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They brought balloons to a school. One was given to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it and throw it in the hallway. The professors then mixed all the balloons. The students were given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon. At that point the professors told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes everyone had their own balloon.

The professors said to the students: “These ballons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness....we'll find ours too."“

Laughter is the best medicine. Some of these are hilarious. Which is your favourite?

If ever you think your child has been naughty these might put it in perspective 😂

There's something beautifully simple about this. Fresh air, exercise, hugs dark chocolate and ticking things off my to do list. I must try and do these every day (I always manage hugs and dark chocolate 🤗)

None of us get it right all the time. Here are some excellent points for Mums and Dads. For me, listen, show you care and be honest. Lead by example - make mistakes and admit to them, acknowledging it is ok, show gratitude, help people...

20 things which our children should hear from us- Parents. For me, parenting is mostly about figuring it out instead of knowing it or nailing it. Today 20 things which our children should hear from us- Parents.

Does any of this resonate with you?

You're unique: Don't compare yourself to others We implicitly know, in normal times, that people have different lives, and we accept that we can’t all work the same number of hours. But in Covid time, my perception is, that everything has become more extreme.

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Wishing everyone the best Mother's Day possible tomorrow. I've just written a newsletter which you might like.

Feel back in control: What CAN you do and say I hope you are well and I would like to wish all Mothers, the best possible Mother's day which hopefully you can spend with your family or at least connect with them. These are challenging times. Many people are very stressed, having to take decisions on things they have no experience of and feel li...

Feeling very lucky that I can work virtually, coaching and training people by phone and online. Let me know if there's any online training you'd like (time management confidence, career coaching, goal setting, leadership, communication...).

Or of course, if you'd like coaching, to get clarity and calm, I'm always happy to have a free chat to see if I'm the best person to help you.

Sending everyone healthy vibes at this difficult time x