Posts by Georgie Coote
Embrace Change in 2024: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals
As the year comes to a close and a new one awaits, many of us are itching to make changes in our lives and are thinking about ways of achieving our goals. It’s that time when we’re filled with hope and determination, ready to kick old habits to the curb and welcome some fresh, positive…
Read MoreHow to Create a Mindful Workspace: Tips for Small Business Owners
As a small business owner, your workspace is not just where you spend most of your day, but it’s also where you build your dreams and create a vision for the future. Therefore, exploring ways to create a mindful workspace conducive to productivity, creativity, and wellness is essential. Seven ideas to create a mindful workspace…
Read MoreWhy Taking Breaks is Essential for Business Success: Tips for Prioritizing Rest and Renewal
As a life coach, I have worked with many clients driven to succeed in their businesses. While ambition and hard work are certainly important, I always stress the importance of rest and renewal in achieving long-term success. It’s essential to make your wellness a priority. In fact, taking breaks is essential for maintaining physical, mental,…
Read MoreThe Art of Saying No: How to Prioritize Your Needs as a Small Business Owner
As a small business owner, it’s natural to want to say “yes” to every request that comes your way. You want to be seen as reliable, flexible, and accommodating. However, saying “yes” to everything can quickly lead to burnout and undermine your overall well-being. It’s essential to master the art of saying no. That’s where…
Read MoreThe Importance of Boundaries for Small Business Owners: How to Set Limits and Reduce Overwhelm
As a business coach focused on wellness, I cannot stress the importance of setting boundaries as a small business owner enough. It’s a well-known fact that entrepreneurship can be both exhilarating and exhausting. We pour our hearts and souls into our businesses, and it can be easy to let work consume every aspect of our…
Read MoreSix ways to increase your emotional bank account
In a relationship, it is vital to consider keeping your emotional bank account firmly in the black. Dipping into the red can lead to disaster. In her research on how a steady diet of positive emotions can help you thrive in life, Psychologist Dr Barbara Fredrickson, identified that it requires a ratio of three positive…
Read MoreHow to communicate with your partner effectively
We have taken a look at how negative communication traits affect a relationship in my last post; How communicating using the Four Horsemen is harmful to your relationship. Now let’s look at how we can approach communication more positively. It’s important to learn how to communicate effectively, and it’s not always an easy task. Remember,…
Read MoreHow communicating using the Four Horsemen is harmful to your relationship
Communication is vital if you are trying to reconnect with your partner after years of being together but feeling you have drifted apart. Sometimes we slip into negative communication patterns harmful to our relationship; John Gottman identifies these as a relationship’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In my podcast with co-host Gary Austin, Love in…
Read MoreSetting boundaries: Why they are essential in every relationship
Setting boundaries and communicating them to those around you is essential in every relationship; for your partner to know what you want and what you don’t. For your mother-in-law to see what you will accept in your relationship and what you won’t. For your kids to understand that Mom is a person in her own…
Read MoreHow to change your mindset to improve your relationship
When we are in a long-term relationship, the early days of passionate love start to wear off, and we move into a more comfortable, deeper, steady type of love that comes with the feelings of security you have with a long-term partner. But often, we get annoyed by our partner’s quirks, habits, or perceived faults,…
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