My plans for the rest of 2020 are taking shape in a new notebook with actions, desired outcomes and ideas for how I am going to make it all happen. I can’t make plans without writing stuff down.
Writing…journalling…it’s NOT rocket science…
Author: Sarah Adams
I am a journalist and writer who has worked for newspapers, magazines, TV and online for the last 30 years. I have also written books, appeared on TV and radio and lecture in journalism and PR. I have worked in the world of corporate communications as a manager, and also help to run The Community Media Group, a social enterprise that exists to produce professional, community newspapers in socially challenging areas as well as providing free training. I now work as a personal development coach as well as a freelance journalist, script writer and university lecturer. My first novel is also work in progress!
Welcome the new season with new plans for the rest of 2020
Regular readers will know that I LOVE September. My ‘new year’ always starts this month rather than in January and I make autumn resolutions rather than the traditional New Year ones. This year, a reset and reframe in September is even more important and relevant […]
JOURNALLING…A FEW MYTHS BUSTED!
WE are all adjusting to some sort of normality. I am loathe to continually call this era ‘the new normal’ because it is ever changing, but one thing I do know is that there are many people going through some pretty serious stuff who need […]
REVISIT YOUR DAILY JOURNALLING AND LIST MAKING WITH A NEW LENS FOR A NEW NORMAL
It is most definitely time for a re-boot and to think again about those goals we might have set at the beginning of 2020, which now perhaps don’t seem quite as relevant. I know that many of mine need a major tweak compared to how […]
How to use writing and journalling to change your life after lockdown
I am sure, like me, many of you started with great intentions of doing all sorts of things during lockdown. Perhaps you planned to read more, take up drawing or painting, cooking or do more exercise? Maybe you planned to tackle all those little jobs […]
Lockdown…how was it for you? Reset, reframe and refresh…it’s time to get going!
So how was lockdown for you? Most people I have spoken to have said they have felt either in limbo and like their life has been put on pause, or worryingly out of control, anxious and fearful. I think most of us have felt a […]
Be kind…especially to yourself during Mental Health Awareness Week
Most people I have spoken to are dealing with lockdown and the pandemic with varying degrees of success. There are definitely good and bad days for everyone – despite what social media may portray. But as we start Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness Week […]
The lockdown Life Edit and the ‘new normal’
Start your Lockdown Life Edit this weekend!
Last week I had a wobble…anyone else?
So last week I had a bit of wobble. For someone who has spent a large part of the last 25 years working from home, alone, this might seem an odd reaction to the current unprecedented situation, but nevertheless I did have a couple of […]
Uncertain and unsettled times need a plan to help us to stay calm
So much of what is going on at the moment is out of our control that it can be challenging to think too far ahead. There are many ‘what ifs’ and ‘maybes’ and staying calm is getting harder. Uncertainty breeds anxiety, and as we have […]