Segment Intending (AKA Trying To Live In The Moment)
What is segment intending?
Essentially to me, it means living in the moment or the activity you’re undertaking.
Abraham defines it a little differently as setting your vibration and pre-paving your path before moving into an activity, but let’s go with my definition for now…
How to Use the Lessons of Hypnobirthing to Change Everything
When they say that having a baby changes everything, I now realise they didn’t mean it in a positive way.
After reading The Happiness Trap many moons ago, I had a breakthrough and realised (shock) my thoughts were not the truth. What I hadn’t realised until I was pregnant, was that my overarching beliefs are not the truth either.
What I Learnt From Tracking My Time for A Week
I’ve talked about Laura Vanderkam many times on the blog - she is a time management author, who interviews and gathers time log data from a variety of people.
Her message is to essentially prove to us that we have more time than we think.
I agree with her concept, but when my brain starts to feel overwhelmed, I’m always pretty adamant I’m too tight on time and can spin out over that.
What I Learnt From Brené Brown
I have managed to resist Brené Brown’s work for years, until I finally succumbed and watched her TED talk - one of the most popular of all time.
What then followed was a (accepted!) recommendation of her book The Power of Vulnerability. I downloaded the audio book and the 6 hours and 31 minutes were devoured in just four days.
An Easy Visualisation Technique to Use With Negative People
Earlier this year, I was having trouble with a particular person in my life - I would call him an ‘energy vampire’...
I wasn’t super close to him but had to have a lot to do with him on a week to week basis. In my eyes, he was very negative about life and I felt like I was a sounding board for much of this negativity.
How These 3 Tech Tools Can Cut Down Your Time Online
A common issue I hear from my clients is the guilt they feel for the amount of time they spend online.
Whether it’s distracting them from their business, their kids, or derailing their mornings, endless scrolling seems to be an easy time suck without much reward.
How to Deal with Energy Vampires and One-Uppers
Although we try to keep things positive here at Where the Light Plays, it is worth admitting life isn't all peaches and cream.
Many types of people will come our way in life, but here's two I personally have trouble dealing with - the energy vampire (aka the drainer) and the one-upper.
How to Become A Morning Person (Even with A Toddler)
I truly believed that I was never built to be a morning person.
As a teenager I remember cringing as my dad chirped ‘Morning!’ as I dragged myself out of my bedroom to the kitchen, wishing I could quietly lie on the floor and sleep for another two hours.
5 Productivity Apps for Smarter Phone Use
Have you ever wondered if you can make your phone work for you rather than against you?
I know most of us feel guilty about the amount of time we spend scrolling, but what if you could enjoy that time and use your phone to make you more productive?
My New Working from Home Schedule
As a time management coach for mums and former project manager of almost 10 years, when I asked over on my Instagram what blog post you’d most like to see next, I was secretly thrilled when the answer that came back was my working from home schedule.