Barefoot Coaches' Channel

As a business owner, you are the boss, the employee, the social media ‘expert’, the accountant, lawyer, website builder, copywriter (and often the coach too). When you start out in business, especially if it’s a service based business like coaching, consulting or healing (I call these CCH for short), you will most likely be starting from scratch […]

Poor and uninspiring leadership will end in poor and uninspiring results.

Taking on responsibility for managing people at work is one of the biggest career steps you’ll make. But taking that further to having responsibility for leading in the business, well that requires an extra set of skills and a bit more knowledge. I’m Anne-Marie Burbidge and I can help you build the knowledge and skills you need to be great at work.

Are you ready to start each day feeling happier, more energised, and motivated?

The power of visualisation & CV writing. Step one of your Personal Development Plan.

In the quest for new clients, new business and new collaborators our network evolves and time marches on. But what of all the old contacts that get left behind in our wake?

As she put her coffee down in the cosy London café she liked to meet me in, she rounded off with “I guess I just don’t have the confidence.”, and slowly tucked her hands under her thighs as she somehow made herself 50% smaller and closed off.

This was the third time I had heard this and observed a closed body language creep over my clients that week and it was at that moment that my niggling intuition about confidence coalesced in to something that I think has unconsciously shaped my reality all my life….

Originally published in the print version of Psychologies Magazine, This article explains a simple technique that you can use to get noticed in meetings – especially if you are quiet, introverted or need to grow your confidence.

Rituals can be found at the very foundations of every ancient culture, yet their significance today is often overlooked. Creating your own morning ritual can powerfully impact your day. Read on to discover how…

Its back to work week and across the nation conversations over breakfast or in quiet corners of the office include the likes of; “I am bored in my role”, “New Year New Job!!”, “I need to make a career change”, “I have lost all motivation”, “I don’t feel challenged”, “I am not happy at work”, […]