Joanna Glassock Coaching

How much time do you spend being in the moment?

Life can feel so busy, the never ending to-do-list, the conflicting demands on our time and energy.

Our thoughts running at 100 miles an hour, playing things over and over in our mind.

No wonder so many of us can find it hard to switch off and just enjoy being in the moment.

But it is possible!

Imagine...
➡️just being still and fully embracing a particular moment in time
➡️Being fully present with the people around you
➡️Enjoying that moment without thinking about something you still need to do

If you want to learn how you can be more in the present moment, come and join me for this weeks live in my FB group at 10am tomorrow (1st) or you can watch it back on replay
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How much time in your day do you spend doing things you enjoy?

If we take away the recommended 8 hours sleep, that leaves us with 16 hours in a day, that’s 960 minutes each and every day

How much of that time do you spend doing things you actually enjoy? Things that make you feel good, things that light you up?

Life can sometimes feel monotonous, doing the same things over and over again, operating on automatic pilot. The never ending to do list on repeat.

If we keep prioritising things we think we should be doing, things we tell our self we need to do, we can find our day has passed by without taking time to do the things that bring us joy and make us feel good.

If this sounds familiar, try taking these steps...

1. Take some time today to get intentional and think about how you are spending your time

2. Identify opportunities to schedule in more time to do the things you enjoy

3. Be more present in the activities or tasks you are undertaking

4. At the end of the day, reflect back over the day and identify moments that you are grateful for

How much time are you going to dedicate to doing things that you enjoy today?

Today I am grateful for...

How would you finish this sentence?

I didn’t use to take time to think about what I was grateful for, I just thought “I know”.

However, this is something I now practice regularly and encourage my clients to do the same and it has had a great impact on both my life and theirs respectively.

The reason is, if we are not intentional with what we pay attention to, our brain is more likely to focus on negative thoughts as our brain is trying to keep us ‘safe’ by trying to predict the outcome, the worst case scenario of something, even if this is way off the truth.

We can also find ourselves focusing on all the things we’ve still yet to get or achieve, which can leave us feeling inadequate or overwhelmed.

So by practicing gratitude we are reprogramming our brain to
✨focus on the positives
✨focus on what we already have in our lives rather than what we don’t have
✨be in the present moment

And as a result we can feel happier, calmer and more content.

So, how would you finish the sentence:

“Today I am grateful for...?”
Pop your answer in the comments below...

I’m just putting the finishing touches to my free online A Calm and Confident Christmas workshop taking place this evening!

I can’t wait to share my top tips on how to beat overwhelm, feel calm and enjoy a stress-free Christmas.

If you know of anyone who may be feeling overwhelmed and exhausted at the prospect of adding all the Christmas preparations and activities to their already long to-do-list, please feel free to share details of my free workshop and invite them along.

It is taking place at 7pm tonight in my private Facebook Group.

Just click on the link in my bio in advance to sign up.

So grab yourself a cuppa, or even a glass of mulled wine, and come and find out how we can have a calm and confident Christmas this year! 🎄

Life feels so busy, trying to juggle work with family life, sometimes it feels like there isn't much time left in the day to do anything else.

With Christmas just around the corner, the thought of adding in a few more Christmas baubles to juggle can feel pretty overwhelming.

The long list of things to schedule in...
➡️Buying and wrapping presents
➡️Putting up Christmas decorations
➡️Christmas festivities from the children's nativities to the Christmas work do
➡️Visiting of family and friends
➡️Food shopping
➡️Preparing Christmas dinner
➡️The list goes on...

However, it doesn’t have to be this way.

Take a step back and think about what you want Christmas to be like for you this year.

Do you want Christmas to consist of running around at 100 miles an hour, feeling stressed and exhausted?

Or do you want Christmas to be calm and relaxed, enjoy the Christmas festivities with the people you love?

Come and join my FREE online workshop, A Calm and Confident Christmas tomorrow (Thursday 25th November at 7pm) where I will be sharing ways you can turn Christmas chaos into calm. Link in bio

When was the last time you felt you had bags of energy?

If the answer to this is, “I can’t even remember,” you are not alone.

The events of the past 2 years has had an impacted on people’s emotional wellbeing with so many of us left feeling exhausted.

Adapting to significant changes in terms of how we work, home schooling, unable to see the people we love and do the things we previously may have taken for granted, along with the ongoing uncertainty, all of this has taken its toll.

