Charlotte Lodey-Aligned

Charlotte Lodey-Aligned Organisational Culture Specialist
Business Psychologist
Leadership Coach
Life and Business Coach
Specialist consulting and training in luxury automotive

01/09/2026

Recently I was on a podcast and we spoke about how much of the life we create is actually ours and how much is something we’ve learned?

I’m an overthinker. For a long time I thought overthinking meant I cared. Actually sometimes it meant I was trying to control an outcome that I couldn’t control.

The connection for me is perfectionism. This creates a need for control because I had a fear as a child of getting it wrong. I had to be right. This leads to a fear of judgement and before you know it it’s still showing up in adulthood stopping me in my tracks now and again.

I’ve had to learn that there is a difference between doing something well and needing to do something so perfectly so that I can feel safe.

It’s not about feeling annoyed about beliefs you don’t like about yourself it’s about the awareness. You can’t have transformation without awareness. During self reflection be kind to yourself and lead personal change with compassion.

15/07/2026

What if you’re not there yet?
What if you’re not behind...You’re just in the middle of becoming.

We live in a world that celebrates finished products, promotions, six-figure businesses and perfect relationships. It’s easy to believe that if you haven’t reached your goal, you’ve somehow failed. I for one know how this can feel, chasing something and then the next.

But psychology tells us something different.
A growth mindset reminds us that abilities aren’t fixed, they develop through learning, effort and experience. Coaching adds another perspective: the quality of our future is often shaped by the questions we ask ourselves today.

As I have grown over the years as a six figure business owner, coach and human being I realise that for me opportunity is one of the most important things in my life. I show up, am present and I welcome opportunity to my door. I know that the next thing around the corner is there to help me grow.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.
You just have to keep moving.

What if you’re not there yet... but you’re exactly where you need to be to become the person who will be?

05/07/2026

Our brains are wired to look for evidence that supports what we already believe.

It’s called confirmation bias.

If you believe people can’t be trusted, you’ll notice every time someone lets you down.

If you believe you’re not good enough, your mind will collect every mistake while overlooking your successes.

If you believe you’ll fail, every setback becomes “proof” that you were right all along.

The challenge is that confirmation bias doesn’t help us find the truth, it helps us reinforce our existing beliefs.

So next time you catch yourself searching for evidence, ask yourself:
Am I looking for the truth... or am I just looking for proof that I’m right?
That question changed the way I thought about the decisions I made and the stories I would tell myself. What’s crazy is once you’re aware you can’t be unaware. You start to be more curious about how you speak to yourself and the actions you take.

Someone once told me to be curious enough to challenge my own assumptions.

What belief might your brain be trying to prove today?

15/06/2026

I never imagined I would leave teaching.

At one point, I thought I had my career mapped out. I knew who I was, what I did, and where I was heading.
Did my degree, work experience, qualifications and then a post grad in education. Landed a head of department role at a school and it came with a lot of responsibility.

Then life had other plans.

Leaving teaching wasn’t part of the original plan, but it turned out to be one of the best pivots I ever made.
What I didn’t realise at the time was that I wasn’t leaving my skills behind. I was taking them with me.

All the lessons I taught, every difficult conversation I navigated, every person I encouraged to believe in themselves became the foundation of what I do today.

Now I use those same skills in coaching, training, speaking, and helping people unlock their potential.

Sometimes we hold onto a path because we’ve invested so much time in it. We worry that changing direction means starting again.

A pivot isn’t failure. I speak to so many people leaving teaching and I want them to know the world is full of opportunity for them. What you learn in teaching goes far beyond the fundamentals of education. There are skills in there that people would dream of. They can be harnessed and used to help you follow you purpose.

Don’t forget that everything you’ve learned so far matters. It shapes who you are.

And remember: you were creating value, building skills, solving problems, and making an impact long before Instagram knew who you were. (Something I have to remind myself of daily)
Trust your experience.
Trust your journey.
And don’t be afraid to pivot when life points you in a new direction.
Sometimes your dream job is hiding on the other side of a change you never planned for.

14/06/2026

I’m in my silent driving era….

I have started doing my regular long drive for work in silence, it takes about four hours. That means

No music
No phone calls
No podcast

I just let my thoughts run through my mind, try and figure things out, listen to my challenges and try and enjoy the peace.

It actually makes the journey go so much quicker and I arrive pretty relaxed. I noticed that my days are full of overstimulation, technology, noise and this time helps me decompress.

I don’t do it all the time but when I really feel it I can sit in that journey and feel like I’m categorising and organising my thoughts.

I think a lot of us don’t like the silence, especially people pleasers….silence is awkward. So this activity really helps to learn the importance of it and how to harness its power in everyday life.

Try it and let me know how you get on!

22/05/2026

🇰🇷Last month I travelled to South Korea, back to Seoul for a week. I spent the week engaged in super interesting conversations around luxury consumer psychology, cultural consumer trends and leadership. 🇰🇷

What I love the most about my work is how the same topics can generate wildly different conversations and mindsets depending on the country and culture. It means my job creates constant opportunities for learning and personal growth which I super grateful for.

Love the venue as I got to be thrown around a track by a pro driver at lunch time…. Probably shouldn’t have eaten lunch first 😂😂😜

15/05/2026

Growth is a funny thing….. because a part of it is realising you can’t go back to seeing life the same way again.

I first recognised this awareness fully when training to be a coach and going through some deep introspection. I Renee saying ‘WOW this is exhausting’. Because when you expand your world you start to see so many different things that you voiding see before. It allows for more curiosity, critical thinking, ideas and perspective.

You are still you but you have the ability to see through a different lens. This can be hard for some people as they may not understand or resonate. But you can be the inspiration or influence for those close to you to embrace change or growth in ways that feel good for them too.

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