I have been meaning to share this collection of great short videos and now seemed like as good a moment as any to help us to stay motivated! I have indicated the length of each clip so you can pick one for the time you have. These are some of the best videos you could…
Author: Paul Elvidge
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Remove This One Phrase From Your Vocabulary to Find Happiness
I remember visiting a new client about 20 years ago and the experience was so profound I still remember it like it was yesterday. Our company provided specialised around-the-clock care in clients homes to enable them to live independently. This lady had had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for over 20 years and it was fairly advanced…
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5 Simple Tips For Staying Motivated During The Winter Months
It can’t be escaped, but most of us are affected by the weather and light conditions around during winter. So when the days are shorter and there is less sunlight in the day – it is well known that we can feel a bit low and less motivated. So what can we do to remain…
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‘It’s all in the mind!’ Really?
This morning at about halfway into my 4 mile run, my legs were starting to really complain. They had every reason to, they were just tired and wanted the run to be over! My mind told me it wouldn’t matter if I walked for a bit, or even called it a day and called for…
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Third Man Factor – Our Guardian Angels?
June 1st 1933, and the British Everest Expedition to climb the highest mountain in the world, which had started out as a large scale, well organised military-style operation was coming to a desperate end. High up above 26,000ft, in the death zone, where there is not enough oxygen in the air for human life to…
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Lost in Life? Navigating with Improved Self-Awareness
In an article I wrote in 2014, I likened life’s journey, the choices we make and the direction we take, to navigating in the hills. We each will have familiar repeating tasks in our everyday lives that become routine. Yet our life is full long-distance journeys which, as we grow older, take us to unfamiliar…
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Alpine Mountain Refuges: 5 reasons why you should experience them
Whether an experienced mountaineer or keen walker, you have not really experienced the Alps until you have stayed in one of the thousands of mountain refuges there. Some in the lowlands are easily accessed, even by car. However many ot them are high on the rocks, accessible only by walking in and out. The facilities…
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Guide to Start Climbing Your Own Via Ferratas
If you enjoy hill-walking, scrambling or climbing you may not yet be familiar with the mountain experience known as a Via Ferrata (or Iron Path) although they can be found in most areas of the world. They originated in Italy at the start of the 20th century to facilitate troop movements across the mountains. There…
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Infographic – Why Being Busy Does Not Equal Being Productive
This is a popular post from a few years ago – here is an infographic that will hopefully be a helpful tool. Here is the original post on my coaching website Share your experiences and challenges with busyness!