Claire Buchanan Coaching Services

Letting Go to Let Come

Aug 15, 2018claireb1 Comment

I have written about un-becoming previously. There comes a time when we need to let go to let come. Let go of all our preconceived ideas of how things should be for the simple reason that they aren’t that way. What we wanted five years ago changes. If I look back five years, is my

Listen to the Lyrics

Aug 6, 2018claireb1 Comment

I find myself reflecting on my life recently and noticing that some song lyrics seem to be quite apt for how I am feeling at the time. Whether I hear them on the radio whilst driving or a friend sends me a link via text, as one did this evening. How does the music know?

Expectations

Aug 1, 2018claireb2 Comments

We all have expectations. Expectations of ourselves and of others. Sometimes we fail to manage these expectations correctly or responsibly and this can ultimately lead to disappointment and suffering. So my questions is, how do we do this more effectively? All well and good to say, “No expectations, no disappointment.” I often hear those words

Frustration

Jul 19, 2018claireb1 Comment

Frustration is common among my clients when we start their coaching journey. They are frustrated with how their life looks, frustrated with their relationships, frustrated in their jobs. Just all round frustrated. Fortunately for me they don’t explode or haven’t exploded… yet. They have taken a sensible step and sought coaching because they have the

Burnout is No Joke

Jul 10, 2018claireb8 Comments

Burnout very often prompts people to re-asses their lives, make positive changes and even change direction. It did for me. My burnout is not a topic I often speak about and I hold the awareness that I get triggered when I see it in one of my clients; either a survivor of burnout or on

Keep The Goal The Goal

Jul 4, 2018claireb2 Comments

It’s mid year, six months to go as we slide towards December, Christmas-time, summer, holidays and all that that brings. At the start of each year I take time to set my goals for the year and plan how I would like my year to be. I set five goals against five areas of my

Suffering

Jun 12, 2018claireb4 Comments

“To draw an analogy: a man’s suffering is similar to the behavior of a gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the

Kindness

Jun 5, 2018claireb9 Comments

Kindness like gratitude is a recurring theme of late. Gratitude brings you happiness, kindness brings you more kindness. So I ask you, how difficult is it to be kind? To greet the cashier at the supermarket and wish her a nice day, to help a stranger, to say kind words to a friend going through

Coming Home

May 16, 2018claireb

Have you ever felt like you have left yourself only to come home to yourself days or weeks later? I have recently come home to myself. I feel more connected to myself and to source. I have greater trust in my abilities. And I have greater trust in the universe. Not that I ever doubted

My version of 3D

Apr 25, 2018claireb3 Comments

I’ve written about this before, determination, dedication and discipline. I have bucketloads of all three! I suppose we have to in order to get what it is that we really really want. Something came out of a recent coaching session and it has stuck with me, “I’ve gotten this far and I intend to continue.”