Penny's Blog

16th January 2017 9.30am -2.30pm Join experienced Equine Facilitator Tania Watson and myself Professional Coach Penny McClean in a Unique Setting Overlooking the Mourne Mountains and Dare to be Different in 2017 Want to challenge yourself to change in 2017? Make it your most productive year? If you have something you want to begin or…
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Yes get off that horse you know you’re falling off anyway and by horse I mean your beautiful pitch, your easy flow of inspirational words, the perfect thing to say when asked ‘What do you do?’ re your business, your career or your very purpose in life. When that perfectly practised presentation doesn’t flow beautifully…
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  Are you a business owner that is struggling with getting clients and marketing yourself, your product or service? Are you self employed and worrying about low income? Got a ‘Big Idea’ but have no idea how to begin to make it work? In this workshop I will help you get clear about what is…
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SPRING COACHING OFFER Would you like to feel the power of coaching? I am offering a new coaching programme for ten people as I begin the next stage of my mastery as a coach and I want to talk with you! It begins with an opportunity for you to feel the power of coaching for…
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Thank you God for January. Finally, finally I realise I have the answer. And although you may not realise it – so do you! What am I talking about? Well the answer to ‘Why do I keep getting stuck in this?’  and ‘Why can’t I make anything work?’ or ‘How can I begin this?’  even…
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Ah but we all need a break from our mad lives. Just last week my pal and I had what we ended up calling a ‘carer’s break’ in southern Spain. The couple sharing our taxi liked this name as we were all of an age when caring for aging parents is now the norm. Five…
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An Amplified Life? “The goal of Process coaching is to give clients the opportunity to own their whole life…all of it. The peaks and valleys. The ups and downs. Too often people create their lives to avoid the highs and lows. They are looking for a safe and comfortable middle with no swings either way….
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WANT TO GET AHEAD OF YOUR GAME THIS WEEKEND? It’s the US Open tennis finals this weekend and I have a coaching call to make – it could be to you! Would you like to have a conversation about what is keeping you up at night if it’s not the tennis? All great tennis players…
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I’m just back from another challenging, expansive and creative coach training weekend in London. All about Balance and Perspectives. Thank you CTI and all my fellow coaches for another fantastic and fun weekend. Coach development is a little like life itself, always moving forward. Each time I attend one of these modules I always feel there…
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My new book Life Reconnected, How Women Can Make Simple and Powerful Change: A Hero’s Journey is finally published today. I say finally as it has been a long time in production and not wanting to make the usual birthing a baby metaphor let’s just say, I am so pleased! I hope you will read…
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Thank you to the few who braved the atrocious weather and helped Life Reconnected raise £40 for Oxfam’s very worthy cause supporting women worldwide.  

SATURDAY 9TH MARCH Life Reconnected is proud to be hosting an Oxfam Ireland’s Get Together by way of a walk on Saturday 9th March. Join us for a walk and talk in aid of International Women’s Day and Oxfam Ireland on Saturday 9th March 2013. If you can bring a flask of tea or coffee…
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Oh I love January. The time to recharge, reflect and set aims for the coming year. Full of promise and things improving. It’s like the backend of the year where preparations for all the exciting things at the front end take place. It’s when we can plan, put things in place, bed down our ideas…
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May the Festive break give you time to reflect and find inspiration as you move forward in your life. I know for many women it can all seem too much at times -try to find the little moments of peace and cherish them. The New Year is such a perfect opportunity to begin something, to…
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Saturday dawned bright and sunny as women made their way to Titanic Belfast for the Discovery Event with Life Reconnected. A little bit of the magic that is the new iconic building in Belfast rubbed off as we dipped our toe in the process of beginning our own hero’s journey to find inspiration and motivation…
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When one of your training attendees turns up with a personalised gift, you know it is going to be a good day… Thanks to Liz for the gorgeous pen holder (and the sweets and cakes!). And thank you to all of you who attended the training last Sunday and especially for all your positive and…
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Join us at the Inspiration, Motivation and Celebration Discovery Event of the year and you too can feel Titanic! Life Reconnected is holding this event to give you a chance to get a feel for the process that can help you bring answers to your questions. What it is that can help if you’re feeling stuck…
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Call for women to join this free motivational Training Taster event on SUNDAY 11th NOVEMBER 10.00am – 4.00pm held in DENDRON LODGE TRAINING ROOM, CLANDEBOYE COURTYARD, CLANDEBOYE ESTATE, BANGOR, CO. DOWN BT19 1RN. This is a chance to dip your toe for free in the Life Reconnected creative training for women. If you are feeling…
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“Bluntly honest, deeply moving and elegantly written…” My new book Life Reconnected, How Women Can Make Simple and Powerful Change: A Hero’s Journey will be published at the end of the year. I’ve written this book for women who feel their life is out of whack in some way. You may feel bored, directionless, hurt…
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Not surprisingly it has taken a geographical event to tip me into action mode and begin this blog. The Autumn Equinox occurred over the weekend and for those of you who missed it or let it pass unnoticed it’s the time in the year when all over the world we experience equal day and night….
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