http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.withintent.co.nz en-us Sun, 17 May 2026 19:37:35 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/post/148087/feeling-like-a-fraud/ Have you ever looked around and thought "how did I get here"? That creeping self doubt, the fear that you will be found out as a fraud, even when your qualifications, experience and reputation say otherwise. This is the hallmark of imposter syndrome. He and I are long term acquaintances. I remember well being absolutely petrified when representing an organisation as a key note speaker at an international conference. I wasn't scared of standing up in front of an audience, but rather that I would ... Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:56:33 +1200 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/#post148087 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/post/147726/choosing-the-right-coach-or-supervisor/ Checklist: Choosing a Coach or Supervisor Use this checklist when selecting a coach or professional supervisor. The right person will support your growth, challenge your thinking, and provide a safe, reflective space. Qualifications and Training Relevant credentials or certifications (e.g.-accredited coach, supervision training) Ongoing professional development  Formal training in coaching or supervision models Experience  Experience in your field or profession (if relevant)Do the... Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:17:57 +1200 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/#post147726 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/post/145244/dear-diary/ When I was a little girl Every little girl's desire  was to have diary.  Some way to record your most secret hopes and dreams. The crush on the boy at school, how much you hated your life, thoughts about your Big Brother who was a pain in the neck.  Ideally the special diary came with his own lock and key to be kept safe from prying eyes.Fast Forward 50 years and the new word is Is journalling.  This is the practice of regularly writing down your thoughts feelings experiences... Wed, 14 May 2025 15:12:03 +1200 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/#post145244 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/post/144838/why-reflection/ In the busyness of our lives it can be easy to just move from one thing to the next, without thinking, without pausing. The roller coaster of life.Stopping and taking time to reflect, to look back, to learn, to understand is one of the most powerful tools in our  backpacks for personal and professional growth.Why reflect?It helps us:identify patterns and habitscelebrate successlearn from challengesAlign our actions with our valuesmake sense of our experiencesWhen we reflect we slow down jus... Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:13:12 +1200 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/#post144838 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/post/144523/getting-unstuck/ We all have times in our lives when we get stuck, but we don't necessarily always recognise them. Sometimes it's a big muddy kind of stuck where we might feel uncertain about our careers, our relationships or what next. Other times it can be much more subtle-procrastination, self-doubt or the overwhelming noise of to many choices.The truth is it happens to all of us and we can become immobilised. Too much head noise, too many what ifs, fear of anticipated outcomes.Weve all been there. As a coach... Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:19:25 +1200 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/#post144523 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/post/143839/why-with-intent/ I was recently asked why I became a life coach. Was it because I had a achieved a perfect life and could use this to assist others to achieve their perfect life?Absolutely not!My life has been very much like everyone else's. Full of joy and sorrow, love found, love lost, achieving goals, unfulfilled dreams and speed bumps,  good times and bad .There have been things in my life's journey that have made me want to crawl under a rock and never come out, but I always have. When I've been knocke... Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:18:41 +1200 http://www.withintent.co.nz/blog/#post143839