Author Archives: meadandrea

Hi, everyone, and welcome to my first blog of 2024. This is your year for everyone whose birthday is 29th February; make it count. Before I start, I wanted to announce that I haven’t made any New Year resolutions for the rationale I’ll explain later, but for some unknown reason, I stopped drinking on ChristmasContinue reading “Overcoming Overthinking”

Hello, and welcome to my last blog of the year.  2023 has not been my easiest year; I’ve had many challenges.  My last difficult year was 2013, so I might hibernate in 2033 😊. On a positive note, difficult times remind us how strong we are, to be thankful, and that life continues; I’m certainlyContinue reading “Why high achievers are ditching social media”

A picture is worth 1,000 words, but this one isn’t quite as I’d imagined.  I’d envisaged Belle, my daughter’s gorgeous spaniel, in my arms with the autumn leaves falling gently around us, complementing her autumnal glossy coat.  Never work with animals or children most definitely came to mind!  Belle doesn’t do blog photos. This month,Continue reading “One small change you can make for an easier life”

Here we are, well into Autumn, and the colours are captivating, even though it was sad to say goodbye to summer.  The only thing I dislike about Autumn is that Winter comes next. Christmas cards always portray a romantic image of winter in England: snow-covered rolling hills and small robins chirping on a red postContinue reading “Surprising news you won’t believe!”

A comfort zone can be very beautiful, but nothing ever grows there! That’s what I was told when I was packed off on a two-day sales training course many moons ago.  My most memorable takeaway from that course (besides the bar bill) was that our comfort zone is a mental state that does not allowContinue reading “Why you must conquer your fear of failure!”

Yay, it’s sunny again. The 40 days and 40 nights of rain have finished following the downpour on St. Swithin’s Day, and now we can enjoy an Indian summer. This month’s blog is about happiness. Can we learn to be happy?  I think so, and here’s my thoughts. I’ll start by being a bit controversial;Continue reading “Six takeaways for a happier life”

I’ll start this month’s blog by talking about “luck”. Do you consider yourself lucky or unlucky?  I don’t believe I’ve prospered or succeeded through chance or good fortune, the dictionary definition of luck. I think I’ve just worked hard, like most of you.  I always felt that luck is a random phenomenon and, therefore, notContinue reading “How to get lucky”

Welcome to this month’s blog and a subject close to my heart. Why do we spend time caring about what people think?  I always wanted to be more like the inspirational Coco Chanel, who famously said, “I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” The truth is thatContinue reading “Why do we care what people think: A closer look!”

It’s been a long time since I started my blog with a moan, and I don’t want to disappoint, so here we go.  I’ve had a flare-up of my AS, and it’s been a bad one.  I felt so fit when we returned from our walking holiday, but as is normal, when I’m feeling good,Continue reading “How to resolve conflict without reading a book”