An intentional morning routine
There’s something about January that always makes me reassess my routines. As you’ll know if you’ve followed me for some time, I have a complex relationship with routines. I love them, but I’ve had to learn not to become too reliant on them as I can quite easily get stuck in them (and therefore feel anxious when I do anything out of routine). This is why constantly reflecting on my…
How to tell if an investment is right for you
The word investment can have a lot of different meanings. Today I want to look at investments of time and money into your personal development or your business. And I’m coming at this as someone who’s recently done a fair bit of investing into my business specifically. I haven’t done the maths, but I’ve spent a lot of money on my business since deciding to become a coach, from my…
Seedling Ep 14. How to start a podcast
This week’s episode is the season finale! The first season of Seedling is officially finished and I’ve loved every minute. In this week’s episode I’m reflecting on some lessons I’ve learnt, how I’ve felt the first season has gone and I’m sharing some tips for you if you’re thinking about launching your own podcast. I also wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who listens, and those who…
Looking ahead to 2020
Hello everyone and happy New Year! Welcome to the brand new Blue Jay of Happiness site – what do you think? I’m really happy with it. The colours, the navigation – all of it just flows better and is more functional. While blogging is a key part of my work, so is coaching and now podcasting and I feel this new site communicates this well. I want to say a…
Seedling Ep 13. Coaching – a year in business
This week I’m taking you behind the scenes of my business over the last year. I talk about why I decided to become a coach in the first place, what happened after I launched, where I am a year in (including how much money I’ve made) and my hopes for 2020. My intention with this episode is to help you realise that slow progress is still progress and not to…
Seedling Ep 12. Pancakes
This week I’m sharing something short and sweet for you to get your teeth into… a short story about pancakes. Christmas can be stressful at times, so I hope this slice of fiction helps you feel a little calmer. This story is also dedicated to anyone out there living with an eating disorder. I hope it can give you hope that things can get better. Sending all my love. I’d…
Seedling Ep 11. How to cope with overwhelm
As we’re getting closer and closer to Christmas I really wanted to dive into the topic of overwhelm on the podcast. So, this week I’m talking about a recent experience I had, some steps you can use to cope and finally when to seek help because overwhelm can quickly spiral into burnout. I hope the pointers in this week’s episode are helpful, I’d love to hear your thoughts over on…
BRB – new website coming!
Hello everyone – how are you doing? I wanted to let you know that the blog is going to go quiet over the next couple of weeks because very exciting things are happening behind the scenes and a brand new website is going to be coming your way in January! Blue Jay of Happiness launched on January 1st 2017 and as it approaches its third birthday I’ve decided it’s time…
Seedling Ep 10. Creativity as an act of self-care
On the podcast this week I’m talking about creativity – how it benefits our mental health and how it can become part of our self-care routine. I share some science behind why creativity is good for us, how it can get tricky when your job involves being creative and how to make creativity a bigger part of your life. If you always struggle to make time for creativity or don’t…
5 ways I make life easier
After I graduated from university, I worked in a tiny shoe shop. I was promoted to manager pretty quickly and vividly remember one day when I was doing a stock take with my area manager in-store. After looking at my method and my numbers, my area manager said “You do like making things difficult for yourself, don’t you?” and then proceeded to show me a much simpler way of doing…