Dr Viv
Vivian (Dr Viv) is as vivacious and full of life as her name ‘Vivian’ suggests. She is a Certified Coach, People Builder, Consultant, Speaker and Trainer with a passion for helping ambitious Leaders and individuals build resilience, rediscover their value and potential and thrive in work and life. She is also a Chemical Engineer by background (with a PhD), multiple award winning researcher, ex-management consultant with a top UK based Consulting firm and Founder, The Reset Squad. Inspired by her journey as a high achieving professional and recovering perfectionist who overcame major trauma, depression and sudden change, Vivian taps into her invaluable lessons learnt, to empower and help people reset, rediscover and grow through their experiences. She is the author of Shadows in the Mirror - The Many Faces of Depression and contributing author in Unzenable – A Guide to Stress Less and Be More. To know more, please check out the 'About Vivian' page. Vivian is also available to speak on or discuss issues you may wish to take further personally, or at events. Please use the 'Contact' page to get in touch. Thank you.
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I see you!
(Previously published on 6 April, 2015) Hello! Is there someone out there I hear you but… I’m not sure who you are Knock knock! Is there someone in there I see you in the mirror but still… Are you yet all you can be? I see you… Found and lost at the same time Picking the pieces Solving the puzzle Running the maze I see you… Hiding…
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How to manage life’s phases and live happy
(Previously published on 23 March, 2015) The other day I was carrying out an analysis of my life and my perception of what makes life hard, as well as how that metamorphosed over time. You see when I was young, I felt that my homework was hard. I hated homeworks. I don’t know how many of you were like me, but at that time life seemed hard because I had…
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Wow! She did what Part 2: The sound of cheering
(Previously published on 9 March, 2015) So last week I started my appreciation of Hyvon Ngetich, the amazing Kenyan marathon runner who made the world smile some days ago when she collapsed only a few metres from the finish line, but then crawled to the end on her knees and hands, still completing the race in third place. What a lady! Well… I’m not going to rant on here again…
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Wow! She did what Part 1: The bitter sweet journey
(Previously published on 3 March, 2015) So only a few days ago the world was captivated by the amazing spirit of Hyvon Ngetich, the Kenyan marathon runner who not only refused a wheel chair when she collapsed 50 metres to the finish line in Austin Texas, but also shockingly crawled her way through to finish the race in third place. Like wow! It was so inspiring that it was covered…
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Thank you Mr Hindsight
(Previously published on 16 February 2015) It is often an interesting experience watching movies, especially action and thriller packed ones, with my sister and parents. While my sister is there analysing the characters and shouting at them for going left when they should probably be going right, my parents are there praying for the characters; “Oh in Jesus name he won’t fall into the bad man’s hands oo.” “Oh God…
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I’m only human
(Previously published on 2 February 2015) If only I were a super hero, I would do many many things I would defend the people of the world like Captain America Time travel and change bits of my past I’m not proud of, like Xmen’s Kitty Pride Add or minus some sun, rain, wind or snow each time I am unhappy with the British weather, like the mighty Thor of Asgard…
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For the love of onions
(Previously published on 12th January 2015) I am not sure I have met anyone yet that enjoys cutting onions. As much as I enjoy cooking, cutting onions is always a task. Like YIKES, do they make the eyes tear.. We all try to run from them sometimes, and even beg someone else to bear the cross on our behalf. Lool!! I even heard someone invented goggles for them –…
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Good Health is a Gift
(Previously published on 12th January 2015) I recently had a friend over who made me giggle quite a bit. She sat on the bed laughing so hard at her phone that I had to ask what was so funny. Our conversation went something like this: Vivian: “Babe please share the joke ooo. Me too I want to laugh” Friend: “Meeeennn it’s this video on facebook oo. This girl decided to…
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What you give value to has power over you
(Previously published on 12th January 2015) This is certainly one life truth that I have learnt and will share. Until about 4 weeks ago when my most cherished ‘only 1 year old’ blackberry phone fell into hot soapy pedicure water to never come on again (you’ll probably have seen my FB cry out), I was an attached, hooked on, never giving up my BB phone fanactic (if at all that…
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Who are you?
(Previously published on 12th January 2015) So who are you? Sound funny? Let me explain…… In recent times I have come to see how so important it is to know who you are. I have found that many of us are shaped by culture, what we’ve studied, our circle of friends, our religion and even our experiences… And that is natural, but the truth is a lot of people…