As we head into the festive period, if we are already feeling exhausted, the thought of adding all of the extra Christmas preparations to the never ending to-do-list may leave us feeling overwhelmed.

However, you don’t have to wait for Christmas to get your Christmas wish.

You can take steps now to take control, enjoy the Christmas preparations and feel energised this Christmas. Tomorrow evening (25th November at 7pm GMT (UK)) I will be delivering a FREE online workshop called A Calm and Confident Christmas, where I will be sharing practical ways you can feel calm and confident this Christmas so you can relax and be present with the people you love.

There’s still time to sign up, so grab yourself a hot chocolate or even a glass of mulled wine, and come and join me to find out how we can put the happy into Christmas.

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What does Christmas look like for you?

Scenario A: The classic movie scene of the beautifully decorated tree, everyone calm, relaxed and happy as they open their presents before tucking into a beautiful Christmas dinner fit for a king (or queen!).

Or

Scenario B: running around at 100 miles an hour, constantly on the go, trying to make sure everyone is happy, thinking about getting the sprouts on, counting how long before it’s time to head off and visit the relatives, before finally collapsing exhausted on the sofa?

We want the "perfect" Christmas like in the movies, but this often means we place so much pressure on ourselves to achieve this picture perfect Christmas that, in fact we are actually creating our own scenario B.

It is most definitely possible to have a happy, relaxing Christmas and I will be sharing with you how to achieve this without the overwhelm and exhaustion in my FREE online workshop, Calm and Confident Christmas on Thursday 25th November at 7pm GMT (UK).

I can’t promise the royal Christmas feast or stylish Christmas decorations, but I can promise you my top tips on how you can feel calm, confident and this Christmas. Link in bio ✨

Trying to keep on top of everything from work to family and everything in between can often mean never having time for anything else.

This might leave us asking ourselves the question “how on earth am I going to find the time (and energy) to get everything ready for Christmas?!”

Whilst we can’t create more hours in the day or grow another pair of hands, we can get intentional with how we use and prioritise our time.

If you are feeling overwhelmed with the thought of getting everything ready for Christmas and would like to find how you can have a Calm and Confident Christmas, come and join me for my FREE online workshop on Thursday 25th November at 7pm GMT (UK) where I will be sharing ways to beat the overwhelm and have a joyful Christmas. Link in bio

Our thoughts and beliefs shape how we view ourselves and the world around us.

For example, if we tell ourselves...
➡️I can’t do that
➡️I’m not good enough
➡️I’m not capable
➡️I’m too stupid
➡️I’m not confident enough
➡️I can’t change things
The chances are we will see this play out in our lives.

By telling ourselves these things, we stay stuck where we are from fear or failure, and therefore behaving in a way that reinforces our beliefs.

So be mindful of what you are saying and start telling yourself what you want and who you want to be.

What are you choosing to tell yourself today?

Are you feeling exhausted with trying to juggle all of life’s responsibilities and the thought of Christmas just around the corner is leaving you feeling overwhelmed?

Whilst we know the long list of things required to get everything sorted for Christmas, we may find ourselves putting off thinking about it. Let alone taking action, as the thought of it can alone can feel overwhelming.

Imagine having a clear plan and time scheduled in to complete all of your Christmas preparations and waking up on Christmas Day feeling calm and relaxed and looking forward to the day ahead.

If the thought of adding all things Christmas to your to-do-list is leaving your feel stressed and overwhelmed, come and join my FREE online workshop, Calm and Confident Christmas on Thursday 25th November at 7pm GMT (UK), where I will be sharing ideas on how you can feel calm, confident and energised this Christmas.
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The one gift I want this Christmas is to be present.

I love Christmas, I always have, spending time with people I love makes Christmas special for me.

However, if I could travel back in time, the one gift I would give myself would be the gift of being present.

You see, even though I got to spend time with my wonderful family and see my lovely friends, I never fully felt present.

With so much to do in the run up to Christmas, on top of juggling all of life’s usual things like work, being a mum, house, etc., I would still find myself still doing Christmas preparations like buying and wrapping presents right up to the last moment.

And then there was the juggling act of ensuring I had time to see everyone.

As a result, rather than feeling relaxed, in the moment and enjoying the festivities, I just felt exhausted.

However, I have since learnt that the greatest gift we can give anyone, including ourselves, is being present. Not being caught up in our thoughts or feeling so tired that we are only just about functioning, but instead actually being there, showing up as we want to be and how we want to feel for the people most important to us.

What would be your best present this year?