Why we need more than mental health awareness
Social media has been full of conversations about mental health awareness over the past few weeks. If you are a regular visitor of my social media pages, you will have seen me share some of my own thoughts, and some fantastic resources, from the team behind the annual...
It’s time to make hopeful goals
You could say that my love of books takes up most of my spare time. A pile of books spilling over next to my bed has been the aesthetic of every house I have lived in. I would bet, should I pick apart my disposal income over my lifetime, from birthday gifts to monthly...
How to fail, successfully!
It won’t surprise you to learn that quotes from books often lingers in my mind once I’ve finished reading. One such quote has inspired this blog and has been fermenting as a concept since I first came across it five years ago. The book is Steven D.Levitt’s “Think Like...
Nine Book Recommendations for Stress Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month, one of many awareness topics organized each year, is held every April. It launched in 1992 intending to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for the modern stress epidemic. 29 years on, whilst the conversations and...
Has your career stagnated?
When you stop and look around you, are you where you expected to be right now, career wise? If you have a career that challenges, inspires, and motivates you (most days) you are well on your way to having a career to enjoy. However, if you feel like you are in...
How to help your staff return to work following parental leave or furlough
Returning to work after parental leave is often a challenging time. Moving back into a new rhythm, processes, policies team, and even role. That is all before you consider the fact that the person has to balance a new responsibility and needs of their growing...
Advice for modern parents from modern parents
It doesn’t matter if you are a first time Mum, a mum-to-be or have a houseful of teenagers, there are always moments where we doubt ourselves. We have times of joy, frustrations, celebration, and sadness; what helps is a community of other parents and a chance to...
Why rest is essential to create a career to enjoy
There is an assumption that when I am working with people on a career to enjoy not endure, and we talk about balance, it’s about productivity. That the aim is to maximize the quantity AND quality of what you can achieve in a set period. To even create what is known as...
A love letter to my smartphone
As I sit opposite my 8-year, who is typing up her daily schoolwork, she is getting frustrated that she can’t type as fast as me. I remind her that I didn’t start working with a computer regularly until I went to university in 1997, and in the past 23 years, typing has...
What is your minimum viable output?
It is no surprise that most of the content of my blogs are based around balance, mental health, and productivity right now. Whilst we were all so hopeful about 2021, for many of us we are back to the ever-evolving world of balancing work, business, family life and...
Why you need a “Ta-da” list
It will come as no surprise to you that, right now, many of my clients are frustrated with themselves. They come to me, asking for help to be more productive, to get back on track and to make more progress with their personal and professional life. What may surprise...About
Clara Wilcox is a straight talking, practical and experienced coach helping clients navigate the tricky waters of returning to work, career changes and professional development. The Balance Collective is a social enterprise focused on improving the lives of parents, by working together to build inner confidence and promote a healthy work/life balance.
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