Happy Friday! I concluded a 6 month volunteer coaching programme with a wonderful client this week, who has worked within  Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)  for many years.  CHAS work in partnership with health and social care to ensure hospice and palliative care services are provided for babies, children, young people and their families across Scotland. They support families in homes, hospices and hospitals, through the terrifying heartbreak of knowing their child

Happy Friday! I wanted to share this image today as it illustrates the power of connection and the joy of working with brilliant people. This group of wonderful humans are responsible for my first step into the world of learning and development. We were the L&D training team at Standard Life 20 years ago! I took this role soon after returning from year of travelling and it was one of the best career decisions I ever made.  Trish Divine  led our team and she did it brilliantly

Happy Friday! I wanted to share a reminder today of the ‘Pink Elephant Paradox’.  Thank you to the wonderful  Fiona Anderson  for my beautiful new elephant to add to my collection! The Pink Elephant Paradox illustrates that by trying to suppress a thought, it is likely to make it more intrusive. This can result in experiencing persistent negative emotions which can impact our focus and lead to poor decision making, it’s also not good for us physically or mentally.  I use this

Happy Friday! Here's a picture of myself and the brilliant  Debra Mitchell  after completing the Alton Towers half marathon last Sunday. I’ve decided to share this as it links closely to goal setting and being specific about your measures of success.  The goal for us on this day was to have FUN - that was it and nothing else. Our measures of success were: ⭐️ How much we enjoyed it ⭐️ How much we laughed ⭐️ How many of the Alton Towers rides we managed to get on after the run!

Happy Friday! I was sent this birthday card recently by my dear friend  Catriona Still , we have been friends since we were 12 years old – meaning we've been friends for 35 years!!! It’s makes me smile every time I look at it and I'm so touched that my friend choose it for me – the kind words she wrote inside have really made me stop, pause and reflect. I’ve consciously thought of the people I have either spoken to or seen face to face, since I opened this card who radiate su

Happy Friday! I wanted to share the following today written by my wonderful client  Kate Phillips  who has given me permission to share this.  The vast majority of all my work is by recommendation from my clients and my network. Her words sum up perfectly what I do as a coach and why I do it. I share this today as a reminder to you all: ⭐️ To read and remember the positive and encouraging things people say about you (on your good days and on your challenging days) ⭐️ To

Happy Friday!   I’m delighted to share with you the latest Happy Friday Reel (Reel 5) which went live this morning focused on Emotional Intelligence.   You can watch this directly on our website by signing in/up to the members area and it also sits on Linked In.   You can sign up to be a member (which takes less than a minute) to give you access to all the  Happy Friday Reels and the Happy Friday Collection  guides. Simply visit  www.archinspire.co.uk  and click the members a

Happy Friday! I've had a number of recent discussions with clients and my network on the power and benefits of simplification. I continually challenge myself to focus on how I can succinctly and effectively communicate and present how I work with individuals, teams and businesses, even after 9.5 years on from establishing Arch inspire - always learning!  I wanted to share the attached new document today, which summarises our services and solutions on one page.  Whilst we have

Happy Friday! I wanted to share my ‘top 5 recent reads’ today. Some of the books on this list, I’ve re-read over the recent months to remind myself of how brilliant they are – they’ve helped to inform many client sessions as well as navigating the first half term of having 3 at secondary school!  Here is my ‘WHY READ’ for each of them.  ⭐️ Chris Hoy – All that matters Full of hope, inspiration, positivity and gratitude despite his stage 4 cancer diagnosis - the most powerful

Happy Friday! Today is World Mental Health day.  On this day and every day let's ensure we take care of ourselves and others where we...

Happy Friday! AI is Accelerating— Are Your Human Skills Keeping Up? Over the last week I’ve attended three events all focused on AI – the...

The Kübler-Ross Change Curve (adapted from the grief model) describes the emotional journey people typically experience during...

Happy Friday! I've mentioned the brilliant organisation  Headspace  before in my 'Happy Friday' blog.  Headspace’s mission is to provide...

Happy Friday! I reflected last night on the power of collaboration and what can be achieved when we get to work alongside great...

Happy Friday and Happy September!  I am back and ready to go again after a truly magical adventure in Indonesia.  My grandparents...

Happy Friday and welcome to the third ‘Happy Friday Reel’.   Following my blog last week where I shared my NLP publication, this reel is...

Happy Friday! I’m delighted to share with you today that my NLP modelling project has been published by the  ANLP INTERNATIONAL CIC  in...

Happy Friday! When I work with clients through the Arch inspire 5C’s programme, I spend time with each and every client (before we start...

Happy Friday! Further to my recent posts of Purpose and the importance of WHY, I've been reflecting on my WHY as a Coach and Consultant...

Happy Friday! Gosh, I've missed these two this week. They headed off on their PGL residential on Monday morning and are back late this...