Do you know what’s wrong with you? Good. Then you probably don’t need a coach. Because coaching isn't about fixing what's wrong, and coaches are not doctors. Coaching is inside out thinking, not outside in labelling. And if you think I'm on my soap box, you're...
Staying sane, building resilience, call it what you will, we all need strategies to keep ourselves whole and healthy. How else can we push the boundaries and get the most out of life? Being resilient is a have to have, not a nice to have. This blog...
Do you feel guilty when you carve out a bit of time just for you? Do you find it hard to prioritise your own thinking space and development at work, even though you’re championing it for your colleagues? If so, you’re not alone. The biggest challenge...
I'm often perceived to be a strong and resilient person. But, like everyone, there are times when I don't feel as though my resilience is intact. Understanding ourselves is a life-long endeavour. In this article I share what I've learnt about myself so far when it...
If you’re in the market for coaching cards, you may be perplexed by the choices on offer. There are cards you can hold in your hand, others that you look at on a screen. Some have pictures, some have words, some have both. Some of the pictures are...
If you have ever been to a circus or zoo you may wonder, when you see the elephant enclosure, why it is that the huge old elephants that stand some 10 feet high, but the tiny baby elephants that only come up to your knees are tethered with exactly the same size chain...
Do you tell yourself you’ll wait until things get worse, or wait until they get better, before asking someone for help? This post explores both phenomena and also some of the common experiences that contribute to the difficulty in asking for help. Asking for...
All over the world, people like you, busy people with many calls on their time, will be thinking about changes they want to make, aka New Year’s Resolutions. Most of these will fail. Lists will remain unread after 5th January, though they will niggle at the back of...
Whenever we feel we're nearing the end of a tricky period, it’s tempting to want to draw a line under the difficulties and move on. Stuck in the present? Normally, this drawing of a line is accompanied by plans for the future, for things we’ll change and do...