Boost My Potential - My Positivity Coach

28/11/2017

Need help with anxiety today? Try this powerful 6 step coaching method
Part 2: Decluttering our thoughts & Freedom from anxiety: Changing our reality with a powerful 6 step coaching technique
Ready for freedom from anxiety?
Want to get on with life?
Willing to become unstuck and take back control?
In my previous article on anxiety, I explained step one of the method that I designed for my clients. Just to recap, step one is taking some time out to look into ourselves, to listen to our thoughts, to see what is going on in this busy head. I recommended buying a nice hardback notebook to record these thoughts. We can also use the voice recorder on your smartphone for those who are not fans of writing. It doesn’t matter how we record these thoughts, the important thing is to do it. The fact of making a voice recording or writing down what we worry about on a typical day, what brings up our anxiety, is in itself 50% of the work done. We have, through this, become conscious of our thought processes and that in itself will start to bring about change in our life. So let’s move on to step 2.
Step 2
Now let’s take a look at our life as a whole, in all its different aspects. At this stage, we can jot down in our notebook the following domains or aspects of our lives. Here are the main ones:
Physical body & health
Relationships (friends, colleagues, extended family)
Love life
Family life (family, if you don’t have children, parents and siblings)
Professional life/career
Finances
Time management
Spiritual life (this is not necessarily religion, it’s more how we celebrate life and give back to society)
So note down each category or aspect of our life and without judging ourselves, we give ourselves a mark out of 10 for each aspect. Remember the mark we give is based solely on how we feel about this aspect of our life. It is how we see ourselves and feel about this aspect, it is not what other people say or think about us. If we give ourselves a high mark, it means we have invested energy and time in this domain and are feeling confidant about it and in control. If we give ourselves a lower mark, which is ok, (it is just how things are for the moment), there is some inner resistance around this aspect and we may have neglected to work more on this through fear or lack of empowerment.
After we have given ourselves a mark for each domain, let's take a moment to honour ourselves for having the courage to go this far. Many people don’t want to see how they feel about the details of their lives. We, on the contrary, by doing this exercise are showing strength and facing our fears. Well done!
When we have finished this part, let's take some time now to look back over our notes we made previously. Try and see how these negative thoughts fit into the different aspects of our life. Is there a correlation between our negative thoughts and the mark we have gave ourselves in a particular domain? Over the coming days, check in with ourselves regularly and readjust our marks accordingly.
When we have finished this, we can decide on one aspect that we would like to work on and that will be our exercise for next week. Imagine someone has given him/herself a 4 out of 10 in time management, that might be a good place to start, as how we organise our time can bring about a lot of negative feelings of stress, of not being good enough, or in control, which increases anxiety greatly.

"I am doing great" The power of positive affirmations

Most people have heard of positive affirmations and their power to change how we feel. Clients often feel down after finishing this step, they look at the areas in their lives where they have given themselves a low mark and focus on that.
I would recommend that looking at the other aspects of our life where we gave ourselves a higher mark and take time to celebrate these achievements. Who is perfect in this world? We all choose to concentrate on certain aspects in life as they are more precious to us: bringing up children, having a good marriage, striving for a good career etc, we all focus on a few things, which is normal, we can’t be good at everything all of the time. So a positive affirmation we could use at this time to help us feel more balanced would be:
“I am doing the best I can and I honour myself for doing this important work”
I hope this helps, I look forward to talking to you or hearing from you over the coming weeks, I have offices in Laytown and Clontarf, we can also do skype sessions for those who live too far away. I feel life coaching is so precious because we are not always capable of being objective about ourselves or the lives that we lead. You may feel the need for help and advice in getting through this method. Looking from the outside in, without ever judging you or pushing you, I can help you gently regain balance in all aspects, allowing you to get back to enjoying life again and feeling in control.
Please feel free to leave a comment or get in touch. I’d be delighted to chat about how we can move forward together.
Elaine 087 066 8143

30/10/2017

Decluttering our thoughts & Freedom from anxiety: How changing the way we think can change our reality

