by Lucy Stanyer | Aug 23, 2023 | Business, Mums
Hands up if you need a simple School Year Business Planner? Err, that’ll be me, and thousands of work parents and business owners out there! Our ultimate goal as business owners is to create a thriving business while harnessing the benefits of working for...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jul 1, 2022 | Career, Mums
Maxine* came to career coaching when she was feeling burnout and disenfranchised from the teaching role that she’d been passionate about for many years. Maxine has just handed in her notice at school, having secured a new role in a Family Support Service that...
by Lucy Stanyer | Mar 18, 2022 | Coaching, Mums
Self-compassion, sounds like something we do naturally, right? When life throws us a curveball, we make a mistake or procrastinate on our goals, it can be easy to judge ourselves and our inner critical take over. We live in a culture that focuses on more, better,...
by Lucy Stanyer | Apr 19, 2021 | Business, Career, Coaching, Mums
Are you at a crossroads in your life and career? Do you need support to grow your small business and emerge out of lockdown? Are you feeling stuck and need some clarity on what direction to take in your career? Do you need to reconnect with your purpose and find...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jan 13, 2021 | Career, Mums
These are the words of Paula, one of my Career Coaching clients, from a recent LinkedIn recommendation about how my coaching has supported her through some difficult work situations. “No matter how tough things are, Lucy encourages me to be strong,” said...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jan 17, 2020 | Coaching, Mums
Well. You know that us Coaches are keen on goals… well, I recently achieved a really big one for me. Last Wednesday, I finally ran 5K on the last run of the Couch to 5K programme! đââď¸ I canât believe that I did it – it seemed impossible back in July...
by Lucy Stanyer | Dec 9, 2019 | Coaching, Mums
Time to reflect is so important during the run up to Christmas and over the new year period. Itâs easy to run towards Christmas Day like a headless chicken, trying to finish every project, trying to create âThe Perfect Christmas, chasing that must-have toy and...
by Lucy Stanyer | Nov 19, 2019 | Business, Career, Coaching, Mums
Do you feel overwhelmed? Are you feeling like you can’t see the wood for the trees and don’t know know what to focus on? Yup. It happens to the best of us at certain points in life. Especially when we find ourselves multi-tasking more than we want to....
by Lucy Stanyer | Sep 30, 2019 | Business, Coaching, Mums
The world is speeding up. Or so it feels some days, doesn’t it? Over the last 20+ years, since the advent of the internet, there’s a pervading desire to get more stuff done, more quickly in order to be productive and successful. Multi-tasking used to be...
by Lucy Stanyer | Sep 20, 2019 | Business, Career, Coaching, Mums
How many times have you wanted to do something and then thought about all the things you need to do, freaked yourself out and ended up doing nothing? Yup, that. It happens to us all. Whether the goal is to build a social media plan for your business, retraining for a...
by Lucy Stanyer | Feb 25, 2019 | Coaching, Mums
Sometimes life can feel like we are lurching from one crisis to another, with a never-ending to-do list of school admin and washing on top of our work priorities – resulting in zero time for ourselves. Can you relate? All of this, combined with the...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jan 18, 2019 | Business, Coaching, Mums
How can folding socks and sorting your cupboards give you greater clarity? When you take inspiration from the KonMari way, of course! There’s a craze sweeping the nation with the release of the new Netflix series featuring Marie Kondo and six American families...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jan 7, 2019 | Business, Career, Coaching, Mums
Changing Lives – that’s the headline of the feature on why you should hire a Life Coach in the January edition of Kent Life Magazine. I was fortunate to be interviewed for this feature in Kent Life Magazine, which highlights four Life Coaches in Kent who...
by Lucy Stanyer | Dec 17, 2018 | Coaching, Mums
Work-life-family balance….what’s that? Whether you have big kids, little kids, ageing parents who need support or people in your community who reply on your each week, getting the right balance between your work, your family goals and personal life is key....
by Lucy Stanyer | Jan 15, 2018 | Coaching, Mums
Does âme timeâ sound like an oasis in the desert to you? Well, it doesnât have to be. Itâs easy to put your own needs at the back of the queue and find yourself running on empty, especially if youâre a Mum. Most of us donât take enough time to nurture our hobbies or...
by Lucy Stanyer | Mar 1, 2017 | Business, Career, Mums
This month I’ve been featured on the Work for Mums website in their Business Success stories section. Work for Mums is a website where mums can find flexible work opportunities and access useful resources to find employment, grow their career or start a...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jan 5, 2017 | Career, Coaching, Mums
At New Year we often dream of starting the year afresh, with good intentions and lofty resolutions. But in reality many people will have begun 2017 with a feeling of discontent and with their work-life-family balance already out of whack. A Family Inspiration Board...
by Lucy Stanyer | Sep 5, 2016 | Career, Mums
Monday morning, you drag yourself out of bed, force yourself to work and shuffle listlessly around the office. You stoically ignore the clock, knowing how little time has passed. You wonder how your bloodstream can be 90% pure caffeine yet you canât keep your eyes...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jun 22, 2016 | Business, Mums
Michelle Gyimah is a Gender Equality Consultant and Employee Attraction and Retention Expert who works with technology business owners. Her company is called Equality Pays. Michelle works with start-ups and mid-sized tech firms by providing them with the tools they...
by Lucy Stanyer | Jun 14, 2016 | Business, Mums
It can be daunting when first starting out in business, especially when you’re a Mum working from home juggling family life and a business. This is why Josie started the Mumpreneur Inspiration website where she features stories about Mums in business. The...