For me, ‘being Conscious’ encompasses two things: doing things in a purposeful way and doing things which are well aligned to your unique needs, wants and desires.

Many people live both their day to day and their broader journey of life on auto-pilot – what I call unconscious living. They do things because that’s the way they’ve always done them, the way their parents did them or the way everyone else around them is doing them.

It’s like there’s an invisible line in the sand which represents what’s expected of them (or what they seem to expect of themselves) but they don’t really know where or why that line got set – they just know they have to meet it.

‘Being Conscious’ starts with exploring what’s most important to you – your values, your priorities, the things that make you feel alive, get you in the zone, bring you satisfaction, give you a buzz, float your boat, that are your core talents……you get the picture.

Then we’ll take a look at the key areas of your life and work out where you’re living in alignment with all these important things and where you might be out of whack. Some of this won’t be news to you, some of it will but, almost certainly, this will bring you clarity about what needs to change and, most importantly, WHY.

This is all about diverting your energy and attention away from the temptation to compare yourself to others and instead towards reconnect strongly with your very own internal compass.

‘Being Conscious’ is how you’re going to gain access to living an authentic life designed by you, for you. Your bloody great life.

I love the word Curious because it carries no judgement and few expectations. It’s just about seeing what’s there as if you’re looking at something for the first time or through a new pair of glasses. It’s playful, it’s light and it’s kind.

‘Getting Curious’ is all about taking a moment to step back from yourself and a step away from your habitual thought patterns.

I will help you learn how to become more of an observer of your own mind and to disengage from the stories that it tries to lure you into believing.

We’ll identify the triggers, beliefs and associated thought grooves which you’ve spent the last 20+/30+/40+ years practising – work out which are useful for you and then those which you’d rather get less carried away with.

You’ll be able to find a new way of relating to your thoughts which will have an impact on how you feel and will also create more headspace for getting creative and exploring opportunities.

I believe that our journey towards gaining clarity and to growth always begins with a step into awareness. And Curiosity is the key that unlocks that door.

My belief is that we’re all made up of light and dark sides. A bit of yin and a bit of yang. I know that sometimes I can be really kind but I also know that I can also be quite selfish. I don’t need to give myself defined labels in order to have self-awareness and know who I am (in fact, labels are often a great source of discontent and stuckness).

You’re probably getting bored of hearing me say this but…..we’re all imperfectly perfect. I’ll help you come to terms with this, to be more accepting of your darker bits, your imperfect bits, your bits which don’t meet the stereotype of ‘good’ or ‘successful’.

And anyway, why on earth would we consciously choose to be unkind to ourselves when we have the option to do the opposite? When I think about it like that, then being hard on myself seems to make no rational sense at all.

You’ll realise that it’s possible to both accept yourself just as you are right now but also be interested in how you can evolve into the next amazing version of yourself.

In order to grow we have to try new things and have some experiences. But when we do this, when we put ourselves out there a bit, we’re highly unlikely to be perfect and we’re highly likely to make some mistakes. Shock horror, we might get it wrong!

In ‘finding Compassion’ for ourselves we can reduce our fear of failure, of getting it wrong and give ourselves access to growth, new experiences and moving forwards with confidence.

So, we’ve raised our awareness by ‘getting Curious’, we’ve reconnected with what’s important to us by ‘being Conscious’ and we’ve opened ourselves up to new opportunities by ‘finding Compassion’.

Job done? Oh no.

Those are the foundations. The prep work that puts you on the road and sets you up for a successful journey towards your chosen destination. Whether that’s thinking differently, feeling differently or doing something differently.

These foundations are critical, in the long term nothing will truly change without them, but on their own they’re also somewhat innocuous.

The final piece of the puzzle is all about ‘moving towards Change’ by getting into action.

Action is where you put everything that you’ve learned into practice – you get the theory but now you have to try it on for size in reality. And sometimes it won’t go as well as you’d hoped, doing it won’t be as easy as talking about it and perhaps the route will need adjusting to work for you in your real world.

For overthinkers like us, taking action doesn’t come easy – things are much safer in our heads. And that’s why I’m here to help break your journey down into really manageable yet purposeful steps and give you encouragement to just get going and see how it feels.

I guarantee you’ll surprise yourself – doing something will actually be easier than thinking about everything, any mistakes will be tolerable but useful, your confidence will grow and you’ll get access to some delicious momentum.