Dealing with criticism can be challenging. By making just a few adjustments to how you interact with it means you potentially create a substantial change – in any relationship. No-one is naturally critical. Judgements and criticism can surface when there is frustration and the quality of communication is deteriorating. Criticism is not ok, but can […]
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Seven Ways to Value Your Relationships
We often hear businesses talk about their brand values – things like integrity, teamwork and respect. These words have meaning, are sincere and help businesses form strong and positive relationships. Whether we realise it or not, we all have values too. These are things that make up who we are and represent us at our […]
Self-awareness Improves Relationships
Here we are. The start of another year. Resolutions made and possibly already broken (and who can blame you given the restrictions we’re living under). We often focus on giving up alcohol and chocolate and doing more exercise at this time of year, but have you ever considered increasing your self-awareness? When I ask my […]
Relationship problems? Solve them with relationship coaching
Professional and personal relationships can often become fraught with obstacles you weren’t prepared for. These relationship problems, if left unchecked, can lead to a total breakdown of your relationships. Choosing to discuss your issues in a relationship coaching session can help you to start thinking more positively and acting more constructively. Here are three reasons […]
Communication skills – seven simple steps
Improving communication skills is invaluable to all relationship success People often assume that if there is a mis-communication, the responsibility lies with the person speaking. But communication involves both the conveying and receiving of a message, so speaker and listener have a joint responsibility for making communication work. Here are seven steps you can take […]
Simple self-awareness can make a difference – Personal Development
You may have heard the saying “simple awareness is curative”. It means that just by becoming more self-aware, you are likely to change. If you change, you are likely to create change around you – which includes change within your relationships. Clients often come to me in the hope that I will be able to […]
