“It keeps me awake at night” is something I hear a lot during coaching conversations. No matter how calm and collected the person might seem, they will have nights of worry that make them feel exhausted and stressed the next day.

With more and more information bombarding us about the importance of sleep, we are all becoming increasingly anxious about missed sleep.

Here are some suggestions for reducing the worry as well as an opportunity to realise you’re not alone - it’s a very common challenge and there are things you can do to increase ease your relaxation and peace of mind.

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Trust is the invisible ingredient that can make or break relationships. Without trust, teams are less collaborative, there is little psychological safety, people are less likely to be open and relationships can be superficial.

Listen if you’d like some simple tips on how to build trust by considering your own default and considering whether you can listen more, be more open and accountable.

In my work as a leadership coach, I am privileged to hear the Innermost thoughts and sights and challenges of many amazing people and the topic of trust comes up frequently

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Even the most outwardly confident, self assured people tell me they lack in confidence. It can really make everything seem like such hard work and often means you hold yourself back from finding ease and success. Here are some tips for finding the confidence you need.

Coaching conversations often highlight how our beliefs, that can be held over many years, often shape our behaviours and attitudes negatively. Challenges these beliefs can be a game changer in life and work.

Asking yourself “what do I want” and putting a plan together to make it happen can bring purpose, clarity and confidence. Work through this simple model to create a plan to achieve what you want. You’ll find decision making is easier, you’ll be clearer about what’s important. Spend some time planning and make it happen.

It’s normal and inevitable that sometimes people wind you up, irritate, anger you even but it’s important to not let them impact you and spoil your day ( or week! ). It’s useful to explore the emotional hooks to gain insight into why you’re reacting like this and find ways of lessening the impact.

What can you do to reduce misunderstandings and conflict with others? Keep talking! Avoiding that person and not wanting to hear about their issue just makes things worse. Here are some pointers on how to build trust and reduce misunderstandings.

Inertia, lack of energy, frustration or boredom can affect us all. It’s that feeling that you’re not reaching your potential, that there’s nothing to look forward to. The good news is that you can choose to change this. As a coach I work with so many people feeling like this and they always find a way to change and find their motivation. If you’d like to read this, check my website or email me with questions [email protected].

Most of us have to work with others be it as a colleague, manager or employer and we all want to make it work as smoothly as we can. As a coach, I hear so often about the frustrations that people experience working with others. There are so often misunderstandings that make work less enjoyable. You might be a manager or a business owner who wants to get the most out of your team but struggle with communication, with creating a good team dynamic. These 9 tips will give you some insights into how best to manage others.