Blog – Dawn Barclay

How to Change Your Unresourceful State of Mind

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

They left for work this morning in a mood. A day of meetings ahead and at 7.35am, they had already decided how their day was going to go. In short: blech. Of course being the ever so helpful, extremely annoying, positive peep that I am, I offered some loving support and said, 'Change your state 'darling', otherwise your entire day is going to be ruined'. With a look that could kill, and the biggest 'tut' ever, they left. Note to self: shut up. I believe we can choose how we want … [Read more...]

Why Life Is Too Short for Giving Yourself The Run Around

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

I'm sure it's happened to all of us. You're walking down a busy street. There's enough room to get a bus down the pavement beside you, you can see the other person come straight towards you, your brain is screaming, 'Move! Hoi! Move, move, move! Collision approaching! Move!', but you still manage to crash into one another. Lattes in the air, slightly mortified and a teeny weeny bit embarrassed that you may just have nudged a part of the other persons body usually illegal if touched in … [Read more...]

How to Get The Boring Work Done

By Dawn Filed Under: Being Your Own Boss, Career Change & Reinvention, Living With Confidence and Courage

Disclaimer: this isn't a lecture in productivity and time management. Ha! I've been waiting patiently for 4 months. Yesterday was the day of glee and surprise. I popped into the greenhouse and there it was...the colour green. Popping up everywhere from the seeds sown in January are little shoots, new life has finally sprung. In a few months, if conditions are just right, these little lovelies are going to be a leafy and flowering parade of colour, smells and … [Read more...]

Fear, Business, Mindset, A Seedy Affair, A Confession + You

By Dawn Filed Under: Being Your Own Boss

And, quite possibly the worst title for a blog post e-v-e-r when it comes to SEO. How often have you stopped carrying out a task (or a series of tasks) in your solo business because: a) you're scared of what people may say b) you think it's not the best you can do c) it's not perfect d) you don't think you have the right e) you're not good enough, 'they' are better f) you don't want to upset someone g) you think it's been said already h) you're holding back … [Read more...]

Paying Attention. Why Do We Only See What We Want to See? Or Do We?

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

Human brains have a very short attention span. Unless it's novel, pleasureable or ensures your survival the chances are you won't pay much attention to it. That Inbox of problems you have to deal with? It's no surprise it scares you half to death, when you become aware of it. What are you paying attention to now? I bet it won't just be the words that are here. Have you already scrolled down and up the page to find some more of those novel optical illusions? They are good huh? If … [Read more...]

Paying Attention. With So Many Things ‘Wrong’ Where Do You Start?

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

Remember this? “Right class 4b in order to find the right answer, you must stop fooling around and pay attention.” Sitting in rows facing the authority figure towering above us, we were instructed not to drift off, zone out or spend time day dreaming (or doodle!) If we shut up, stay quiet, ignore distractions and use laser focus, then we will be able to work out all the problems in front of us. Sounds simple enough, right? Now that you're an adult, what if paying attention to the … [Read more...]

How to Find Yourself Again (Part 1) Wake Up

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

It means exactly what it says. To wake up and live consciously. I'll admit, I'm a little nervous hitting publish on this post. Partly because I'm about to tell you that you could be asleep! Feck. It's not an insult. So am I. The question I'll ask you to ask yourself at the end of this post, is the question I ask myself...daily! And I don't want to be the next mini dictatorship in your life, or 'false messenger', telling you what to think or what to believe. These are my … [Read more...]

How to Find Yourself Again (Intro)

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

When did you last feel complete, whole, happy, brimming with joy, at peace, in full creative, sparkling go get'em working order, unstoppable, in the flow, flourishing, achieveing, thriving and fuelled by passion and purpose? Today, before lunch? Yesterday? Last week maybe? Oh. Should I cue the sounds of crickets as you try to hazard a guess? Too long ago, you can't remember? Take Comfort: You Aren't Alone Ohhhhhh, you so aren't. The lovely people who sign up for the … [Read more...]

To Forgive Or Not To Forgive? That Is The Question

By Dawn Filed Under: Living With Confidence and Courage

Here's a question for you...should we always forgive? Yes? No? Maybe? Depends. On what though? The damage caused, the long term effect, the severity of the pain, the way in which the hurt was given out? The reason I'm bringing this up is because of the pain, anger, hurt, bitterness, regret, shame, vulnerability, loss, grief, sadness caused at things that have past. Recent email replies from nearly a newsletter subscribers have been: Self-help land asks the … [Read more...]