A colleague recently likened building relationships to a dance – we try out some tentative moves and see how they respond, then let them do the same, hoping to find some common ground so that we can eventually achieve some level of synchronicity and joy. He was talking about client relationships but it could just … Read more
I belong to a singing Glee club and last night I went to our last meet up for the foreseeable future. There were 10 of us in the hall and we were in a zoom conference with about another 15 joining from home. It was very funny having a bit of banter with everyone but … Read more
I have been describing myself as a coach for the last two years and the question I get asked most is “What kind of coach are you?” There are so many different types of coaches out there. Career, performance, executive, life, wellbeing or wellness, leadership, motivation, confidence, business, transformational, relationship… you name it you can … Read more
This morning I was cleaning the kitchen but my mind was on my working day and all the things I wanted to achieve today. I begrudge the time it takes to do the repetitive mundane tasks that running a household demands. It got me thinking about how we all have different standards for areas of … Read more
On the eve of World Mental Health day I’m going to share my own experience. For too long I have felt the need to keep up a ‘corporate’ persona both in my research career and now with my own business. There’s enormous pressure to be seen as ‘together’, professional, knowledgeable; but at the end of the day … Read more
Your bank balance? The number of Facebook Friends you have? Your living conditions? Your health? None of these. It’s something that’s completely within our control yet at the same time can be really tricky to change. It’s how we think. Mindset is just another word for it. This explains why two people’s experience of the same … Read more