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Are you living the life of your dreams? Are you happy most days? Or are you stressed and anxious all the time, worried about the future….? And how’s your work/life balance? Could it be better? I’m Doreen Ritchie, a successful Life and Executive Coach, published author and public speaker. After many years in the corporate…

Delighted to get this brilliant testimonial from Gary Doherty of THINK Network, a previous client of mine!! Check it out on YOUTUBE :  https://youtu.be/Bd3ZQlukghQ   Gary is the inspirational leader and founder of THINK Network, a movement to inspire people to think more positively and constructively about world events! Check it out on facebook, Instagram…

You don’t have to know, at this moment in time, HOW you’re going to manage something in the future – you just have to believe deep inside, that when you get there – you WILL know. When you believe this, things truly get easier, stress disappears, worry subsides, and your confidence sky-rockets! This belief comes…

A lot of people have been questioning and scrutinising their relationships with their friends and family over the last 3 months, looking at which are important to them and why. This is a good thing! Relationships are incredibly important in our lives, whether with friends, family, co-workers, partners or children, and all can be problematic.…

On this last day of  #mentalhealthawarenessweek it’s good to reflect on this year’s theme – kindness. One of the upsides of this pandemic has been the many acts of kindness that complete strangers have shown to those less able than themselves – volunteers delivering free food, medicines, or fetching groceries for the vulnerable; people looking…

  The Space Between We’ve been going through some difficult times – and it’s not over yet. So how do we deal with the loss of our jobs, our businesses, loved ones, freedom? Part of coping with all of this is using our resilience. I believe that everyone has innate wisdom, strength, courage and resilience.…

A few thoughts on 17th May…. I’ve had quite a few people getting in touch lately saying they’re annoyed with themselves for not ‘making more use’ of their time at home so far – they didn’t take a course, start training, pivot their business, become LinkedIn experts, and so on. They feel guilty and frustrated…

In my opinion one of the worst words in the English language is ‘should’. (And ‘shouldn’t’ – ok that’s two!) If we use it about ourselves, we’re saying that somehow we haven’t lived up to some ideal or standard – usually set by others – and so we’ve failed! “We ‘should’ be using this lockdown…

I’m a Life and Executive coach – I help every client change their lives for the better – whether that’s in their career or in their personal lives. Using powerful 1-1 coaching I teach a different way of thinking about reality which gives you clarity and control over your thinking, reduces stress and anxiety, enables…

This morning at #BNI in #Stormont Hotel, I received this great testimonial from our Chapter President, Michael Guilfoyle of #Fairstone N.I. As he only had one complimentary session with me I’m delighted that the ideas we talked about resonated with Michael and he took steps to change his working life for the better! Thanks for this testimonial, Michael, I appreciate it!…

That’s the title of the Open Learning Course I’m giving at Queen’s University this Autumn – starting Tuesday 24th September, then every Tuesday till 22nd October.  The tIme is 7pm -9pm.  It does what it says in the title – teaches you how to look at things differently and apply that thinking to all the…