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Be More Batman – challenging limiting beliefs to take your place
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Be More Batman – challenging limiting beliefs to take your place

Procrastination, Stress, Stress and Anxiety

Be More Batman – challenging limiting beliefs to take your place

I'm aware that I often talk here about a softly, softly approach when it comes to overcoming procrastination and stretching our comfort zone. I'm very much of the Start-Small-and-Build Brigade when it comes to working with "my people", most of whom are sensitive souls (like me!). And I do this because it works! But that doesn't mean we think small. My work is all about helping professionals and entrepreneurs ditch the imposter syndrome to take their place and embrace their big ambitions. [...]

Emma Byers2024-04-22T13:22:43+00:0022 April 2024|Categories: Procrastination, Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: anxiety, challenging limiting beliefs, holistic life coaching, imposter syndrome, limiting beliefs, performance anxiety, Procrastination, social anxiety, stress, stress and anxiety, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

Nourish or Numb?
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Nourish or Numb?

Procrastination, Stress, Stress and Anxiety

Nourish or Numb?

When you're stressed, do you nourish or numb? We often unconsciously use activities which soothe the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This is the non-conscious part of our brain and body that is responsible for our survival (on a basic level, it's the flight or fight response). These activities help us to come back towards regulation - a calmer, more conscious Ventral state where we can choose how we act rather than react. (BTW, I'm using the language of Polyvagal Theory [...]

Emma Byers2024-04-05T18:16:07+00:005 April 2024|Categories: Procrastination, Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: anxiety, holistic life coaching, imposter syndrome, managing stress, motivitation, people pleasing, perfectionism, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, stress, stress and anxiety, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #3 Try Compassion Instead
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Building Healthy Habits That Last: #3 Try Compassion Instead

Habit formation, Procrastination

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #3 Try Compassion Instead

In a previous blog, I mentioned the biggest stumbling blocks I see for those struggling to put their plans into (consistent) action - going too big, too quickly, and only focusing on the goal; not celebrating the steps to get there. BTW this is part of a mini series of blogs about building healthy habits that last - you can see the other parts here and here... Another major stumbling block is how many of us feel that the [...]

Emma Byers2024-03-13T19:35:11+00:0015 March 2024|Categories: Habit formation, Procrastination|Tags: creating habits that stick, habits, habits that last, hard on yourself, healthy habits, holistic life coaching, how to get things done, motivitation, perfectionism, positive feedback, positive feedback loop, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, trauma-informed coaching, welcoming change|Comments Off

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #2 Welcoming Change With Feedback Loops
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Building Healthy Habits That Last: #2 Welcoming Change With Feedback Loops

Habit formation, Procrastination

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #2 Welcoming Change With Feedback Loops

Behaviour change is hard work. Our systems are wired to thrive on familiarity so are never keen on doing things differently. So how do we bring in new things, and help them to feel normal and routine, so they last without gritted teeth and willpower? Wow, there's so much to help with this (as I've mentioned before and am sure to keep banging on about - I hugely recommend James Clear's Atomic Habits book). But also I'm going to share a [...]

Emma Byers2024-03-12T18:02:16+00:0012 March 2024|Categories: Habit formation, Procrastination|Tags: creating habits that stick, habits, habits that last, healthy habits, holistic life coaching, how to get things done, motivitation, positive feedback, positive feedback loop, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, trauma-informed coaching, welcoming change|Comments Off

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #1 Cast a Vote
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Building Healthy Habits That Last: #1 Cast a Vote

Habit formation, Procrastination

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #1 Cast a Vote

Habit forming is such a hot topic right now, and not least in my coaching space (and dare I say, in my own life too). We all have such great plans for who we want to be, and what we want to do - but then struggle to make that happen. And the biggest stumbling blocks I see? Going too big, too quickly Only focusing on the goal, and not celebrating the actions oh and the third one is trying [...]

Emma Byers2024-03-12T18:00:29+00:0012 March 2024|Categories: Habit formation, Procrastination|Tags: creating habits that stick, habits, habits that last, healthy habits, holistic life coaching, how to get things done, motivitation, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

Building a rebel routine that works (even for free spirits who like to go with the flow) – Rebels Part 3
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Building a rebel routine that works (even for free spirits who like to go with the flow) – Rebels Part 3

Procrastination

Building a rebel routine that works (even for free spirits who like to go with the flow) – Rebels Part 3

Prefer to listen rather than read? You can hear an AI-generated voiceover of this blog here: Ok, so we’ve looked at whether you’re a rebel and, if you are, found some simple techniques to motivate yourself without the usual refusal and rejection. And found ways to build helpful habits whilst honouring your need to call the shots. This week’s blog is about how to harness the benefits of a routine, when you’re a [...]

