I’m back *waves*
Hello everyone, how are you doing? After a couple of months away from all things Blue Jay, I’m slowly finding my way back. The time away has honestly been better than I could have imagined. I had time and space to rest, refuel and feel inspired again. I regained the spark of creativity that had been snubbed out by the pressure I was putting on myself to succeed as a…
Taking a break from Blue Jay
A couple of week ago I published a blog about wanting to quit. At the time of writing, I really believed I was past the feeling. The day after the post went live however, I was hit by a wall of exhaustion and the feeling came back stronger than ever. I go into more detail in the video below, but essentially it was like the culmination of blogging and sharing…
Small habits that lead to big changes
Change doesn’t happen all at once. It’s very rare that one action we take makes a lasting change in our life. Instead, change comes from the culmination of lots of small steps we take – often in the form of habits. Building habits that encourage growth is therefore key if we want to make a change. When I say change here, I mean moving forward in creating the life you…
When you really want to quit
It’s happened before and it’ll happen again. Those moments when the thought of quitting your dream takes you and feels utterly overwhelming. If you’re a fellow side-hustler or own your own business, I’m sure you can relate. I had a moment like this recently. I woke up one morning and just thought… is it worth it? I’ve been working so hard since launching my coaching services a year and a…
What I’m doing to learn more about race (part 2)
Two years ago, almost to the day, I wrote about race for the very first time. Here’s how that piece started: “This is one of those blog posts that makes my chest tight writing about. It makes me uncomfortable because I feel unqualified to talk about race and I’m treading a very fine line between using my privileged position to speak about important issues and centralising myself, a white woman,…
Monthly mindscape – feline
It’s that time again, a chance for me to have a little fun with fiction and bring you along for the ride. And I’m particularly excited about this month’s because the picture I found involves a cat! Anyone who knows me will already know I’m a cat lover and while Dan and I can’t have one in our current flat, we have grand plans for a cat (and a dog)…
Navigating growing pain
As you may have noticed after reading last week’s blog on the impact of self-belief on my life, I’ve been feeling reflective recently. Maybe lockdown is encouraging more navel-gazing than usual, who knows, but it’s been interesting. For this week’s blog I wanted to talk about the fact that growth can be painful. It’s amazing of course, to develop, learn and grow as a person, but it can be uncomfortable.…
Seedling Ep 28. Six steps to discover your worth
Somehow we’ve come to the end of season two! It’s gone very quickly but I’ve loved diving a little deeper into certain topics this season. For the finale I wanted to share the six steps I believe are necessary to discover your sense of worth, build self-belief and grow confidence. The six steps came about after doing work on my coaching packages at the start of this year. Hopefully hearing…
How self-belief has shaped my life
There’s a reason I go on about self-worth, self-belief and confidence so much. I’ve seen the impact developing these areas has had on my life. For context, and for those of you who may not know my story, any self-belief I had as a kid got knocked out of me in my early teens. As a young kid I was always pretty shy and quiet, but I did have self-belief.…
Seedling Ep 27. Knowing your worth and its impact on relationships
So far on this podcast I’ve covered the topic of self-worth in quite general terms, this week I want to hone in specifically on the impact of knowing your worth on relationships. In this episode I share some thoughts on romantic relationships, familial relationships, friendships and professional relationships and how having that quiet knowing of your worth impacts them. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or listen here:…