By Life balance and health coach Pam Wright, author of “The Fibromyalgia Coach” ISBN 9781906546014

Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company is quoted as saying “If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right”. So many people assume that their present reality is the way life has to be, and they believe they can do nothing about it. Looking more closely at Henry Ford’s statement and remembering it’s never too late to change, he actually meant that it’s up to you to decide what you can and cannot do. There are many readers of this column who already know that when you change your mindset you can achieve more than you originally thought was possible.

by Pam Wright personal coach and author of “The Fibromyalgia Coach” ISBN 9781906546

When you have started to adapt to life with a chronic illness, but you are still not feeling well, it’s all too easy to start believing that ‘this is it’ from now on. The good news is that although you may need to manage your present reality differently from the way you lived before you became ill, nothing remains static. Life is an ever-changing journey. So it’s up to you to decide whether you continue to work towards recapturing as much as possible of ‘the old you’ or make deliberate choices that enable you to forge a good life for ‘the new you’.

Line yourself up for a great 2012 by Life Balance & Health Coach Pam Wright, author of “The Fibromyalgia Coach”

At the start of each year discussion focuses on hopes for the coming months. Sadly, the majority of people underestimate the amount of attention that is required to turn dreams into reality, and many resolutions are broken before the end of the first week.

By Life Balance & Health Coach Pam Wright.
Author of “The Fibromyalgia Coach” ISBN 9781906546014
www.pamwright.org

Have you ever seen Eric Morecambe’s TV performance of the Grieg piano concerto conducted by Andre Previn?  Having been taken to task about playing all the wrong notes Eric took hold of ‘Mr.Preview’ and insisted that he had indeed played all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.  Now there’s a different perception of the problem!

MENTAL HEALTH AND YOU by Life Balance and Health Coach Pam Wright
Author of “The Fibromyalgia Coach” ISBN 9781906546014 www.pamwright.org 

As a young teacher I remember making a comment one day about the unusually wild behaviour of pupils in the playground. I was told it was due to the windy weather and that high winds always affect children’s energy levels. This information was confirmed by my experience as time went on. Windy days meant dealing with changes in behaviour.