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Sarah Dickie Coaching, Bannockburn, Bannockburn (2025)

08/09/2025

That little gentle reminder (that even I need) that wonder and awe is closer that we think it is.

It comes in all sorts, sometimes in plain sight, sometimes hidden, but generally always in peering outside of the usual frame.

This morning a dear friend and I woke well before the birds, climbed a hill with our sleeping bags and cacao and watched the lunar eclipse.

What struck me most was that we were so focused on looking at the moon, that we were almost floored when we turned around and were greeted with the most stunning sky coming up over the horizon.

It’s not necessarily what we went there for, yet it managed to take our breath away.

All of that, available just by looking up and around 🩶

26/08/2025

Every time I think I should niche down to just coaching women, I remember the men I help too.

Your husbands, brothers, sons, fathers, colleagues and mates.

I say yours because it’s generally through you they find me or get referred to me. Women in their lives recognising these guys need someone to talk to.

You won’t find as many men following accounts like mine, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need some of the messaging just as much, if not more.

If you have someone in your life, a bloke, who could do with a non judgmental, neutral space to talk, I’d love to hear from them.

We can do it over zoom, sit out by the fire, or go for a wander in the hills - I’d even follow you around the golf course if your more comfortable, some mindset techniques might improve the old handicap ⛳️ 😅

My husband has had coaching and found it hugely valuable (def not with me!) and I’d love to think that one day, when my beautiful son is older, he has the opportunity to explore some of his inner world with someone who can help him make sense of it 🩵

19/08/2025

I see and feel your magic. I notice it when you sit with me. When you allow it space to breathe, it’s magnetic, it’s powerful, it’s beautifully bright. 💫

It’s there, in you, tapping you on the shoulder or screaming in your ear to get out.

It’s so powerful, it sometimes gives us both a fright! In the best way possible.

Sometimes when I doubt my own magic, I think about you all, those I have had the privilege of coaching, and I remember how blind we can all be to our own immense potential, and I remember I’m just like you, sometimes clouded but never lacking.

Being in a position to sit with you while you explore the treasure chest will be one of my cherished experiences in this lifetime.

Thank you for trusting me,
Sarah x

03/08/2025

🏔️G I V E A W A Y 🏔️

Want to win a MindTrack? My latest little passion project and I’m giving away 2!

MindTracks™ are guided audio sessions created by Mindset Coach, Sarah Dickie — designed to take with you out on your walk. Whether you’re on a bush trail, looping the lake, or pacing your footpath with 10 tabs open in your brain — this is coaching that moves with you.

Not a podcast.
Not a pep talk.
Just real, evidence-based coaching to help you reflect, reset, and reconnect to what matters.

You’ll also get a printable PDF coaching resource (‘Trail Notes’) to help you reflect on what came up, anchor the insights, and actually do something with them

The winners must;
⭐️ Like & comment on this post by tagging a friend.
⭐️ Enter as many times as you please but each entry must be a new comment and friend.
⭐️ Share this post on your stories.
⭐️ You must be following .

Goodluck, I will be in touch via DM after I announce the winner on my stories, Wednesday 6th August, whatever time I get around to it 😅

17/07/2025

🎧 Introducing: MindTracks™

MindTracks™ are guided audio sessions created by Mindset Coach, Sarah Dickie — designed to take with you out on your walk. Whether you're on a bush trail, your neighbourhood footpath, or looping the lake for the third time this week.

These are not podcasts.
They are not just motivation.
Each Track is carefully built to shift how you feel, think, and show up in your life — not through surface level inspiration, but through grounded, evidence-based coaching you can actually feel in your heart and soul. It's really important to me that these truly move something inside you.

Each Track gently guides you back to your own inner compass — to the choices, values, and direction that feel true for you — and it doesn’t stop when the audio ends. Each MindTrack comes with its own printable PDF coaching resource ('Trail Notes') so the shift you feel in your body and mind? You turn it into action.

Because that’s where most things fall apart, right?
You feel the insight… and then forget it by lunchtime.
Not here. We reflect. We act. We make it stick.

Track 1: Building Self-Confidence
In this 34-minute audio walk, you’ll explore:

✅ The real roots of confidence (spoiler: it’s not about being fearless)
✅ How to build self-trust through action
✅ How to quiet the inner critic and tune into self-leadership
✅ A powerful mindset shift: outcome goals vs identity goals
✅ One small, doable next step that supports who you’re becoming.

You’ll finish your walk not just feeling better but knowing what comes next — and backing yourself to do it.

$38 NZD — includes the audio + printable Trail Notes
To get yours: email sarahdickiecoaching@gmail.com

Your next walk could honestly change everything.

13/07/2025

Join us this October on an incredible adventure to Ben Lomond Lodge.

Registrations open 28th July - limited spots so get in quick.

More info here or any questions sing out; https://tr.ee/TIEz0X4-VV

09/07/2025

The irony of consistency? It’s rarely met with consistency.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, especially after hearing coach .live talk about having “high standards, zero expectations.”
 Honestly, I love that. It’s one of the most powerful principles you can live by — in work, in training, in life. Life rarely plays perfect ball, yet we waste so much energy playing in that space of frustration that it’s not.

The weather sucks.  Kids get sick. Plans get changed on you.  Cars need new tires when you’re working to a budget.
People don’t always show up how you expect.
 But your standards? Those are yours. Yours to define. Yours to hold up in the mirror.

That’s what real consistency is I think. Getting the thing done without depending on perfect timing or ideal circumstances, or people doing what you wish they would.

As cliche as it sounds, in the end we don’t rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our standards.

The challenge here for you might not be your own standards but expecting less of others? I reckon that’s my own personal challenge. I can do the high personal standards thing but I’ve got work to do on the zero expectations part.
 There feels like total freedom in that, the thought of that excites me.

