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How The Four Quarters Method Can Improve Your Mindset

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Four Quarter method by Julie Leonard

Have you ever started the day and things just seem to go completely wrong? You get ready in the morning and you get stuck in a traffic jam ending up being late for your appointment. The day starts in a bad way and it gets worse. Or maybe you have your to-do list you want to get through but by lunchtime, you haven’t completed anything off it. This kind of day can leave you feeling bad and often writing off the day before it’s even dinner time. On such days where things don’t go to plan, your critical inner voice can take over leaving you feeling negative about your day and of yourself. Which then spirals into feeling unproductive and unhappy.

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How To Trigger Your Happiness Hormones

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Trigger Your Happiness Hormones

Julie Leonard How to trigger your happiness hormones As many of you know I love rock music and especially live concerts. With the pandemic it has been over 2 years since I saw any live music. So imagine how excited (and a bit nervous) I was a couple of weeks ago when I got to my first live concert in a long time. And afterwards, not only did I have amazing memories but I felt so happy. That wasn’t just because I saw my favourite bands but because I triggered my endorphins- a happiness hormone.

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Dopamine Dressing to Improve Your Mood

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Dopamine Dressing – How Colour Improves Your Mood

As a Decluttering Consultant as well as a Life Coach I know the importance of regularly going through my wardrobe and keeping it organised and with the pieces of clothing that I love and make me feel great when I wear them. This autumn as I changed over my summer to winter clothing, it struck me how much more colourful my summer wardrobe is. Lot’s of shades of blue, reds, greens and pink. My winter wardrobe on the other hand is very monochrome – black and white and grey. Wearing colour during the winter has popped into my mind occasionally over the years. I wear a faux fur light brown coat in the winter and a bright yellow rain jacket in autumn. And I know I consciously wear both to brighten my mood during the colder, wetter months.

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5 Ways To Manage The January Blues

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The January Blues

Have you been feeling low in mood this month? Feeling in a slump, with little energy or motivation? Let me tell you, you are not alone. You are most likely experiencing the January Blues. And this can be more than just a bit flat after the fun of Christmas. I believe it is a much more serious issue. The Samaritans report that around 20% of people experience depression in January compared to 4.5% during the rest of the year. And with Monday 17th January heralded as the most depressing day of the year, it is time to take a more serious look at the beginning of the year and what you can do to beat the blues.

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The Benefits of Daydreaming

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Daydreaming

Daydreaming by Julie Leonard

Were you ever given into trouble at school for daydreaming? Many of us were and have grown up believing that losing ourselves in a daydream is a bad thing. But there is now research that shows that there are numerous health benefits of daydreaming. And that is great news for those of us who like to let our minds wander. Or perhaps it will now give you permission to daydream a little every day.

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Have a Productive Monday!

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How To Be More Productive

Productive Monday

How do you feel when Monday morning rolls around? Are you ready for the week ahead or do you struggle to get going? I have realised that I start off with lots of energy at the beginning of the week and it tails off by Thursday/Friday. I noticed that I’m more creative and productive after the weekend and for the past few months I have blocked off Monday’s in my calendar to work on my blog posts and other writing. And leaving the less taxing stuff until later in the week. And it turns out I’m not alone.

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Goal setting in Autumn

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September is the new January

Goal Setting in Autumn

The leaves are changing colour, summer has ended and I have that back to school feeling. It feels like a season of transition and of new beginnings.

And I’m discovering that I’m not alone. As a Life Coach, I have often focused on the beginning of the calendar year for new starts and goal setting but in fact good times for goal setting are during periods of natural change. And those for me are Spring and Autumn.

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Self-Care Tips for Women

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Self-Care Tips for Women

Self-Care Tips for Women

September is a great time to review your self-care goals. The summer holidays are over and perhaps you indulged a little (or alot in my case, hello Italian gelato!), schools and work are back to a routine, and you are thinking of what is important to you. Now is a great time to focus on building in regular selfcare.

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