Choosing the bigger life

I’ve written before that we don’t know how long we’ve got and we should be making the most of our time, not putting off the things we really want to experience. I call this choosing the bigger life. It’s a phrase that Gretchen Rubin, the writer and podcaster uses a lot. She says that when she has a tough decision to make she tells herself to choose the bigger life. It's a wonderful phrase that, for me, encapsulates the idea of a richer and more expansive life. I know that I’m always at my happiest when my life feels expansive rather than contracted, but sometimes I feel that despite being busy my life feels like it has contracted.

Clare WalshDecember 12, 2019goals, values, choosing the bigger life

My Why!

A few weeks ago I shared my thoughts on what coaching is with you. This week I'd planned to share my manifesto - what I stand for. And then, here in Britain a snap general election was called and now if you're anything like me you're heartily fed up of manifestos and manifesto promises. So complete rethink and instead I'm sharing my why with you. In fact, I probably owe our politicians a vote of thanks. This turned into a much better blog post thanks to the change of direction!

Clare WalshNovember 21, 2019My why, goals, discernment, inner wisdom, women supporting women

No one thing is going to fix your life

This week I want to share my thoughts on a topic that I've been pondering for a little while now, the idea that we can fix our lives if we just sort out this one thing, or achieve that one goal. Remember all those fairy tales we were read as children where the knight in shining armour rides up in the nick of time and rescues the beautiful princess? We grow up but those stories are part of our DNA. The idea that one person or one thing can sweep in and fix all of our problems. As we grow older the rescuer may change but the idea is still there.

Clare WalshNovember 14, 2019goals, holistic life coaching, values

What is coaching?

This week I thought I'd share a little about what coaching is as I realise I talk about it a lot but there are many definitions of what it is and misunderstandings of how it works.

Clare WalshOctober 24, 2019coaching, discernment, cycle of discernment, values, goals

Are you living as though you have endless tomorrows?

September is my birthday month and something dawned on me last week. My dad died when he was only 19 years older than I’ll be this weekend. And that shocked me - to the core! My immediate thought was, "Am I living as though I've less than two decades left?" And my gut reaction was no, absolutely not. A week on I’ve had time to reflect and the answer is still the same.

Clare WalshSeptember 19, 2019self awareness, goals, fun, do it now

What motivates you?

Do you know what motivates you? It seems a simple enough question, but the answer can be many layered.

Clare WalshAugust 8, 2019values, self awareness, motivation, goals

How do you celebrate?

A really fun part of my job is getting to hear about my clients’ successes. Big or small, it doesn’t matter. If a woman is a step closer to the life she wants to lead, the way she wants her life to be, that’s worth celebrating. That said, my clients, more often than not, are thrown the first time I ask, “How did you celebrate?” It brings them up short.

Clare WalshAugust 2, 2019goals, self awareness, Living intentionally

What makes you envious?

We are so often told that envy is a bad thing, the green-eyed monster or a destructive, that we fail to see what this feeling may be trying to teach us.

Clare WalshJuly 26, 2019Self awareness, goals, ambition

Goose or Swan?

When we’re busy working towards our goals and we come up against a problem we need to assess whether it’s a goose or a swan.

Clare WalshJuly 11, 2019goals, overcoming obstacles