Emma Byers2023-06-14T13:57:15+00:002 June 2023|Categories: Procrastination|Tags: creating habits that stick, habits, holistic life coaching, motivitation, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, quiet rebel, rebel, spinning on the spot, stuck, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

How to create habits that stick when you’re a rebel (and hate doing what you’re told) – Rebels Part 2
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How to create habits that stick when you’re a rebel (and hate doing what you’re told) – Rebels Part 2

Procrastination

How to create habits that stick when you’re a rebel (and hate doing what you’re told) – Rebels Part 2

Prefer to listen rather than read? You can hear an AI-generated voiceover of this blog here: Ok, so last week I used some of super useful Gretchen Rubin’s strategies from her Four Tendencies work to help our inner rebel find motivation and work towards goals and objectives without resistance (check out the blog here). But I’ve also got a few tips of my own about how to create habits that stick and design [...]

Emma Byers2023-06-14T13:55:37+00:0026 May 2023|Categories: Procrastination|Tags: creating habits that stick, habits, holistic life coaching, motivitation, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, quiet rebel, rebel, spinning on the spot, stuck, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

Struggling with motivation, productivity or making habits stick? You might be a Rebel, Rebel…[Rebel Part 1]
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Struggling with motivation, productivity or making habits stick? You might be a Rebel, Rebel…[Rebel Part 1]

Procrastination

Struggling with motivation, productivity or making habits stick? You might be a Rebel, Rebel…[Rebel Part 1]

Prefer to listen rather than read? You can hear an AI-generated voiceover of this blog here: Are you struggling with motivation, productivity or making habits stick. Do you keep trying to put a new routine in place or plans into action, only for everything to go out of the window not long after? You might be a rebel and rebelling against yourself. You might not see yourself as a rebel but do read [...]

Emma Byers2023-06-14T13:53:47+00:0018 May 2023|Categories: Procrastination|Tags: creating habits that stick, habits, holistic life coaching, motivation, procrastinating, Procrastination, productivity tools, quiet rebel, rebel, spinning on the spot, stuck, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

5 Simple Steps to Work Efficiently
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5 Simple Steps to Work Efficiently

Efficiency, Goal setting, Procrastination

5 Simple Steps to Work Efficiently

A recurrent theme of my coaching this week (in fact, most weeks) is how to work efficiently. Many of my clients are go-getting employees or ambitious entrepreneurs and all are super busy. And often super stressed. And if I'm honest, not operating super efficiently or effectively (mainly because of this stress). Instead, they're firefighting, juggling, and dealing with whatever's shouting the loudest. They're being pulled in many different directions and feeling overwhelmed. And they're starting to become frazzled and [...]

Emma Byers2022-10-24T09:29:16+00:0030 September 2022|Categories: Efficiency, Goal setting, Procrastination|Tags: anxiety, attention, breathe, coping with covid, effective, efficient, emotional health, emotional health coaching, feeling overwhelmed, good work environment, life coaching, Mindfulness, Mindfulness coach, mutitasking, panic, panic attacks, prioritise, reduce stress, resilience, self-care, set realistic goal, soothe anxiety, soothe stress & anxiety, stay calm under pressure, stay focused, stress, stress busting, stress management, working effectively, working efficiently|Comments Off

Battling Perfectionism – When Enough is Enough!
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Battling Perfectionism – When Enough is Enough!

Perfectionism, Procrastination

Battling Perfectionism – When Enough is Enough!

The battle with "enough" is a regular one for my clients - the eager entrepreneurs, the diligent employees, and those more comfortable with being hard on themselves than cheering themselves on. And wow, it's a huge topic - definitely one for all of us struggling with perfectionism (though I now class myself as an "almost" recovered perfectionist). So I'm sure I'll return to it again in these blogs, but let's make a start here: How to know when [...]

Emma Byers2022-07-16T07:24:40+00:0017 June 2022|Categories: Perfectionism, Procrastination|Tags: beat overwhelm, beat procrastination, enough is enough, get it out there, get stuff done, imperfect works, improvement, minimum viable product, perfectionism, Procrastination, putting things off, start then improve, stop procrastinating, you are enough, you are good enough|Comments Off

Be More Batman – challenging limiting beliefs to take your place

Nourish or Numb?

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #3 Try Compassion Instead

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #2 Welcoming Change With Feedback Loops

Building Healthy Habits That Last: #1 Cast a Vote

Building a rebel routine that works (even for free spirits who like to go with the flow) – Rebels Part 3

How to create habits that stick when you’re a rebel (and hate doing what you’re told) – Rebels Part 2

Struggling with motivation, productivity or making habits stick? You might be a Rebel, Rebel…[Rebel Part 1]

5 Simple Steps to Work Efficiently

Battling Perfectionism – When Enough is Enough!

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