As I looked across the room at the parents gathered for the presentation on mental wellbeing in children and teenagers, what I noticed first was how some people were scrupulously taking notes

I admired their grit and determination as for sure, the challenge of how to enable our children to thrive by helping them build mental strength is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society today, especially post the pandemic

All around the world, the headlines inform us that we are all facing a monumental mountain of mental wellbeing issues in young people. We are swapping worrying about whether our kids will get the right grades with worrying about if they will either burnout through the pressure of perfectionism or drop out altogether through the feelings of somehow not fitting in because they aren’t the most successful tiktoker in their class. Yet taken to the extreme – I could also see the perfectionist parenting pitfalls

The piftfalls of seeing our children’s mental wellbeing as y...

Progressfull Mind-set Morning routine – how to 'sort yourself out' and 'set yourself up' for a fulfilling day

What exactly is a great morning routine and why is a morning routine even important?

There is a lot of chat about morning routines and we at Progressfull have something to share with you on this topic

First things first, why is it even important to have a morning routine?

Well, to be honest with you, often the very first thing our high performing clients say, from 16 year old students, to artisan bakers, to assistant directors in the film and tv industry, through to CEOs of conglomerates or start-ups – is that they are on the edge of burn-out. Overwhelmed by pressure – both from others and also from our own high standards - most of us have too much to do in too little time.

"The last thing I have time for, is time to spend on myself. I certainly don’t have time for self-care, let alone self-development – it’s more about self-survival!"

At Progressfull, our response to th...

I have lived pretty much all my life with my own narrow perspective of my own potential  

– until I realised that actually – I had an opportunity to change my perspective, to start taking the first small steps forwards towards unlocking my potential. Put simply - to make progress instead of staying stuck 

So I did. And guess what – I am even more shocked now – by how much untapped potential not only I have, but that, in fact, we all have – if we would simply learn to ‘Welcome Feedback’ 

What it boils down to, is that we are all nearly always capable of achieving much, much more than we currently are – in pretty much all areas of our lives – whether as a coder, a chef or a CEO –  we simply lack a different perspective, a different skill-set, a different take on what we can do 

So we stay, comfortably uncomfortable in our own ‘one day I will’ – but never do 

We often lack perspective on our own potential because we feel we don’t have the time or courage to shine a light into the bli...

Isn’t it ironic that so many of us have a fear of missing out, yet how often do we stop to think if we even want the thing we are missing out on in the first place? 

We are so used to society, social media, friends, family telling us what we should be doing, eating, wearing – we often lose sight of our own view of who we want to be and how we want to live our lives 

The thing is – it’s actually quite easy to be swept along with the rest of the world – when we haven’t ever really stopped to think about who we really, truly want to be and how we want to live our own life. Even the big choices we make in life, like if and what to study, where to live, and what job to do, are often more influences of those around us, than our own true choices  

So that’s why, even if you think it might sound a bit like naval gazing, in truth – working out how to live life on your own terms might be almost as important as learning how to read and write 

Socrates summed this up when he said, 

 “The unco...

At a time when we are faced with political and economic turmoil, rising prices and ongoing climate challenges, play may well be the last thing on our list of priorities...

It’s true that we’re living in a world that’s more conducive to anxiety than playfulness. In the endless to-do list of being an adult, play really does feel like a waste of time. We burn ourselves out with anxieties, worries and tasks we should or have to do, rarely believing we have time or energy for activities we actually want to do 

The thing is, we know it’s important for kids to play, but it is actually even more important for adults. This is because, often one of the reasons we are so anxious and wound up in the first place, is because we struggle to adapt to all the change around us, we get stuck in our ways - as George Bernard Shaw famously said, 

"We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing"

While our current beliefs, behaviours, and mind-sets may be useful in some way...

Is your wellbeing suffering because you feel anxious or stressed? 

You aren’t alone - we are all aware of the increase in the number of people feeling anxious or stressed in today’s world, in fact in 2021 more than 8,000 children in the UK picked 'anxiety' as the top choice when asked for the words they would use to discuss health and wellbeing

What’s more… we also know these feelings of stress and anxiety not only detract from our overall sense of wellbeing, they are also not helping our productivity and performance - at work, at home in our whole life

In fact, they are harmful to our bodies as well as our minds, to say nothing of the impact we have when we appear anxious and stressed on our friends and loved ones and frankly, also our credibility at work. But what can we actually do about it? Especially because some of the factors which are making us feel this way, may appear to be so far out of our control?

The good news is, that honestly (and surprisingly for some of us), there...

I don't know about you, but we hear a lot of people talking about 'Showing Up'

The thing is what does it actually mean? In fact, some people even go so far as to say that Showing Up is the start of making great things happen…

Yet Showing Up is not always easy, in fact we definitely agree with Brene Brown who says,

"Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up"

One minute we are mid pandemic, wondering whether we should or shouldn’t be wearing masks, then we are confronted by the tragic situation in the Ukraine, then we have the financial impact of all this on prices for essential items such as fuel and food

Yup, for a lot of us, our current reality is tough

Not surprising then, that some of us are floundering. How to look forwards when we don't know what forwards looks like anymore? Hard to hope, when everything around us is in havoc

I don't know if you have noticed though, some of us are – dare we say it - flourishing. Some of us are deftly pivoting...

New boss, new cryptocurrency, new neighbours, new technology, new regulations, new processes, new school, even new shoes – can often come with unexpected consequences

How often do you lie through your teeth, claiming that you enjoy change because you know, being adaptable and agile is the big thing, right?

Yet in truth, change fills you with dread, secretly you fear you won’t cope, it won’t be as good as it was and all the dreams and plans you have worked so hard for, will all come to nothing. Going back to the question, 'change do you love it or loath it?', you're on the loath it side

You are not alone - in fact, under 20% of the human race are naturally resilient when it comes to change – so most likely that is not you

Most of us like certainty, we like a plan, knowing where and when we will get our morning coffee, what the home screen of our favourite social media app looks like, when the bin men will take the rubbish away, who we will spend holidays with, what is expected of u...

Why do so many people crash and burn in new roles?

Have you ever wondered, whether the new recruit everyone is talking about is actually going to be as good as everyone says they will be – only to watch as they crash and burn, sometimes even at the end of the first week?

What’s more, have you ever realised, with a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach – that new recruit is actually you?

The thing is, when we excitedly step into our new office, head held high, knowing we smashed the interview process, squeaking slightly in our pristine sneakers as we try to look casually confident, clutching our new laptop – we suddenly realise we are entering a war zone…

Past experience tells us, scattered amongst the friendly new faces and shiny new opportunities - there are totally toxic people, projects and politics. The nature of human beings and organisations is that hiding behind even the most artfully cool indoor plant, inviting designer sofa and sparkling water fountain there may well ...

Start your new role as a new first-rate you - ready for the adventure, primed and poised to enjoy, excel and exceed all expectations!

New Role? New first-rate you! 100 day masterclass shares the steps and structures for success in your first 100 days - all for £50

This masterclass will teach you how to balance your time and focus your energy so that you hit the ground running, calm and poised from day 1, continue through day 100 and beyond - confident you are your best self because you know you have the steps and structures for success despite all the new information you are bombarded with!

We guide you through the ups and downs, zigs and zags of the 100 day adventure so you can smash it! 

• Pre-recorded video and audio content, divided into bite-sized chunks

• 2-3 hours of content made up of sparky deep insights, simple practical frameworks and handy transforming tools designed to help you smash your First 100 days!

• Purposeful self-reflection exercises for you to focus y...