Suffering from anxiety? Living in fear of the next panic attack or social event, or presentation?
Looking for relief from this constant feeling that it is not safe to be yourself?
Would you like to be able to enjoy life again?
Everyone who suffers with anxiety has a set of coping strategies to help deal with the situation where anxiety arises and takes hold. Coaching can help you find effective coping strategies but also identifying the core issues that will allow you to heal them quickly and gracefully.
Even if you’re not a particularly fearful person, you may still find this article helpful for stressful situations. In my coaching practise, I help people find greater freedom from anxiety through a 5 step coaching method based on introspection.
What does introspection mean?
It is simply the capacity to looks inwards, to have the honesty to see ourselves as we truly are and not who we think we are are (perceptions, beliefs) or would like to be. Introspection is not for everyone, a lot of people are not ready to look at themselves, because it may involve making some changes. People often think of changing as trying to improve their faults, but introspection is more about looking at our emotions and finding out what our fundamental needs are so we are living in a more balanced, harmonious manner (I go further into this in later articles as we go through the method). Focusing our attention on our faults and misgivings can bring us down even more and this is what often happens with people who suffer from anxiety, they undermine themselves with a very negative inner dialogue.
Anxiety sufferers are not the only ones who think negatively about themselves or their environment, we all do it, all the time. The thing is we don’t know we do it because we haven’t become conscious or aware of it.
Our thoughts are on automatic pilot and we tend to think that we have no control over our thoughts.
This is so wrong. We can control our thoughts, we can become conscious of our thoughts (introspection) and through this, we begin to change. The simple act of becoming conscious of something, immediately brings about change. We may need some practise in focusing our attention away from what makes us anxious or stressed, but it is possible to break away from disempowering thought patterns which then makes room to allow us to create positive, self-asserting and empowering beliefs.
How can I start?
Step 1
A little training on specific thought patterns can change how we see and cope with certain situations in as little as 21 days.
To start, buy yourself a nice notebook, one that’s sturdy but small enough that you can carry it around.
Write the date on the top of the 1st page and write down where you’re at in your life. Try and be brief and as concise as possible, including all the aspects of your life; relationships, work life, finances, projects, evolution, health and fitness, spiritual etc.
This is going to be very useful to you in the coming months. As you work through the method, you will be able to reread your 1st entry in your notebook and see how things have changed for the better. We don’t always see our progress, how things are working out for us and improving, so this will help you compare the then and now.
Next spend a half day watching yourself on the inside, watching your thoughts. Watch and observe how you react to the outside world. Don’t start with something dramatic or difficult, just your habitual routine. Watch your thoughts waking up in the morning, going to work, listening to colleagues, watching people go by, eating lunch. You might find it difficult to do for a whole half day, but even a half an hour will give you an insight into your thought processes. What goes on in your mind when you’re sitting on the bus, or emptying the dishwasher, or filling the tank? It might be helpful to imagine another you looking at you. Imagine a second you, on the outside looking at you, this might give you a clearer insight on your thoughts.
Remember 2 things:
1/ It can be difficult to do in the beginning, but like anything new, we get better with practise. Scientists say we have on average 38000 thoughts per day so you won’t catch every single one. That’s ok, just jot down in your notebook the main ones.
2/ Your thoughts are not very different from most other people’s. You might be surprised to see how negative your thoughts are, but please don’t judge yourself or think badly of yourself, we are all the same when we start this journey.
Most of our thoughts that spin out of control are instinctive, reptilian. As homo sapiens life was extremely dangerous, survival was our main concern and so it was paramount to be on alert all the time. Today we have an easier, safer life, but our brain has connected and “hard wired” our negative thought processes, as if we were still primitive hunters, because they are so habitual.
Our negative thoughts are just a bad habit.
Sufferers from anxiety often can’t tell the difference between an authentically dangerous situation and one that is not, their anxiety level is the same for a shopping trip as it is for a presentation in front of peers. This 1st step of introspecting, of looking inside, helps sort out the thoughts.
I did this inner work alone, it took me 12 weeks, but I didn’t have a lot of anxiety or excess worry and I’m a coach.I would recommend that you consult someone, that’s what we are here for, to help and guide you to a happier, empowering future and the sooner the better. It came true for me and completely changed my reality., I gave myself the gift of 12 weeks of coaching and the results were life-changing. I have since helped hundreds of clients find their way to a happier, quieter mind. When we learn how to quieten our mind, we leave space to become the true creators of our lives, where we make things happen and not let things happen to us.
Next week, I will explain step 2: making sense of the chaos in our thoughts and driving ourselves towards the path of acceptance.
I would love to hear how you get on if you decide to go ahead and do this coaching method.. It takes courage but remember by doing this important inner work we are honouring the essence of who we are, we peel off the layers and find the beauty within.

