Category Archives: Power Coaching

Being in your element

Posted on January 31, 2012 by kikimaurey

I’ve feel like I’ve had a long and fascinating life, despite a wobbly and rather unpromising start. I’m now at the age when people are starting to ask when I plan to retire, or when I plan to give up … Continue reading →

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Are you sitting comfortably?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by kikimaurey

At last September’s conference of the ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ Nancy Staisey, MD of Life Sciences at IBM shared her fascinating take on “It’s Time… to Realise Your Potential: the importance of support”. Nancy explained how she often gets asked … Continue reading →

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Can you call time out?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by kikimaurey

Stress and challenge is everywhere. It’s endemic as we struggle to make a success of our lives, careers or our business ventures. I often get emails from folks wanting to fix the pain caused by their stressful full-on roles. Jobs … Continue reading →

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Growing ‘virtual’ & other relationships

Posted on December 29, 2011 by kikimaurey

Over the last couple of months I’ve continued coaching and mentoring some wonderful people here in the UK, but also found myself using Skype more often to support clients as far away as San Francisco, Spain, Qatar, Brussels and Saudi. … Continue reading →

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Is your mind playing tricks?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by kikimaurey

Some months ago my ears pricked up when listening to BBC Radio 4’s Midweek. Matt Croucher, veteran of the war in Afghanistan, was being interviewed as someone who had lain down on a land mine to protect his mates. Matt … Continue reading →

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