What about you?

07/07/2025

Keen to read what some of my clients say about coaching?

https://www.sarahdickiecoaching.com/client-words

11/06/2025

Just finished delivering a session on Resilience + Change Leadership for a group of inspiring clinical leaders — and I’m leaving both energised and deeply hopeful.

Leadership is demanding. The emotional load is real — and often invisible. 
Today, we named it. Normalised it. And explored practical, evidence-informed strategies to lead through it.

Here’s what we covered:

Emotional Regulation Understanding the neuroscience when change occurs and learning how important it is to calm the nervous system — essential for setting tone and safety in teams and enabling us to use our minds effectively.

Psychological Flexibility A key component of psychological resilience — the ability to step back from unhelpful thoughts, stay open, and choose our responses even in uncertainty.

Meaning + Purpose Reconnecting to one’s intrinsic motivators — the “why” behind your leadership. This isn’t just nice to have; it’s been shown to reduce burnout, increase persistence, and foster authentic, values-driven decision-making.

And woven through it all:

Self-Awareness — the foundation of effective leadership. The ability to recognise your internal state and respond with intention is what allows you to lead with clarity, not reactivity.

We also looked at why traditional change management models often miss the mark, using a logic based approach on groups who are emotionally charged.

I didn’t get one single photo today so here is one of me looking as happy as I felt afterwards, having just connected with beautiful humans who will hopefully go and sprinkle this gold dust with their teams ❤️

I love that forward thinking companies are investing in this sort of education and support for their teams.

I’d love to hear from your business if you’re keen to work together (in person or via zoom).

Leaders don’t need to carry it all, they need to learn to carry it differently.

10/06/2025

Three years ago, nearly to the day, I started something I wasn’t entirely sure would work.

To be honest, I had no grand plan, no step-by-step formula — just a strong pull to help others explore how we build self-awareness, resilience, and lead ourselves, especially when life gets tough or messy.

Today, I’m on a plane to Christchurch to speak about exactly that.
 I remember the early days — the shaky confidence, the imposter crap, wondering if this would land with anyone at all.

I had a beautiful moment this morning of true clarity, deep knowing. I know what I’m here for. I can feel it in my bones.

This work isn’t polished or perfect (thank god because neither am I). It’s human. Messy. Brave.

The last three years have taught me more than any book, course or thinking about it ever could — mostly from the people I’ve had the privilege to work with. Their honesty. Their courage. Their willingness to show up and own their humanness.

Today, in that airport seat, I felt it — the weight and wonder of getting to do work that means something. 
If you’re in the messy middle of starting something, or just quietly holding a dream you’re not sure how to bring to life — please know everyone starts at the beginning.

Keep going. It’s so worth it!

Sarah x

04/06/2025

For years, my client believed she was a terrible sleeper. It was a story she’d told herself for so long, it had become her truth.

“I’m just not a good sleeper.”
“I always wake up in the night.”
“I can’t fall asleep easily.”

Sound familiar?

This morning she talked to me about something powerful that has happened.

She started using a sleep app. She changed a few simple behaviours — adjusting her wind-down routine, limiting screen time, making her bedroom darker and cooler, going to bed at the same time each night.

And most importantly, she started collecting evidence of change.

She saw patterns in her sleep improving. She noticed nights when she actually did sleep well. She recorded small wins.

Over time, her narrative began to shift.

“I’ve actually been sleeping okay.”
“I think I’m getting better at this.”
“I realise I’m actually a good sleeper.”

And guess what?
With that shift in belief came even better sleep.

Because when we believe we’re capable, our actions align. And when our actions shift, we gather new evidence that reinforces a new belief.

Beliefs aren’t always facts — they’re stories shaped by past experiences.

She has inspired me to update my story around my flexibility. It’s a crap story because I’m not changing anything to help create new evidence. I’ve had all the intentions to stretch more, do more yoga but the reality is I’m just not actioning it and so I’m constantly reinforcing evidence I’m inflexible.

Where do you need to update your story? Pop it in the comments.

It starts with owning it xx

17/05/2025

This week, my seven-year-old daughter said something profound. With the kind of quiet wisdom children sometimes offer when we least expect it, she told me she doesn’t always like playing in big groups. “It feels too chaotic,” she said, adding that she prefers one-on-one time because “it feels calm.” Her words stopped me in my tracks—not just because of their clarity, but because of two things.

Firstly I felt the older version of me panic deep down a little, worrying that she might not be part of the ‘crowd’ with this approach. Thankfully I sat in this space for just seconds before I recognised that retired pattern of thought and focused on how proud I am she can just be herself.

Secondly I thought of how her words in some ways echoed a conversation I’d had just hours earlier with a woman who confessed that she often feels lost in group settings. She told me she shrinks into silence, unable to find her voice, and feels like a stranger to herself in those environments.

And then I thought of me. For so long, I clung to the comfort of the crowd. I measured connection by quantity, not quality. Being part of the group made me feel safe, even if the group—or the rhythm it moved to—was out of sync with my own. I was seeking belonging, but not necessarily alignment. I was chasing a version of life that looked full from the outside, but sometimes felt a little hollow on the inside.

True connection doesn’t need an audience and it doesn’t need to be loud or big. I still love being in a big group and I’m confident in that space but I know I can’t spend all my time there. I need to come back to the quiet, the calm, through more intimate connections as well as the most important connection, the one with myself. Time alone, a place that was once scary!

There is nothing wrong with not thriving in busy rooms or big groups. Some just feel more comfortable in quieter spaces, in one-on-one moments, in calm. I used to think being surrounded by people meant I was connected. Now I know it’s the quality of the connection, not the size of the circle, that matters.

“Create a life that feels good on the inside, not one that just looks good on the outside”.

With love,
Sarah x

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