Here’s what one teenage client had to say after 4 sessions of coaching on anxiety:

“In the beginning, I went to see Elaine because I wanted help with a relationship problem, I needed to find an adult who was capable of listening and of helping me take a step back from the problem to help me make a decision on how to deal with it. But during the 1st session, Elaine proved to be more influential than I had imagined. She started to help with the relationship problem but quickly allowed me to share on my severe social anxiety. I didn’t even think of it when I went to see her, I was focused on the relationship issue, in fact I didn’t even think about this anxiety as being something I could get help for. I suppose I thought everyone suffers from it at my age. I discovered that I had been like this since I was a small child, lacking in confidence and living with a permanent knot in my stomach, especially every morning getting up to go to school. Thanks to Elaine I realised I didn’t have to continue living this way. She helped me make some decisions, taught me how to become more self aware and accepting of myself. Using simple techniques that she showed me, I learnt how to practise mindfulness and my knot disappeared in just 3 weeks! I’m now in 5th year and I have never felt better. I still try to apply the methods Elaine taught me to deal with stressful situations as they arise and it works! Slowly I am growing in confidence and feeling for the 1st time in my life that I have the power to choose how I feel and I now choose to enjoy my life, it’s so liberating!”

04/08/2017

Are you willing to take your life to the next level?
Are you ready to become unstuck?
Are you finally in a place where you're able to put yourself first again?
Come see me in The Clontarf Holistic Centre, Kincora Avenue.
Life coaching is a fantastic, affordable and speedy option to guide you through the rough patches that we all experience periodically. Life coaching helps you reassess what is important and what is not. As a positivity coach, I really focus on creating awareness around negative thoughts, emotions and communication. Once a person is aware or conscious of their negativity, they can change it. There are so many easy-to-use tools out there. I also encourage people to strive for better balance in their lives. It can't all be about the job or career, or the children, or grandchildren or the husband or our bodies and our external image. Mindfulness and meditation are essential for stress relief. Part of the coaching I do is teaching helpful ways to integrate relaxation and serenity into your daily routine.
So the next time you buy an unnecessary item of clothing, shoes, bag or gadget, think how that money could be invested in yourself, in your future happiness.
Always remember that YOU are the most important person in your life, if you are not balanced and happy, how can you possibly create it for others around you?
A new coat will lie in your wardrobe, a new game will be played before being replaced, trainers will be outgrown, meals in restaurants digested and forgotten, but every coaching session you take is an investment for life.
You can be happier, feel happier and do things that make you happier. When we change, our life changes, when we think positive, we reap positivity.
It is law.
You will never feel judged when you're with me, nor will I make decisions for you. I will simply help you clear up the major issues that are causing you pain and have kept you in low self-esteem. Then together we explore all the wonderful possibilities that life has to offer and the gifts you can bring to make your life more fulfilling, meaningful and joyful no matter what your current situation is.
Interested? Give me a call on 087 066 8143 to discuss how we get you started. I’d love to hear from you.

19/07/2017

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21/06/2017

Are you willing to take you life to the next level?
Are you ready to become unstuck?
Are you finally in a place where you're able to put yourself first again?

Come see me in The Clontarf Holistic Centre, Kincora Avenue.

Life coaching is a fantastic, affordable and speedy option to guide you through the rough patches that we all experience periodically. Life coaching helps you reassess what is important and what is not. As a positivity coach, I really focus on creating awareness around negative thoughts, emotions and communication. Once a person is aware or conscious of their negativity, they can change it. There are so many easy-to-use tools out there. I also encourage people to strive for better balance in their lives. It can't all be about the job or career, or the children, or grandchildren or the husband or our bodies and our external image. Mindfulness and meditation are essential for stress relief. Part of the coaching I do is teaching helpful ways to integrate relaxation and serenity into your daily routine.
So the next time you buy an unnecessary item of clothing, shoes, bag or gadget, think how that money could be invested in yourself, in your future happiness.
Always remember that YOU are the most important person in your life, if you are not balanced and happy, how can you possibly create it for others around you?
A new coat will lie in your wardrobe, a new game will be played before being replaced, trainers will be outgrown, meals in restaurants digested and forgotten, but every coaching session you take is an investment for life.
You can be happier, feel happier and do things that make you happier. When we change, our life changes, when we think positive, we reap positivity.
It is law.
You will never feel judged when you're with me, nor will I make decisions for you. I will simply help you clear up the major issues that are causing you pain and have kept you in low self-esteem. Then together we explore all the wonderful possibilities that life has to offer and the gifts you can bring to make your life more fulfilling, meaningful and joyful no matter what your current situation is.
Interested? Give me a call on 087 066 8143 to discuss how we get you started. I’d love to hear from you.

