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Michelle Minnikin
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This is a place where I share my thoughts and my journey. I write about Good Girl Deprogramming coaching, playing big, ADHD, self-compassion, loneliness, belonging and pirates.
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Comparison is the Thief of Joy
This is one of my favourite quotes - it's been attributed to Teddy Roosevelt. So here I am, pretty much three months away from having my...
Michelle Minnikin
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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How to take the fear out of job interviews
Now the world is opening up a bit more, I have noticed that my clients are starting to get interviews. And then the fear starts to kick...
Michelle Minnikin
May 9, 20217 min read
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Do you know how you're being perceived?
I didn’t. In fact, the terror of receiving any kind of “feedback” with any slightly critical elements stopped me seeking it. One of the...
Michelle Minnikin
May 2, 20214 min read
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Do you want to feel like you have your shit together?
Because I do. Do I know anyone who has their shit together 100% of the time? No. Do I know people who *look* like they have their shit...
Michelle Minnikin
Apr 18, 20212 min read
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Why do you need a “niche”?
They say that “variety is the spice of life” on one hand and then every bloody thing you read on creating a business is that you need a...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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ADHD Support Resources
I'm getting contacted on a daily basis to ask about ADHD help with diagnosis and support. So here is my take on it... Think you have...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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Is it safe to be visible?
Why am I so scared of being visible? Because being visible is safe. Our brain is so good at keeping us safe. Of course it is. It’s how we...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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Do you ever feel like you're just not "normal"?
I thought I was weird. Thought that there was something wrong with me. Why was I different from everyone else? Why could I see things...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 6, 20215 min read
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So, what's it like to be a Psychologist?
I get asked this quite a bit. So thought it would be a good idea to write a quick blog so people can find out more about what I do....
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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Business Start-up Advice To Me
I have just answered a question on an awards application - What piece of advice would you give to you when you started out. Gosh, what a...
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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Everything Keeps Coming Back to This!
I share this poem with all my coaching clients. I love it. It completely speaks to me. I don't love all the God references, as not...
Michelle Minnikin
Feb 17, 20191 min read
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Being More Pirate
Last summer I came across this amazing book... Be More Pirate by Sam Conniff Allende and subsequently became a little fanatical about...
Michelle Minnikin
Feb 10, 20193 min read
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How to Actually Set and Guard your Boundaries!
2018 was an awesome year for me and my business and it was also a pretty bloody difficult year too. I enter 2019 (the year of a Big...
Michelle Minnikin
Jan 29, 20194 min read
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