Real Coaching Co - Carole Ann Rice - Life Coach

12/10/2026

Three questions that can change everything.

Where are you now? Who are you being? Where do you want to go?

Most people have a vague sense that something needs to shift - but they've never sat down and actually looked at it properly. Not with curiosity. Not without judgement. Not with the kind of honest attention it deserves.

My free What If This Works journal is built around exactly those three questions. It's a starting point - a mirror, not a masterplan. It helps you see what's really going on, what version of yourself is no longer serving you, and what your future could actually look like if you let it.

No more Googling, scrolling and waiting for the right time. This is it.

Download it free.

https://www.realcoachingco.com/resources/what-if-this-works-journal/

09/10/2026

25 years of coaching. Thousands of clients. A few things I know to be true.

Excuses are fears in hiding.
Uncertainty causes anxiety. Living in the now helps.
Worry is not a coping mechanism - even though it feels like you're preparing yourself for the future.
What you focus on expands. That goes for good and bad things.
What we believe we become.
Our brains are hard-wired to a negativity bias. It is often inaccurate. Fight it.
Disappointments are misplaced expectations. Acceptance helps.
Wisdom comes from healed pain.
Letting go doesn't mean forgetting - it means being open to a new future.
Great things are worth the effort.
Which one landed for you today?

And if you'd like more of this every Friday, sign up for my free Wit and Wisdom newsletter - link in bio.

25 years of coaching. Thousands of clients. A few things I know to be true. 💛

Excuses are fears in hiding.
Uncertainty causes anxiety. Living in the now helps.
Worry is not a coping mechanism - even though it feels like you're preparing yourself for the future.
What you focus on expands. That goes for good and bad things.
What we believe we become.
Our brains are hard-wired to a negativity bias. It is often inaccurate. Fight it.
Disappointments are misplaced expectations. Acceptance helps.
Wisdom comes from healed pain.
Letting go doesn't mean forgetting - it means being open to a new future.
Great things are worth the effort.
Which one landed for you today? 👇

And if you'd like more of this every Friday, sign up for my free Wit and Wisdom newsletter.

https://www.realcoachingco.com/resources/life-coach-newsletter/

09/10/2026

Revving with the brakes on? How to stop overthinking and reclaim your life.

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07/10/2026

Every Friday, over 5,000 people get my Wit and Wisdom newsletter in their inbox. Most of them say it's the one they actually read.

It's part coaching, part life observation, part the kind of thing that makes you nod and then forward it to a friend. Topics have included why summer sucks, the problem with people pleasing, what Thomas Tuchel taught me about coaching, and why your problems didn't drown in the Mediterranean.

Stephen Fry once called me "a pillar of the anti-Establishment." I've been dining out on that ever since.

It's free. It takes under five minutes. And you can unsubscribe anytime - though most don't.

Sign up.

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02/10/2026

Your problems didn't drown in the Mediterranean. They simply waited patiently by the baggage carousel.

September. The season of fresh starts, shiny pencil cases and the annual fantasy that this will finally be the year we become organised, motivated and mysteriously fond of kale.

For many people I'm speaking to right now, life feels a bit like dry toast without butter. Restless. Unsettled. Emotionally frayed around the edges. The boss hasn't become any more attractive. That colleague who drains your energy appears to have survived the summer intact. And Deliveroo has lost its sparkle.

If that's you right now - here's what I want you to know. Nothing has gone wrong. You're human. Sometimes life isn't about charging forward. Sometimes it's about pausing long enough to notice what your feelings are trying to tell you.

And if you need a place to start - ask yourself just one question:

"What is one small thing I can do to move towards the life I want?"

Just one.

If you'd like some support navigating the fog, book a free 30-minute discovery call with me.

https://www.realcoachingco.com/book-your-call/

02/10/2026

The wake-up call I didn't ask for - what loss teaches us about living well.

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30/09/2026

You know that big dream that won't go away? The one you keep pushing to the back of the queue?

My Launchpad package is designed for exactly this. A 2-3 month coaching programme to give you a real boost - on career, relationships, confidence, decision making, life crossroads, or whatever it is that keeps showing up demanding your attention.

Six x 1-hour sessions - in person, phone or Zoom. Free email access between sessions. Practical coaching tools you can use straight away. And someone in your corner who genuinely believes in what you're capable of.

You've nothing to lose except your current dissatisfaction.

Start with a no-obligation 30-minute trial session for just £10.

https://www.realcoachingco.com/book-your-call/

28/09/2026

Life coaching starts with the basics. And sometimes that's exactly where the problem is.

I work with a three-level coaching pyramid. Before we can reach our potential in any area of life, we need to make sure the foundation stones are securely in place - met needs, healthy beliefs, and clearing out the pain of the past that's still quietly running the show.

Until you deal with those wobbly stones, everything built on top of them feels unstable. You can set goals, make plans and try to push forward - but something keeps pulling you back.

Sound familiar? You might recognise yourself here:

You want changes but don't know how to make them
You see other people getting the breaks in life and can't work out why
If only you were more confident, you'd go for it - whatever "it" is
That's where we start. With the foundations.

Try a no-obligation 30-minute trial session for just £10.

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25/09/2026

Are you a fully paid-up member of Overthinkers Anon?

The countless lost hours. The days of dimmed joy. The sleepless nights. The commitment to going around and around in the same loop until - well, until nothing, because that's the point. Overthinking rarely gets you anywhere.

It is like throwing a stone in a washing machine, pressing fast spin and jamming it so it goes around in perpetuity. Like a hamster in a wheel - gaining momentum, getting nowhere.

Big decisions do take thought. But slipstreaming into anxiety and catastrophising every possible outcome is not thinking - it's suffering. And it has a habit of collapsing your world into one of regret.

Are you an overthinker? Tell me in the comments.

Start with a no-obligation 30-minute trial session for just £10.

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