadmill.

Stepping off the hedonic treadmill.

by Rachael Roberts | Aug 11, 2020 | Habits, Happiness, Negativity, Personal Development, Wellbeing

‘Once I get this new job, earn more money, find a partner, lose a stone, move house…I’ll be so much happier.’ And you are, for a while at least. But somehow the extra happiness doesn’t last, and we start looking for the next thing that will bring us happiness. That’s...
How to ‘stay positive’ without being in denial.

How to ‘stay positive’ without being in denial.

by Rachael Roberts | Apr 7, 2020 | Emotions, Negativity, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Stress, Wellbeing

I recently saw a heartfelt post from a fellow educator which began like this: ‘’I’ve had a tough 2 weeks and I’ve tried to stay positive. Staying positive is exhausting, though. At the best of times. Now it’s completely draining. I spend all my energy telling myself...
Dealing with our fear response

Dealing with our fear response

by Rachael Roberts | Mar 17, 2020 | Emotions, Meditation, Negativity, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing

Fear is a natural and necessary reaction to threat. In these difficult times if you’re feeling fearful, that’s simply your body’s way of telling you to watch out. However, as the coronavirus crisis mounts, you may be finding it difficult not to become overwhelmed with...
What would you do if you had more time?

What would you do if you had more time?

by Rachael Roberts | Feb 18, 2020 | Habits, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day, Wellbeing

This isn’t just second conditional practice, but a genuine question- what would you do if you had more time? For many of us, time is always in short supply, or at least time to do things we really want to. So, what would you do? Travel more, read more, learn a...
Teacher well-being

Teacher well-being

by Rachael Roberts | Feb 5, 2020 | Burnout, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing

My 14 year old daughter has just spent a week doing work experience in her old Primary school. And she loved it. She came back saying that she had never seriously considered teaching as a profession before, but that now it was something she would give serious thought....
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