I feel like I owe you an explanation.....
I feel like I owe you an explanation.....

Anyhow, I feel like I owe you and myself an explanation. Today for the first time in many many weeks, I woke up to no urgent client work delivery, training, urgent deadlines, meetings and urgent emails to attend to. I must be honest, I felt a bit lost and so I decided to ditch the looming 'To-do' list and make my 'Already done' list to help me feel better.

So what I have been upto since the past two months-

  • Worked with three new charities helping with building the staff's resilience, self awareness, motivation and group facilitation skills.

  • Delivered a three day virtual conference for an MNC

  • Delivered two training programs for a long standing SME client based in Leeds helping the staff with their

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One for the archives!
One for the archives!

Confession time- I have been in the classic cobweb of being too busy doing stuff to only realise that I have had no time to talk about what I am doing! It may sound like I am complaining but I am not!

There have been lots of exciting updates for me so I hope to be better at keeping you informed about my news. Speaking of ‘News’, I am just popping here to share with you the amazing full page feature talking about yours truly that appeared in the Yorkshire Evening Post a couple of months back! And I am absolutely delighted to share the news with you here (although late by just a couple of months!)

It literally has been a dream come true for me. I remember how my Business Mentor would always encourage me to try to get my and TPL Experiences name in into the Yorkshire Evening Post. And it has finally happened.

The full story is here - https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/creating-a-cultural-calm-for-corporate-communities-in-leeds-through-classical-indian-dance-3174861

Also the paperback version of the article is below-

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When you feel overwhelmed with all the 'New year resolutions' read this!
When you feel overwhelmed with all the 'New year resolutions' read this!

There is always this massive hype around creating goals and setting resolutions every new year. Do I believe in goals and setting targets- YES ABSOLUTELY! In fact strangely enough I was always the first one to set goals in my family. I think it was my excuse of getting my hands on new stationary! (I LOVE all things stationary!)

However over the years, I have realised that it is important to take your time to set these targets and to make sure that you follow these through. More often than not a tiny tiny seed of feeling like an imposter seeps in when we are setting our goals and that can cause us to feel anxious and lead us to feel like we lack confidence. Many times people look at Confidence as something that you need to 'fake' in order to make an impression. I have always looked at confidence as the ability to believe in yourself and to showcase yourself in a genuine way. You can term it as whatever you like but the fact is that we all need it no matter what we do and where we are. I look at this as a two step process- step one is all about working on our self confidence or the ability to believe in ourselves and step two is about ensuring that you show up and speak up about this belief. It sounds simple but we often struggle with making sure we get it right :)

So then how do you make a start? I share my short video tutorials with you that will hopefully help you through this journey so read on-

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My personal wellbeing through lockdown
My personal wellbeing through lockdown

Have you been feeling blue lately? If yes, then all I want to say is that you are not alone.

Lockdown 2 and then the uncertainty around when will life be normal again just took a toll on me at the start of last month. While I have absolutely enjoyed working on some fantastic projects on the business front, there were all these thoughts that were making me feel overwhelmed all the time!I knew it was time for me to practice what I preach and switch off from all that noise. It took some much needed (forced) time off a couple of weeks back for me to reflect on what I need to do in order to get over this feeling and feel more positive and uplifted.

I thought it is about time I share my thoughts, the reminders and actions that have helped me feel calmer. It is still very much a work in progress but hopefully one of these suggestions could be a good starting point for you so read on-

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