New Horizons

Anne Pink
Personal and Professional Coach

New Horizons Coaching and Consultancy provides Coaching, Coaching Supervision, Training, Business Consultancy and freelance Writing services with the emphasis always on customising the approach to suit your personal and your business goals and aspirations.

For more information on the services offered, simply click on the areas of interest to you.

Is Spring nearly here?

The days are still cold, the economy still quite glum but nonethekess a few green shoots of hope are springing up within me. The days are staying lighter longer, the sun is brightening more of the days and there are more winter months behind us than ahead of us! Optimism is such a wonderful trait to be born with and I was blessed with bucket loads but it can be learned. (in fact I had to re learn it many years ago when I went through a 'brief' but painful episode of anxiety) Here are 5 top tips for optimism, 1.Count your blessings every day and see if you can list 20 wihtout stopping 2) get out into nature, a stroll round the garden, a walk in the park, 3. Focus on what you CAN do about something dont waste your energy fretting about things that can't be changed 4. Surround yourself with positive people, (and or thoughts) dont allow people to steal your energy with their negativity 5) Give yourself something to look forward to every day. Meanwhile I can't wait for the daffodils

If you would like to develop a more optimistic approach to life why not try a taster coaching session

Just a thought Away

We search high and low, In the need of another, In a frenzy of buying, At the bottom of a glass, In constant activity. When all the time it is just waiting for the realisation,that it is there within us, in our own thoughts. Not in what happens to us but in how we react to what happens, Not in what others say but how we allow what they say to affect us, For it is only when we create our own happiness within that we can ever find joy in what others may bring. And all the happiness we need today is just a change of thought away!

If you would like to change the way you think why not try a taster session

Fault is a fact, blame is optional and someone has to start it!

Things will go wrong and if in your team you create an environment of 'punishment' when mistakes are made don't be suprised if people go to great lengths to 'blame' someone else or to cover up the error. Encourage people to do what they believe to be right based on common sense and if it turns out to be 'wrong' to admit it and learn from it. Its especially important that you don't 'beat' yourself up when you make an honest mistake or the decision you make turns out to be less than ideal. Rejoice that you have learned something from that 'mistake'

If you would like to explore how to create a 'blame free' culture with your team or in your head why not try a taster session

November 2009