by Rachael Roberts | Sep 21, 2021 | Business, Confidence, Habits, Personal Development
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. When I’m coaching freelancers and business owners I often see them try something once, not get much response and conclude that the strategy isn’t working and they should give up. But any kind of change takes time,...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 3, 2021 | Business, Emotions, Habits, Inner Troll, Negativity, Overwhelm
Are you prone to procrastination? If this is a common pattern for you, you have probably wondered why you keep doing this, despite the obvious negative impacts on your career, and sanity. Many people procrastinate because they are secretly afraid that what they...
by Rachael Roberts | Jul 27, 2021 | Business, Habits, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Stress
Do you find yourself thinking any of these things? ‘I just need to clear my desk before I get started.’ ‘I’ll start by dealing with my email, ease myself into the day.’ ‘How on earth did it get to 6pm and I haven’t actually got anything done?!’ If so, you probably...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 16, 2021 | Business, Career, Happiness, Personal Development
Some people teach that developing self confidence is about learning to pretend to be self confident until eventually you are. ‘Fake it ‘til you make it’. While I think there can be a benefit in acting ‘as if’- in other words choosing to do things before you feel...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 23, 2021 | Burnout, Business, Negativity, Overwhelm, Stress
People sometimes confuse being aggressive with being assertive, and worry that in speaking up about things that make them unhappy, saying no, or asking for what they want or need, they will stop being likeable. In fact, the two things are very different. Assertiveness...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 5, 2021 | Business, Career, Habits, Overwhelm, Stress
I think most of us are glad to see the back of 2020, but before I shake the dust from my feet (and there was a lot of dust), I wanted to share my annual review for 2020. Ever since I started working with a business coach, I’ve been carrying out monthly, 90 day, annual...