Alice's blog

Exploring all aspects of creating a life you love as a sensitive introvert.  Everything from how to decide what you want to do with your life to how to manage your emotions and mindset on the journey.

The Ultimate Guide to Happiness Feb 16, 2018

About a month ago, I wrote a blog post on how to set goals in an effective and healthy way.  One of the things that I said in that post was that part of what I think we get so wrong when it comes to setting goals is that we expect that achieving the goal will make us happy.

Honestly, I...

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Self-acceptance – easier said than done? Jan 28, 2018

In my last blog post I spoke about the importance of setting goals from a place of knowing that you are worthy of love and belonging.  Rather than striving for achievements in order to prove our worthiness to ourselves or others, we aim instead to try new things simply for the...

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How to set goals in a healthy way Jan 07, 2018

It’s January, and that means that the atmosphere itself is full of people setting new year’s resolutions!  But did you know that apparently only 8% of people who make resolutions actually manage to keep them?

Personally, I don’t believe that this is because there is...

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Thanksgiving and gratitude Nov 23, 2017

Today, millions of people in the USA are celebrating Thanksgiving (and probably quite a few ex-pats across the world too).  Now as you know, I am not from the USA – I live in Wales and the weather this week has left me in no doubt that I am definitely in Britain!  But I lived in...

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We all procrastinate sometimes Nov 16, 2017

Are there things that you know you should be doing, but aren’t?

(And if there aren’t, are you sure you’re even human!?)

Most of us have a list of things that we know we really should do, but that we haven’t got around to yet.

But did you know that there is almost always...

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Your emotions are the key that can unlock greater productivity Nov 06, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the importance of managing your time effectively so that you can be as productive as possible, but did you know that time management is actually mostly about energy management?

If this concept is new to you, think about it and ask yourself ‘does my time...

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Are introverts more likely to develop Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Oct 25, 2017

Since becoming a life coach and more publicly telling my story about my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as M.E. or a vast variety of other terms depending on where you live!), I have received several messages from fellow introverts who want to tell me their story of how...

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Tips for explaining introversion to your family Oct 04, 2017

An introvert is someone who re-energises by spending time alone.  Therefore, alone time is a fundamental and non-negotiable need for all introverts.  And nowhere can this non-negotiable need become more fraught with difficulties than in our own families.

The families we grew up in...

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Will you have to quit your job to create a life you love? Sep 04, 2017

If my business stands for anything, it stands for the ability to create a life that is lived on your own terms:  A life which truly works for you and in which you are able to use the gifts that only you can bring to the world.  Each person’s ideal life will be as unique as they...

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Pros and Cons of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Aug 28, 2017

I use MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) extensively in my work as a coach.  I have also found it to be an immensely powerful tool personally.  When I started to really understand MBTI it was literally a life changing moment for me – I have written elsewhere about...

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3 tips for introverts who are struggling with motivation Aug 21, 2017

I believe it is part of the human condition to have motivation that ebbs and flows.  Some days we can take on the world, other days it’s all we can do to get dressed and pretend to be a functioning adult.  The ratio of those days may be different for different people, but we all...

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What is introversion? Aug 07, 2017

I am introvert.  Almost all of my clients are introverts.  As you’re here reading this, the chances are that you too are probably an introvert.  The purpose of my business is to empower introverts to create lives they love and which allow them to thrive.

So I just wanted to...

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