19/06/2017

Some people say life coaching is too expensive!
How much did you spend on your kids last week?

Has a bottle of wine in front of Netflix become the highlight of your week?
Are your nerves frazzled running around all week trying to do everything for everyone?

What about YOU? Where does looking after YOUrself come into the picture? Or maybe when did looking after yourself leave the picture?

Those of you who are retired can look at the younger generation, and literally watch them running. We have turned up the dial in terms of speed in the last 20 years, we want it all and we want it now and because there are so many inventions out there to make our lives easier, we are taking on more and more in terms of activity and doing, always doing. And when we not doing, we're planning the next doing, the next activity and away we go.

So much stress. Everyone is so busy, running around like headless chickens, not knowing when or how to stop and if we are not busy physically we are very busy mentally (in our heads). Our poor burnt out, overworked brains. Scientists say we have on average 38000 thoughts a day. Our poor brains are trying to process way too much information and most of it we don't even choose or want! We don't know how to stop thinking, planning, organising & calculating.
Having said that, today we live in the greatest period of time in human evolution if we compare even to the time of our parents and grandparents.
We have so much abundance in terms of:
health services, science and medical breakthroughs, a quality of life: leisure activities, education, access to information and learning, general comfort etc,
But what have we done with these privileges, how have they served us beyond the material dimension of accumulating things?
We have a better quality of life but not necessarily a better quality of mind or heart (and I mean in the sense of satisfaction or a sense of gratitude and happiness).
Ok so that's not so great, but simply becoming conscious of our level of dissatisfaction is 50% of the journey.
We are not unworthy because we're not satisfied, it's just the way we have been programmed that way, or we could say that we have let the programme run on autopilot if we take responsibility for our lives.
We can all change and it's never too late to make a change, even a small one.

If I asked you how you are? Most would quickly come up with a couple of things that we are worried about; health issues, worry about children or grandchildren, ageing parents, money problems, our weight, things needed doing in our homes, our partner's behaviour or bad habits, our own bad habits, our moods or negative emotions, our jobs... we could go on.
If you listen in on any everyday conversation, we can find that most peoples' conversations are oriented around negative aspects of their lives. That's not so strange, as we are genetically designed to look for and highlight the negative. This is what has kept us alive and safe so far.

I think most of us can admit as 1st world human beings, that we are generally unsatisfied about most things.
We think we will be happy when the mortgage is paid
or the children grow up or when we retire
or when we get that operation or when we get more money or when it stops raining or when we go on holiday and the list goes on.
The thing is we don't mean to be unsatisfied or seem ungrateful, it has just become a lifetime habit we all perpetuate day in, day out.

Life coaching is a fantastic, affordable and speedy option to guide you through the rough patches that we all experience periodically. Life coaching helps you reassess what is important and what is not. As a positivity coach, I really focus on creating awareness around negative thoughts, emotions and communication. Once a person is aware or conscious of their negativity, they can change it. There are so many easy-to-use tools out there. I also encourage people to strive for better balance in their lives. It can't all be about the job or career, or the children, or grandchildren or the husband or our bodies and our external image. Mindfulness and meditation are essential for stress relief. Part of the coaching I do is teaching helpful ways to integrate relaxation and serenity into your daily routine.

So the next time you buy an unnecessary item of clothing, shoes, bag or gadget, think how that money could be invested in yourself, in your future happiness.
Always remember that YOU are the most important person in your life, if you are not balanced and happy, how can you possibly create it for others around you?
A new coat will lie in your wardrobe, a new game will be played before being replaced, trainers will be outgrown, meals in restaurants digested and forgotten, but every coaching session you take is an investment for life.
You can be happier, feel happier and do things that make you happier. When we change, our life changes, when we think positive, we reap positivity. It is law.

