Author Archives: charlottesheridan

A few months ago I promised you a new blog. So, here it is… a little later than anticipated, but here, nonetheless. Each post will be a short nugget from my book Swim Jump Fly, or a theme from my coaching, or just random thoughts that might be helpful in your life and work. I promisedContinue reading “Chance encounters “

Well hello. I know, it’s been a while. Seven months to be precise. In the intervening weeks you’ve got on with your life and forgotten all about this blog and little ol’ me. I don’t blame you. I left you sitting on the doorstep with not so much as a goodbye.  Things have been busyContinue reading “My my… it’s already July”

Hello and welcome to the final week of my Advent Calendar of Change; 12 bite-sized exercises from my new book Swim Jump Fly: A Guide to Changing Your Life. As we’re at the end of 2022 I’ll finish with stories about the year ahead.  The end of the year can be a time full of contrasts –Continue reading “Letter from the future”

Hello and welcome to week eleven of my Advent Calendar of Change; 12 bite-sized exercises from Swim Jump Fly: A Guide to Changing Your Life. As we’re nearing the end of this blog (and the year), I thought we might reflect on storytelling, particularly the stories we’re telling ourselves about 2022. Stories are everywhere. On ourContinue reading “The stories we tell “

Hello and welcome to week ten of my Advent Calendar of Change; 12 bite-sized exercises from Swim Jump Fly: A Guide to Changing Your Life. Last week we covered seven trip hazards and how to avoid them. Here are another seven.  1. Stuck in second gear Are you driving too slowly, not dedicating enough time or energy to yourContinue reading “Even more trip hazards!”

Hello and welcome to week nine of my Advent Calendar of Change; 12 bite-sized exercises from my new book Swim Jump Fly: A Guide to Changing Your Life. Someone once wrote, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” This contains two helpful notions – 1) that change is hard andContinue reading “Trip hazards and how to avoid them “

Hello and welcome to week eight of my Advent Calendar of Change; 12 bite-sized exercises from my new book Swim Jump Fly: A Guide to Changing Your Life. Have you ever built a sandcastle? Perhaps you remember being engrossed in making turrets and digging out the moat. Maybe you forgot to stop and check if theContinue reading “Measuring progress”

Hello and welcome to week seven of my Advent Calendar of Change, where I’m sharing 12 bite-sized exercises from my new book Swim Jump Fly: A guide to changing your life. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” Let’s take food, as an example. Perhaps you’reContinue reading “Life is an experiment“

This is the Swim Jump Fly Advent calendar: 12 bite-sized pieces of advice from my new book Swim Jump Fly: A guide to changing your life. In this post I’ll share the resources you might need for your change project. Why not check if you have the right ones in place, by asking yourself these questions: Mindset: How youContinue reading “Ready for the climb?“

This is the Swim Jump Fly Advent calendar – 12 bite-sized pieces of advice from my new book Swim Jump Fly: A guide to changing your life. Here we’ll cover another stage in my 5-Step process, looking at the what and the how.  What is the thing you’re doing that you want to change – friendships, relationships, the place you live, physical orContinue reading “Stuck in a knot with your whats and your hows?”