“Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Continue reading
I’m now over a year into the process of being and becoming an entrepreneur with my own practice. It’s been an interesting time. I expected running my own business to give me extra flexibility and control. I didn’t expect the process to be an opportunity for so much personal growth and challenge. Continue reading
A friend recently sent me this story about what gives life its meaning.
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. Continue reading
I have heard it takes 21 days to start a new habit. Lent is 40 days (excluding Sundays for some reason) and an ideal time to reflect on your life and make changes.
Traditional Lent decisions are to give up chocolate or alcohol. A penance.
Last year I decided to add something to my life and each day I was consciously thankful for three things. Small things like a midmorning real coffee, big things like a great friendship. Continue reading
Tear Fund invite us to join a 40 day carbon fast as a wakeup call to consumption and an opportunity to rethink the way that our lifestyles impact people living in poverty.
I hope this will be some encouragement to those of you who are tempted to give up…
This is a video based around the Don’t quit poem
Wishing you a very happy Christmas and a fulfilling 2008.
Quickly write down the top three ways that you try to treat people you care about. Now..
Are you treating yourself according to your own rules?
Over this potentially stressful festive period, I am giving you a question to ask yourself.
How can I be gentle to myself? Continue reading
I’ve been having a stressed few weeks. The old story; trying to pack in too much into too little time and not allowing enough time for rest or doing the things that bring me energy.
A coaching relationship has come to an end. Well, two actually. My own life coach and one of my life coaching clients.
My coach and I took time to acknowledge one another’s strengths and good qualities. And acknowledge the changes over the time we have worked together. It was a life affirming conversation.
There’s a mixture of sadness and joy. That beautiful word ‘bittersweet’. Continue reading
A little while back I wrote about putting myself under pressure. I wrote of using a clenched fist and an open palm to interrogate decisions. I’m telling myself I have to do something. Do I really have to?
I’m going to take this a stage further. Continue reading
There are four times of year when I might think about the old and the new. 
New Year, my birthday, April (spring and a new tax year). And September which for many years was the start of a new school or university year. They can all be good times of year to think about the previous year and the year to come. Who I am and what I want.
About three years ago, I discovered a reviewing exercise . I had left my corporate ‘career track job’ two years before, I had spent time travelling the world and I was starting to get impatient about the next step. The process helped me to take a step back. Continue reading
I’m very excited about my new newsletter. I’ll be writing to those who want to make changes in their lives with topics for reflection and challenges. And I’m offering a free article with three sections designed to give those who want to change careers something they can do now.
Just fill in your details on the top right of the page.
And then click on the link in the ‘please confirm’ email. Add my email address rosalyn [then the at symbol] rosalynclare-coaching.co.uk into your address book to stop it turning up in spam. Continue reading
A group of us met, drank rum cocktails, talked, laughed and learnt what mattered to us. And what we wanted to change in our lives. It was great.
Rosalyn Clare - coaching 