You will never feel judged when you're with me, nor will I make decisions for you. I will simply help you clear up the major issues that are causing you pain and have kept you in low self-esteem. Then together we explore all the wonderful possibilities that life has to offer and the gifts you can bring to make your life more fulfilling, meaningful and joyful no matter what your current situation is.

Interested? Give me a call on 087 066 8143 to discuss how we get you started. I’d love to hear from you.
Please like and share this article if you enjoyed it or know anyone who may need to read this.

This is the end of a series of articles in the theme of TAKING YOUR LIFE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
Next week I will be starting a new series of articles around the theme of ANXIETY

02/06/2017

Stop wasting your precious time and energy in the thick of thin things!

Do you sometimes feel that what made sense before doesn’t anymore?
Are you having difficulty finding purpose in what you do?
Are you just downright exhausted at the end of the day wondering what it was you actually accomplished?

About 10 years ago, I was going on a well-needed holiday. I had had a challenging couple of years trying to set up an investment property company almost single-handedly while trying to convince my husband that it would all be worth it. I was also trying to pry myself away from my 3 young children's’ demands to actually go out and find some clients! I was working 16 hour days, dropping everything on a Sunday if needed, to go and meet some investor and line up viewings. I remember thinking as I was packing my suitcase how I would have to make some changes in my life. I recognised that I had lost my balance. I would find myself shouting at the children for nothing much, arguing often with my husband to make him see things my way and get him to help me out more. I would go from a state of ecstatic joy and celebration when I closed a sale to a dark place of despair and anguish when other deals didn’t go through. I had invested so much into the success of this enterprise that I had completely lost my way. My nerves were frazzled and I was stressed to the hilt.
So as I finished preparing for the holiday, I made a decision “I am going to reevaluate my life and I’m going to find how to become myself again”
Your situation might be different but does this type of experience resonate with you? This state of knowing that something is not right? That you are not being the person you know you could be? I felt that strongly, that I had lost control of my emotional balance, I could no longer recognise what was important, what merited energy and time and what didn’t. As Steven Covey said I was completely caught up in the thick of thin things.

I’ll spare you all the details of how I changed and what strategies I put in place, but to cut a long story short, I took the following steps and within 3 short months, I was back on track to being a happier, more balanced person:

1/ I wrote a list of all the things going on in my life, all the people and roles I had. Then I put them in order according to priority
2/ I decided to spend quality time with the people that were top of that list (not necessarily more time, but quality time celebrating and enjoying experiences together)
3/ I started meditating to learn how to be more present and to quieten my mind and thoughts
4/ I started seeing a coach to help me move forward positively and efficiently

We often don’t see ourselves as we are. We don’t always have the insight that would nudge us to make changes, to simplify our life. We are not objective about ourselves or the lives that we lead. That’s why I feel a coach is so precious.
Looking from the outside in, without ever judging you or pushing you, I can help you gently regain balance in your life, allowing you to get back to enjoying life again and feeling in control.
Please feel free to leave a comment or get in touch. I’d be delighted to chat about how we can move forward together.

Elaine Birney: Life Strategist
Laytown & Clontarf
087 066 8143

30/04/2017

25/04/2017

Is it OK to just BE me? Learning to like myself

Looking for more meaning in life?
Have you given up on you and let routine and other people’s needs take over?

