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The Five Questions I Return to Every Week as a Leader Leadership isn’t about always having the answers. More often, it’s about learning...

Walking past the exercise station in my local park, I was struck by a memory, my children, years ago, leaping joyfully over the posts....

When people gather in the No. 8 Club, something special happens. Recently, as we welcomed new faces into the circle, I asked a simple...

This was sent to me by one of my coachees. I love it because it's something that comes up alot in coaching sessions. Very rarely is it...

In leadership, fear often hides behind the mask of control, perfectionism, or the need to be seen as “having it all together.”   Yet,...

I didn’t expect to find the painting in Nottingham. In fact, I’d almost given up looking. We were celebrating our 25th wedding...

When I was 8 years old I lived in Malta. I was a “Military Brat” a term used to describe children of military parents. I spent a lot of...

I see this so many times in the work that I do. Here is the scenario: She( lets call her Sarah) started out energised, ready to make an...

There’s a universal question that surfaces for all of us at some point: Who am I? It’s ancient, human, and deeply personal. We often...

Did you know that New Year’s Day wasn’t always celebrated on 1 January in England? For nearly six centuries, the year began on 25 March,...

Peeling back the layers to authentic leadership

During my own leadership journey, I learned first-hand that leading from the top can feel like standing in the middle of a storm—holding...

How high is your energy today? Let's explore how to change it. This weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing Rebecca Campbell, in her...

Stilness in Sri Lanka When I first started out to build a career as a coach, I remember two questions that people asked me: 1)      What...

Are you finding it hard to maintain your balance? That’s a multi level question isn’t it! Last year I totally lost my balance. I couldn’t...

Over the years, I've watched leadership evolve and yet still felt something was missing. The challenges of today require more than...

Reading "The Body Says No" by Gabor Mate started me reflecting on how trauma isn’t a full stop. It’s the start of a new cycle. I have...

You may be wondering what a Wild Boar photo has to do with this! Read on.. Last week, I was in the heart of Gloucestershire with some...

This time of year often brings moments of reflection, but this Christmas has felt different for me—a season of both loss and gratitude.  ...

On Christmas morning I light a candle to remind myself of the people that I love and to send light into their life. As I watched the...