My tank was brimming so was there really any need for all that rain last week? Going a little stir-crazy indoors, I took advantage of a break in the clouds to hit the railway trail with the pooch. Eno...
I’ve often wondered what I would do on a desert island … somewhere I had everything available to me but nobody watching and no one to answer to.
Would I eat cake until I exploded? Send myself into fi...
Do you ever get tired of being “good”? Refusing dessert, going home early, walking away from the shoe sale … all under the auspices of trying to be good.
But what are we suggesting to ourselves? That ...
Written, this week, from a sleepy, little village in the heart of the English countryside. I say sleepy but not these past five days during Chulmleigh Old Fair week, an annual tradition that’s gone on...
Almost 20 years ago, during a period of intense self-questioning, I bought a book. It was a workbook, that asked questions about how I viewed my life: draw a picture of yourself at home, work and play...
Last week I wrote about generosity and the importance of giving of ourselves from a place of wholeness and not depletion.
This week I want to highlight the importance of giving itself.
Authors Steph...
This week’s instalment wings its way to you from sunny California, and The Big, Big Yes!, a personal and professional development conference hosted by creativity coach and author, Samantha Bennett.
De...
As Alice Cooper so eloquently croons, “School’s out for summer!”
The heat is here, days are long, and while every year the disappointing reality still shocks me that grown-ups don’t automatically get ...
“What do you do?” came that inescapable question from the successful businessman.
“I’m a coach,” I said.
“Oh really, what sport?”
“Life.”
“So can you fix me?” he asked.
“Nope,” I replied, “because y...
It’s fair to say that ‘sexy’ is in the eye of the beholder. It takes all sorts and fortunately we all have individual preferences. But one ingredient tends to tip the sexy scales every time: confidenc...
