A simple question can open up many new roads for us. “Who’s in the room?” is one such question, asked as part of a strategy review. The answer was surprising, and even knowing there are questions that go unasked, assumptions that go unseen and, therefore, unquestioned, can be highly impactful for many of us and the work we do.
Read MoreThere seems a collective malaise at the moment, characterised by my world feeling very small. I know I'm not alone in this, so what do i chose to do and how can it help you too?
Read MoreI could write a book about this topic of self-leadership but, when it comes to taking the wiser course, to being able to ‘control’ what we do, settle out minds and find answers to our most vexing questions, the fundamental action can be summed up in a simple three step process… (read on to discover what this is)
Read MoreThere’s an analogy in the coaching world that we’re always course-correcting that sounds very plausible. But is it true? And what if we’re can’t get ‘off-track’ because there’s no track to begin with… Curious?
Read MoreThere’s a gulf of difference between things that appear ‘hard’ to me, and things that are ‘easy’, mindless almost, that get done without me noticing. What makes it so and how can we make it all ‘easy’?
Read MoreMost of us get that intentionality = good and inflexibility = bad. Or at least that’s the way it looks. But what if that wasn’t the way it worked when it comes to achieving the big things in life?
Read MoreWhat do you do when you feel unappreciated or taken for granted or ignored? Here is a simple solution that will help you step aside from feeling attached, and also stops you simply walking away. And, perhaps, helps you get back to the love and respect we all crave.
Read MoreJudgement, we’ve all experienced it, and how can we not? We look, and we compare, it’s natural. But then we judge ourselves for judging (seriously!) Read on if you want to see something new about that… it might just change your life.
Read MoreWhat does it take to live life happy? It takes seeing where problems are coming from and going upstream—dissolving them before they turn into something toxic. Let’s see how…
Read MoreHow can we make life easy? Or at least easier? My friend was excited about the app he’d found to solve his latest problem, “I hate it ,” he said, talking about the complexity of his life, “it’s so hard!” But what if ‘easy’ doesn’t come from the app he chooses or the amount of time he spends doing tasks he loves or hates? What if an easier life comes from somewhere else entirely? Read on and let’s find out…
Read MoreIt looks like much of development and innovation is to find a great solution and then scale it, roll it out to other areas, other countries, other contexts. But what if we’re missing something in this model? What if we’re missing the very thing that makes that first solution so brilliant?
Read MoreThe most common question we ask when we’ve made a mistake (once we’ve moved on from blaming ourselves or others!) is ‘what can we learn?’ It’s a great question, but often we look in the wrong place for learning. What if there’s a deeper…
Read MoreMarking 100 years of the first UK votes for women, this piece explores freedom, the kind of freedom most of my clients are looking for, freedom to do the things they want and feel the way they want to feel. What’s stopping them? And what could be stopping you?
Read MoreSo often we do X because we think we’re more likely to get what we want (let’s call that Y). But why do we do that? And what happens when we strip away some of those stories?
Read MoreBurnout is a common challenge, whether we call it that or not. And the solution looks like taking time off, rejuvenating and refreshing. Sometimes that helps, but if we don’t get down to a root solution, then we’ll experience the same burnout again and again. In this interview…
Read MoreThis quote from Philip K Dick struck me as we prepared to see the movie Bladerunner… A quote about the nature of chaos and the human spirit of resilience and creativity that flows with it and makes something new from it.
Read More‘OMG I feel overwhelmed!’ seems like such a common refrain. We all know what it means and some of us experience it more than others. But how to escape, and what does it have to do with the Spanish weather??
Read MoreIt’s so easy to give ourselves a hard time when we mess up and things don’t go to plan. But maybe we’re missing this…
Read MoreWhen it feels as if clarity is necessary before you can move forward… We’ve all been there, but what if the way out is in the opposite direction to the one you’re wanting to take?
Read MoreAs I celebrated some wins with a client recently, I wanted to share with you what had made her successful where others fail.
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