“Christmas, children, is not a date… it’s a state of mind”. Those are the words of American author Mary Ellen Chase, and oh how right she was! Unfortunately, for a massive number of us, this state of mind is anything but happy and festive. In fact, many of us start to feel stressed, worn down, anxious and even downright miserable at this time of year. It’s even been said that Christmas is as stressful as running a marathon! The truth is that we don’t have to be stressed or mi

Throughout my career as a confidence and career coach, I’ve met with so many people who’ve come to me with the idea that all their troubles will just float away if they had the perfect job. Ride tester for a theme park? Garlic bread technician? We’d never be stressed in those jobs, right? Wrong! I’m going to let you in on a little secret: every job has its own challenges, and everyone feels the stress and strain at one time or another. How work stress affects us is all down t