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How to stop living a mediocre life

  I was listening to the Ed Mylett Show the other day where Ed interviewed Dean Gratsiosi and the episode was SO good with so many takeaways that I wanted to share.   The guys had a good chat where they distilled down their top tips for living a happy and successful life; here’s my fave takeaways from the show about their blueprint for happiness.   HAPPINESS COMES FROM STRETCHING OURSELVES   Ed and Dean both live the kind of…

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Panic! Panic! Everything is out of control!

  In the West we say “panic panic! Everything is out of control!” In the Buddhist world they say “relax relax! Everything is out of control.”   I heard this quote on a podcast recently where they were talking about the current pandemic and increased fear and anxiety globally.   While of course there are things that we can control, like our own personal hygiene, there is much we cannot.   So instead of joining everyone else in panicking, do…

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Stop telling yourself “I’ll be happy when…”

When I get that job/house/car/partner/money… I’ll be happy. How often do you do this to yourself? The problem with this is that we never arrive there, because the finish line always moves. We also cheat ourselves out of a dopamine hit when we constantly reach for the next goal, instead of celebrating where we’re at. We then find ourselves wanting to achieve less and less, which is why so many people get stuck and stall in life. Try instead living…

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The only one who can make you happy is you

“Stop giving someone else the job of making you happy” – The Universe If you were to rate your general happiness levels out of 10, what score would you give yourself? We tend to put our happiness in the hands of external forces. We’ll be happy when we meet the love of our life. We’ll be happy when we’re out of debt. We’ll be happy when we get a new job. We also put the reasons for our unhappiness in…

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Where are you not being true to yourself?

Recently I’ve been coaching clients through such a vast range of different challenges – separation and divorce, drug addiction, procrastination, finding their purpose, feelings of depression/anxiety/suicidal thoughts, and recovery from past trauma. While these issues may seem totally different from each other, there is a huge, overarching theme that connects them all – a lack of self love and limiting beliefs holding us back. On the face of it, a lack of self love isn’t always obvious. You might be…

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