22/07/2026
Hello everyone, I’m Cliff, I coach people to give themselves permission to be themselves, let me explain...
Have you ever spent time trying to fit into environments that weren’t built for you? What if separating the data from the emotional responses helped to untangle that disconnect? The discomfort wasn’t a sign that trying harder was necessary, the data simply indicated being in the wrong place.
When the anxiety lifts.
The performative structures crumble.
What’s left is authentic nurture and nature, the stuff that actually helps you thrive.
Being a square peg in a round hole is uncomfortable.
Neither the peg nor the hole is wrong.
They just don’t fit.
Plant life flourishes in the right environment and fails in alien territory. So do we.
Testing new ground is exciting.
But there’s a difference between effort that grows you and effort that shrinks you, no matter how much you put in.
Embrace change. Pivot. Adapt.
But the second the cost in pounds or in wellbeing outweighs the return, draw the line.
Call it what it is: an emotionally intelligent choice. Not a failure.
When it fits, you’ll know.
Everything flows. Life looks different. Feels different.
Be brave. Be proud. Make the choice.
Do you.
If we loved ourselves as much as we try to please everyone else, life would look very different.
Have you ever tried too hard for too long to be the square peg in the round hole? Perhaps you still are, what could you change to create better flow and thrive today?
Qualitymind coaching, working with founders, leaders, mums and dads to be the CEO of their life, not just their business.
Are you truly the CEO of your life?