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Festive Reflections

As I reflect on what a smőrgåsbord of experiences 2022 offered up, my mind is drawn back to many of the low points (and there seemed to be more than usual)!Loss of dear friends and colleagues, my own health issues and the messy path to recovery and the many troubles facing the world at large.It seemed all too easy to get overwhelmed by these low moments. These experiences are tough and we can feel that our choices are limited, that the road ahead is bumpy and unclear and I know I can sometimes...

#Reasons To Smile

My quest, more commonly known as #ReasonsToSmile, emerged during what turned out to be the early phase of the pandemic here in the UK. I don’t know about you but I found it increasingly harder to notice the tiniest moments of joy in my day and if I did they seemed more fleeting, harder to grasp as the days, weeks and months moved on. In December 2020, as I sat reflecting back on the year I started to notice the little things my clients, colleagues, family, friends and even strangers had share...

Spark Joy and Thrive

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Take that Bridget - The secret of Authenticity - be you!

“Today you are you, that is truer than true, there is no one alive that is you-er than you”   - Dr Seuss...

Take that Bridget – Stepping into your Power, Women rule the world!

These are common themes amongst my female coaching clients, colleagues and friends. This might be something you have experienced too, so what stops women giving voice to their truth? Some years ago I found myself being marginalised in a job and granted it was in a male dominated sector so why should I have expected anything less?! I was shocked to the core - it was the 1st time I had experienced those feelings of ‘not being heard’, being treated as less than and it hurt. Part of me just coul...

Festive wishes from Max & the enigmaX team

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Take that Bridget - Spark joy!

Like many of us facing another week of lockdown earlier this year I felt challenged by the events around me, worn down emotionally and unsure of what was still to come.   The realisation that everything around me lack the vibrancy it once had – it was like life seen through cloudy glass – shocking and somehow expected!...

8 Top Tips for finding a great coach!

If you do a Google search there is a wealth of well-documented information on this subject and yet it seems that there isn’t one simple answer. What I have noticed over the last 15+ years is that the stigma of executive coaching being a remedial intervention has diminished and now leaders are turning to coaching to support them; face the uncertainty and complexity of their business environment enhance their leadership capability and presencedevelop the leaders of the future For any coaching to...

Take that Bridget - Care not Responsibility

I have always found it easy, maybe too easy to help others. Being the eldest sibling, the practical one amongst friends, the kind ear and shoulder to cry on has created a pattern of ‘caring for’ that can be relied upon. Maybe you recognise this in yourself or it reminds you of a colleague, friend or family member…...

Take that Bridget – When Dreams become Reality

Dreaming big can seem such a cliché when you are an adult yet those childhood desires to be a dinosaur, an astronaut, live in a hotel and shop in Harrods or be Luke Skywalker are one of the most important parts of your daily life… and yet dreams are important even for adults - they feed our souls, motivate us to go out there and get great stuff done and if we are a bit lucky, put the work in and are courageous we will see our dreams become reality.For me one of the big dreams I had as fa...

Take that Bridget - How to be bold and kick self-doubt's butt!

So, here I am sitting at my desk in what is known as the 'blue room' (sounds more intriguing than the office or spare room) in my house having a stab at writing my first blog post. This has been a long time in the making as I have found infinite ways to resist it and avoid putting my voice out there....