Kathleenruth Hadikin

Ruth Hadikin BSc supports people through coaching, training, public speaking and writing. Through the development of mindful awareness, assertiveness and relating skills her clients are able to effectively address issues such as stress, confidence, better relating and even workplace bullying.

Change Your MIND, Change Your LIFE

What's Your Story?
We all have 'stories'. Stories are part of your habitual thinking patterns, so much so, that you hardly notice them. Yet they exert a powerful hold over you, especially when it comes to spreading your wings, and doing the things you would want to do with your life.

The mind-body connection
The stories we continuously tell ourselves, keep us in the same patterns, repeating the same behaviour, because of the mind-body connection. When we hear the 'story' repeating itself, we experience the same emotions, and that is what keeps us limited.

Your body believes what your mind tells it. So if you repeatedly think 'I'm not good enough', then you won't feel good enough. It is the feeling that holds you back. You won't have the same edge, for example when you attend an interview, as someone who is thinking 'I am good enough'. This is just one example, and each of us has many of these 'gremlins' to contend with.

Change your story, and you will change your life.

Ruth spent 18 years in healthcare. She completed the CoachU Coach Training Program (CTP) in 2002, has a BSc. degree with first-class honours, and a Certificate in Adult Education. She is Author of Effective Coaching in Healthcare, co-wrote "Interpersonal Skills" and " The Bullying Culture" with Muriel O'Driscoll, and is Associate Editor of Life Coaching Magazine.

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