Funny how things happen. I have moved from thinking about how to soundproof the office above, to looking around for a new office altogether. What has become a 'nightmare scenario' has turned into an exciting opportunity to upgrade to a splendid office nearer to the centre of town, Georgian built and therefore with hugely think walls, and with easier access for clients. There's even a sink and a fridge down the hallway so I can keep my milk cool in the summer!

Sure this is going to cost me more, but I reckon both I and my clients deserve it.

I guess this is a secular version of the saying, 'When God shuts a door, He opens a window.'

Kim Richardson
the therapists' coach
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Further developments on the 'new person upstairs' front. I am doing well at being pragmatic and 'problem-solving' rather than panicking about the situation or ruminating uselessly about how bad it's going to be.

So I have got some advice from the landlord of the building, who is himself a builder and carpenter, and I am going to order some insulation board, some chipboad to go on top of that, and take up his offer of a carpet he has going spare to go on top of that! Karin, the new tenant, is very open to me getting this done, and I don't think it will cost the earth.

She has also said that she regrets saying she would adjust her working hours around my own client work, as she's like to be more flexible. I respect her assertiveness, and say that the best we can do is just keep channels of communication open.

It's a challenging business, but I feel very happy with the way it is panning out at the moment. In a way I am aplying many coaching principles to my own life, and seeing how they really benefit all concerned!

Kim Richardson
the therapists' coach
01453 751457
www.therapysuccess.com
www.linkedin.com/in/therapysuccess