The emotional, physical, and psychological journey faced by individuals with chronic conditions is tough, but victories, defined by personal standards, are deeply rewarding.

We might have a chronic condition that imposes limitations on our lifestyle, but we always have choices. When we choose to accept that we have the condition and select a practical management program, we will be flooded with options that will take us wherever we want to go.

Ever had a medical professional tell you that stress is the cause of our feeling unwell, and their solution is to "stop stressing"? Dahh! Yet suggestions for how to achieve this are limited to generic referalls and oblique lifestyle changes. Surely there is a convenient, affordable effective solution to managing stress related anxiety...

Your goals are your own personal dreams. This blog demonstrates what can happen if you put your goals up for discussion.

Ever read an author's bio or an About Me page for a life coach and been so awestruck by their story that you just can't find any practical paralells to relate to? No matter how great their strategies, you just couldn't live up to their standards, so the book goes back on the shelf and the back arrow takes a hit. When it's all about impressing, I'm not impressed.

Our best work is done with a clear mind. When we quiet all the voices and are completely honest with ourselves we make great decisions.

The term 'Work Life Balance' seems to frame 'work' and 'life' as opposing forces in our existence, suggesting that we are either working or living, but never both at the same time.

Emotional CPR - Curiosity, Passion and Resilience are the building blocks of a growth mindset which is essential for achievement of aspirations and ambitions.

I’m working on a Health Empowerment Scorecard for professionals to assess their ability to thrive, with chronic condition(s). This will be accessible on my website in the next week or so. In the meantime, if this applies to you have a think about the following questions that may appear in the quiz. Please feel free to comment or suggest pertinent questions. You can comment on my website contact page or book a call and we can have a chat.

Our dreams and aspirations are personal which means that goal setting is fundamentally subjective. Creating a goal that presupposes success requires an objective point of view and a sense of inevitability. Writing a goal in the third person frees us from the confines of subjectivity and exposes us to the reality of our existing and proposed situation. Written in the past tense infers an "as if" sense of imminence.

I've been blogging for some time now, expressing opinions and sharing experiences. I feel it's time to let my readers know who I am and give a glimpse into what makes me tick.

Thriving with chronic conditions requires progressing through 3 key phases - Acceptance, Management and Evolution. An empathetic coach will act as a blended mentor and coach during the restoration stages, then as a mindset and goal-setting coach as the client evolves.

It's the individual that makes the collective work. Our mate Pratty didn't realize during his humble life that he would one day unite a whole town, just by being himself.

Our day begins in earnest when we close the front door behind us. We're dressed appropriately, we have all the resources we need and we are prepared for whatever challenges and rewards await...

We make 35,000 decisions every day, any one of which can be life-changing. When we plant ourselves in the happy, positive, optimistic, relaxed zone we'll mostly make wise choices.

It is possible to have too much of a good thing; the more doctors and specialists who prescribe medication to resolve our ailments, the greater the risk of interactions. If we allow Dr. Google to offer his infinite wisdom we are in a very precarious situation.

MRIs, although potentially life-saving, scare the hell out of some of us. It's comforting to know that there are simple drug-free strategies that can help us through the claustrophobic ordeal. Maybe even enjoy the experience...

Meditation, in its many forms, enhances our self-awareness and creates an internal state of calm and confidence. NLP (Neural Linguistic Programming) goes a step further and transforms self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviours into a motivational mindset.

Often the positivity tools we need to achieve our goals are difficult to see or access because they are hidden by bullish negative emotions and beliefs. This simple yet powerful strategy empowers us to shrink the negatives and grow the positives as we perceive them in our unconscious mind.

Why is the 1st of January the day to start critical resolutions that affect health, finances, relationships, career and wellbeing? CHARLIE GRIFFITHS writes there’s no point in waiting for a new year to change everything.

There was a time when Santa dictated the terms for good behaviour with the promise of great reward. CHARLIE GRIFFITHS explains that Christmas incentives became our first introduction to goal-setting.

Does retirement lead to boredom or bliss? CHARLIE GRIFFITHS considers the implications and speculates on how things turned out for the first retirees.

Meaningful retirement doesn’t just happen the day you clock off. CHARLIE GRIFFITHS discusses the importance of making plans long before the big day comes.

There are two sides to everything. CHARLIE GRIFFITHS discusses how his connection with the B-side during the days of vinyl singles now applies to his view of retirement.

Why are words about retirement so often accompanied by a photo of a deliriously happy, silver-haired couple strolling along a pristine beach, hand in hand, leaving footprints in the sand? CHARLIE GRIFFITHS contends that the R word is an obsolete convention that refers only to resigning from work