We could ask ourselves when did things start to slip? When did I disconnect from myself, or even, was I ever connected to myself? Did I ever know who I am? When did I get stuck?
As we evolve through life, we often at a certain period, start to ask these existential questions. We might read a self-help book that starts us thinking about our life and who we are.
We all want to know how we’re doing in the grand scheme of things. We need acknowledgement for the effort, energy and time that we put into our work, family, children, relationships etc.
It can be that the crisis emerges just because of that: we don’t feel acknowledged, appreciated or valued for who we are and what we are trying to do for others.
I was lucky enough to be one of those people.
Why do I say lucky?
Simply because everyone experiences, throughout their lives, periods of emptiness, despair & confusion but the vast majority don’t do anything about it. They don’t even reach the stage of becoming conscious that they are going through a crisis. They might say “Oh I’m going through a bit of a rough patch, I’ll be grand” and they pick themselves up and forge on. Most of us don’t take the time to listen to our emotions; our anger, teariness, fatigue, frustration.
Our bodies send us the signs in the form of weariness, or illness, a bad back, a cold that won’t go away, pains in our joints, stomach ache etc.
If you were to keep a diary of your emotions and sickness, you would see that they almost always coincide with periods where you are not balanced, where there are money issues or worry about something or someone.
I sayI was lucky because I discovered a tool that opened up a door inside me, that helped me wake up to myself.
It was a communication course that I was doing. I actually went to accompany a friend, who wanted to find a way to reconnect with her teenagers. She had got stuck on the treadmill. She was trapped in the same old reflexes, reactions, behaviours and she knew it. This course helped her a lot. It helped me too, although I have been lucky enough to have learnt a simple tool called ACTIVE LISTENING. I learnt it when my eldest of 3 children was just 2 years old and I started putting it into practice as often as I could. They say practice makes perfect and without saying that I have a perfect relationship with my children who are now 19, 17 and 16, I feel that I have cultivated a connection with each of them to the point where they can confide in me, share their difficulties, experiences and growing pains and I can do that without letting my own fears, worries or projections get in the way. So this course was a nice refresher for me in communicating with others.
The big thing I took home was that I wasn’t LOOKING AFTER MYSELF, I wasn’t PUTTING MYSELF FIRST. I had spent all my adult life nurturing, listening, educating and helping others without giving myself that same courtesy. Women are especially guilty of this type of behaviour. We gradually lose ourselves in looking after and running around after others.
This course really shook me!
So what does it mean to look after myself, to BE myself? Because in order to get to a place where you like yourself, you have to start by being yourself, being true to yourself, expressing and receiving in a way that is authentic.
The first step is recognising our emotions as they arise. We don’t need to analyse them or understand them, we can simply let them be, allow them to be present.
The second step is looking after our fundamental needs. There are reportedly over 100 fundamental needs. When I was learning about this and looking at the long list of my needs that were not satisfied, I wondered where had I lost the plot. It seemed so logical to me afterwards that If I was to be a good parent, partner, daughter, colleague, sister, friend and coach, I needed to tend to my own needs first. How can we expect to know our childrens’/teenagers’ needs when we don’t even know our own?
So I started observing my emotions, without judging myself and secondly I simply started affirming my needs to myself.
If this sounds daunting or complicated, then I haven’t explained it very well.
Here’s an example of how this might work for you:
As you go through your day, try and hook into yourself and see what is coming up for you emotionally throughout the day.
Imagine you arrive home after a long day at work, you walk into the kitchen and find that whoever arrived home before you didn’t empty the dishwasher, they had something to eat and left the dishes where they were, the milk is out, there’s a knife full of Nutella left on the table, crusts everywhere etc. etc., you get the picture, imagine this scenario or something else that comes up regularly.
How does seeing this make you feel? Frustrated, Raging, Disappointed, Weary?
So just recognise these emotions.
Ok so I’m feeling some frustration when I see this mess
Then try and think what your fundamental need is?
Could it be Order & Cleanliness? Help? Respect?
So whatever comes up, just say it to yourself, I’m feeling frustrated and I need respect.
That’s it basically. As you learn to do this, you quietly and subtly start to become attuned to yourself again, and you will find that instead of bottling it all up or venting it in a meltdown, you will gradually start to feel less emotional, more in control and in a place of possibility.
Once you know your need, you can do something about it, you can express your need for respect to those who left the kitchen in a mess, just sharing these few words “the kitchen is a mess, I’m frustrated, I need respect”, you will obtain a different reaction from others. Try it, it’s nothing special but yet so special. Through this simple process, you will start to see that you CAN be you and most of all that it is SAFE TO BE YOU. I would be happy to hear from you and see how I can help you get to the next level. It is safe to be you, you are much more than your emotions/moods, thoughts and body. You are so much more, we are all so much more. A few coaching sessions can be enough to start you on the journey of liking yourself and maybe even loving yourself, no matter what is going on around you.
Next week I’ll be writing about how we waste time and energy in the thick of thin things and how we can bring more meaning and purpose to our life regardless of where we are now. Join me then. If you liked this article, feel free to share.