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I'm in the flow

Thu, 07 May 2009 08:14:37 +0000

Knowing that the Great North Run is now less than 5 months away, I've finally got my head around the training I need to put in to complete the race.

I have had to improve on my own work/life balance to make time to do the training, so I'm feeling much better about the whole thing now.

Last Saturday, late afternoon, my fab friend Rose came over and we did a 3 mile walk together in just over an hour.

Everyone got to see my vital statistics

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:12:00 +0000

Now there is no turning back, because on Monday 13th April 2009, the delightful Helen Rae, Health Reporter for the Chronicle, published a feature on my training for the Great North Run.

My vital statistics were laid bear for all to read as well as my weight.

I knew that once that information was published and I got through the embarrassing cringe factor of going so public I would do something positive about it.

Changing eating habits will hopefully give me more energy

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:03:00 +0000

Changing eating habits will hopefully give me more energy

Anyone who knows me will be aware of my passion for personal development, and for us human beings exploring our full potential to be as happy as we can be.

In recent years I have also become really interested in health and well-being and am now really embracing a new perspective on mind, body and soul, essential ingredients for obtain and maintain optimum health.

Getting excited now at the thought of running

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:04:41 +0000

Now that I have got my head around the fact that I really am taking part in the Great North Run this year, I am actually beginning to get quite excited by it.

I know that I need lots of help and support to enable me to I cross that finishing line, so I have enrolled some local experts.

One such person is my great friend Sue Clark, and personal fitness trainer.

Sue is doing me a personal favour by helping me to build up my running ability over the coming weeks.

She doesn't normally run with her clients but is making an exception in my case as she knows I need all the help I can get.

My work as a Life Coach

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:12:00 +0000

One of the things I help people to achieve in their lives is a greater work/life balance, yet behind the scenes of a Life Coach, my own work/life balance went flying out the window ages ago.

Along with my wonderful business partner Jules, we started U Turn Partnership at the beginning of this year, while still running our own businesses, and juggling our hectic lives between endless business commitments and time for our family and friends.

It is nothing unusual for Jules and I to start work at crack of dawn and to sometimes have late night calls when we haven't managed to communicate much during the working day.

Why I'm taking part in the Great North Run

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:10:57 +0000

Since deciding to take part in the Great North Run I have been asking myself certain questions including the following one.

Why, when I don't like running and can hardly manage to jog up the stairs in our home without puffing my guts out, am I committing to running 13 miles in September this year?

No one has forced me to do the run. I am taking part by personal choice for the following primary reasons.