Echo Steps - Career & Life Coaching

11/10/2020

It's that time of week again - MONDAY 😟 +🚶 = 🙂

21/09/2020

This Sunday 27th is National Walking Day and I'm delighted to be joining Leixlip Tidy Town Association where we’ll be walking, having chats and finding in our lovely town.

Get Ireland Walking are encouraging everyone to or so wherever you live, get walking this Sunday!

I’m also walking 5,000 Steps to Wellbeing for Mental Health Ireland - walking is a great way to not only look after our physical wellbeing but also our social and mental wellbeing!

See post below if you'd like to join us in Leixlip.

Kildare Sports Partnership

Walk Your Town with Leixlip Tidy Town Association

This September 27th is National Walking Day and Leixlip Tidy Town Association are asking you to join us and walk together.

To follow the latest Covid-19 guidelines, Get Ireland Walking are encouraging everyone to , and find .

We will be walking a loop of Leixlip taking in some of our hidden gems. Each walk will be about an hour and at a very easy pace, taking stops along the way to enjoy our lovely town.

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Walk start times: 11am / 12.30pm / 2pm
Meeting point: The Scouts Den

The walks will be led by Alison Underwood Echo Steps - Career & Life Coaching, a life coach who promotes the benefits of walking, accompanied by a LTTA volunteer who will happily chat about the work we do along the way.

Due to covid-19 restrictions, we do need to limit group sizes, so please PM us if you’d like to come along and which time you’d like to walk.
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The event is completely free.
We are also celebrating the day with Mental Health Ireland ‘s 5,000 Steps to Wellbeing. So walk with us and donate if you wish or walk the 5,000 Steps (4km) with loved ones, community members, solo or with a four-legged friend.
Walking is a great way to not only look after our physical wellbeing but also our social and mental wellbeing.

Further details on National Walking Day can be found here: https://www.getirelandwalking.ie/nationalwalkingday2020/

Kildare Sports Partnership

21/10/2019

Trailing Thoughts Workshop - what a wonderful morning yesterday!
Myself and Jane O'Loughlin, () had an amazing morning with all who came.

This was the gorgeous view from the room and we got to have a lovely, reflective walk out there too. Just taking time out from our busy lives and space for ourselves.

We had journaling, meditations, techniques and more, to learn ways to deal with our thoughts.

And to give you a little idea of how it went, some of the gorgeous feedback in the pics ❤

16/10/2019

It's that time of year again, one week to go for the KBC Dublin Marathon! I get to be back again as an official pacer and can't wait.

I love being right there supporting and sharing the experience with so many people.

So, thought it might be a good time to share in a blog post my path to running and some of the lessons I’ve learnt along the way...
..one of the biggest being what can happen in your life when you change your thinking from ‘I can’t’ to I can’!

I didn't know it at the time when I ran my first 10k race,
(something I never thought I could do),
but finishing that day was just the start.

‘Be curious and try different things out before you decide if you can do it or not.
You could be saying no to something that could add such value to your life.’

KBC Bank Ireland

https://echostepscoaching.ie/2019/10/16/the-finish-line-is-just-the-start/

06/09/2019

This article today about our 'always-on work culture' is something that comes up so often with clients.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/the-pushback-against-ireland-s-always-on-work-culture-starts-here-1.4007691

“Employers talk about the importance of innovation and how it fosters and drives growth, but what is becoming increasingly apparent is that employees can’t be innovative if they are so overworked that they don’t have time to think”

Both employers and employees need to recognise we're not robots with limitless energy and time. We need rest and time for life outside of work to be able to do our best in work.

“... this is as much an issue for individuals who compulsively check their devices as it is for the organisations they work for.”

Momentum gathering to flick the off switch on after hours e-contact by employers

03/09/2019

I've been quiet here over the summer. I was looking forward to slowing down a bit and regrouping after a busy start to the year.

Summer can give us a chance to do that. Reflecting at the year so far, some of my plans have gone very well but there are other great intentions that have just gone by the wayside ☺️.

It's busy again but I've had the chance to check-in and do a little reset.
It does mean I've been holding back with some things and will have to get out of my comfort zone. It also means better time-management so that I don't overspread and can spend more time doing what I enjoy.

What did your summer reflection tell you?

https://echostepscoaching.ie/2019/09/02/summer-reset/

07/06/2019

Excited to be part of the WellFest Summer Tour with KBC Bank Ireland, which starts tomorrow in Galway!

Looking forward to joining Evoke Coaching and A Cuppa Coaching to talk about 'How to Shine' 🌞🌞🌞

23/05/2019

Do you know that when we start making a change in our lives, like get a new job, try to get fitter or build in new and better habits, our brain starts kicking in and does what it can to stop you.

So sometimes it takes a bit of work to keep moving forward towards that goal.
There are lots of ways to do this but for now, know that this resistance is completely normal, it doesn't mean you can't, it IS letting you know that change is actually happening!

I've written a little more about it here...
https://echostepscoaching.ie/2019/05/22/the-path-to-change/

01/04/2019

Had a brilliant weekend speaking at Thrive Festival with my fellow coaches. It was great to see so many people at our talks, a real sign of the interest and need for self-care, self-belief and resilience.

I'm not fit for much today but still started the day with a mentally recharging morning run.

I didn't put too much pressure on myself for the rest of the day. Knowing it was going to be a full-on weekend, I had made sure to keep my day clear and just get a few necessary tasks done.

Planning space and timeout is really important, sometimes you have to schedule it in. Make sure you put self-care as a priority in your life ❤

Evoke Coaching A Cuppa Coaching Takectrlcoaching

21/03/2019

‘Being resilient in difficult times is a skill that some people seem to do better in than others.
The good news is, it’s a skill that can be learned and developed.’

Emotional Resilience is one of the topics I’ll be talking about at Thrive Festival next week.

Read about building Emotional Resilience in the post here https://echostepscoaching.ie/2019/03/21/5-ways-to-build-emotional-resilience/