February 1st, 2023
1st February. Imbolc. The midway point between the Winter solstice and the Spring equinox. The first day of Spring in Ireland. Spring is here with all its opportunity for change, growth and fresh starts. Today is a good day to book some time out for yourself to decide what seeds of change you would like
Continue Reading...September 8th, 2019
Momentum and motivation is high at Mareus as we stride out of Summer and get ready for the changes Autumn brings. With interesting projects planned between now and the end of the year, and great clients already booked in to work with, what’s not to be excited about?! Autumn is a great time to let
Continue Reading...May 24th, 2017
How good are your boundaries? What are you tolerating from others? Do you find you are always the one cutting slack or giving help but not really getting the same back? Do you let certain people treat you less well than they should? Are you feeling undervalued or unappreciated in certain relationships? If so you
Continue Reading...May 11th, 2017
So said Confucius apparently. Unfortunately he doesn’t give us any info on the best place to start. What makes a job one that you would love? A solid place to start is to work out your values. What are the most important things in your life? What personal code/people/activities keep your energy high, put a
Continue Reading...November 1st, 2016
Anyone doubting themselves, hiding who they are or trying hard to fit in, you are not alone. We all wear masks and not just at Hallowe’en. We can wear different masks at different times, work masks, school masks, masks we show family and friends. We hope these masks will protect us from the world and
Continue Reading...July 18th, 2016
Power and vulnerability aren’t two words that you would normally find put together, but through her research Brené Brown has demonstrated that the most content and “wholehearted” of people achieve this life state through allowing themselves to be vulnerable. When we shut ourselves off to negative emotions and feelings, we can also shut out the
Continue Reading...January 31st, 2016
In Ireland the first day of February signifies the first day of Spring and is traditionally known as St. Brigid’s Day. Brigid the Celtic Deity was a goddess of healing, poetry and smithcraft. Year after year I’ve noticed my clients seem to find it easier to set clear-cut, well defined goals in Spring than in the immediate
Continue Reading...November 23rd, 2015
If the answer is yes, it might be time to revisit your goals and values, and maybe challenge yourself a little bit more on a daily basis. Every day brings about small changes in who we are based on our experiences of that day. Some experiences can be positive, they drive us forward into new
Continue Reading...September 5th, 2014
I recently attended a workshop for managers of high potential small to medium sized businesses. A common problem that came up for these owner managers was they were so busy working “in the business” (handling the day to day issues and challenges of their organisation) that they didn’t have time to work “on the business”
Continue Reading...July 7th, 2014
So the hard work on your CV preparation, your linked in profile photo, and your search for the ideal job has paid off and you’ve got an interview for your dream job in a few days. It should be a really exciting time, but for some reason anticipation has turned to anxiety and you’d rather
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