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Failure is NOT a dirty word!

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There’s no need to fear failure, because failure is evidence of growth & is a stepping stone toward success. “Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new.” - Albert Einstein Are you afraid of failing? Not just afraid of failing at big things, but small things too? Fear of failure shackles us to the version of ourselves that we are at this point in time. Fear of failure limits our growth & development personally & professionally. Fear of failure stops us from strengthening our resilience. Fear of failure keeps us stuck right where we are! Fear of failure stops us from taking risks (calculated & uncalculated), stepping out of our comfort zone, gaining new skills, meeting new people, being exposed to new opportunities, experiencing new adventures, engaging in life fully. Fear of failure puts the brakes on us becoming a fuller, happier, more diverse version of ourselves! So many of us look upon failure as something to be avoided. We think that if we f

Why Can't I Stick To My Resolutions Each Year?

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Do you set resolutions or intentions & never stick to them? It's all about the action , not the ' should '! As we are now well & truly into the second half of 2022, it's valuable to check in with how the Resolutions   or Intentions (which is a term I think is slightly more motivating) that we set at the beginning of the year are progressing? Whatever term we've used, have we stuck with them or, like 25% of people globally, did we stumble within the first week & then just give up because it all seemed too hard? Setting resolutions or intentions at any time of year is an extremely powerful practise . It can move us into a positive mindset, increase our self-esteem & make us feel more empowered as we tend to adopt an internal locus of control whilst setting them. We create a therapeutic cocoon of possibility, growth & positivity within ourselves. But, quite often, a week or two later the wheels st