Author Archives: Matt Smith Personal and Professional Coach

I haven’t made scones since I was at school. It was probably 38 years ago. I know it is hard to believe I have been on this planet more than 40 years. You can tell can’t you? The gap between baking scones I mean. I don’t think I will be applying for bake off anytimeContinue reading “07/05/20 Today I made scones”

Remember a few days ago I wrote about being resilient during these uncertain times. The first element of resilience as described by Diane Coutu was realism. We have to be realistic about what is within our control and what is a given. I know it seems obvious but how many times do you find yourselfContinue reading “06/05/2020 What can you change?”

I started back to work again today. This time I am going to try to do it the right way. We have a plan of ramping up my workload over a few weeks, to not to cause anymore setbacks. So for the next few weeks I will be working from home to avoid the commuteContinue reading “04/05/2020 It has been 41 days since my symptoms started”

I know I have said this quite a few times, but I have never experienced an illness like this. I don’t just mean the physical impact it is having on me which is so unpredictable, ranging from irritating to debilitating in the space of an hour, back to a minor ailment all before lunch. TheContinue reading “03/05/2020 This is like nothing I have ever experienced”

I woke up this morning with sleep in my eyes, and a pain in my chest. Another shit day ahead I thought to myself, well at least I am not coughing my guts up I suppose. I pulled myself together, went to the bathroom and got washed and dressed (routine is everything). I came downstairsContinue reading “02/05/20 Share some love and some music”

I have talked about managing uncertainty a few times before, but as this pandemic continues I think it is important to bring it up again. Uncertainty is the most difficult thing to deal with during this current crisis. Even though life in whole is uncertain, in normal circumstances we can use our past experiences andContinue reading “01/05/20 Uncertainty appears to be the only certainty”

I am feel better than I did last week but not as well as I was expecting to be, but then again I never thought I would still be recovering 5 weeks after I first started with symptoms. I have waves of feeling really rubbish that last for a couple of hours, I feel OKContinue reading “30/04/2020”

The good news is, that on the whole I am feeling a little better today, than I was over the weekend. This makes sense really if I have had a secondary bacterial infection, as the antibiotics should be starting to work now. I have been coughing quite a lot today, but it feels like thereContinue reading “29/04/2020 Looking forward”

Another day of feeling pants. Washed out, aching, tired, and detached from the world. There have been positives, I was rung by a physio and had a telephone assessment and she sent me my exercise regimes, which I can start once I have finished my antibiotics. We all had a moment to reflect and remember,Continue reading “28/04/2020 I have been getting some Headspace”