Patience is a necessity not a virtue
I remember being in such a hurry in the very early stages of my working life in the Health Club industry, firstly as a Lifestyle Consultant (yes really đ) then as Deputy Club and finally [...]
Outside In – the Magic Mirror
One of the things that holds organisations, teams and individuals back is the inability to see ourselves as others see us, we get locked into a view of the world that is framed by our [...]
Every Day is a school day
I had an interesting experience at the weekend entering Tiggy, my Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla, into her first working, test the result - fun, frustration, insights, learnings and humble pie! A working test, for the uninitiated, [...]
Are your priorities clear?
In my morning meditation earlier today Andi Puddicombe (Headspace.com) shared an interesting provocation. âImagine if you only had today â how would you spend it?â That focusses the mind on what your priorities are doesnât [...]
4 ways of maximising shareholder value â for YOUR life!
I have just watched my daughters drive off up the road to school â Alice, the eldest, passed her test in early December and Maisy has already assumed the role of âLady Muck,â with the [...]
Are you one of the 50%?
As professionals, we spend on average 50% of our waking lives working â doing it, commuting to it, thinking about it, talking about it â and research also shows that around 50% of us are [...]
Learning’s from my Silent Retreat
Just before Christmas I joined a group of c50 other people on retreat at Gaia House, a centre for Buddhist learning in deepest darkest Devon. I had wanted to âdo a retreatâ for a while and [...]
8 Top Tips on Embedding Change
Given that change seems to be endemic in every organisation I come across, it is fair to say that organisations that have the capability to change effectively are stronger and are likely to be more [...]
I bet fear is getting in your way somewhere?
I wonder, as we get sucked into the hugely commercial fiasco that is Halloween this evening, what you are scared of? I am scared of spiders, of upsetting or letting people down that I care [...]
Three ways to help people help you
I recently completed the Bury 10k run as a âvisually impaired guideâ for Paul, a partially sighted chap in his early 50s. Now Paul can see, but only in a hazy fuzzy way out to [...]
When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone?
I have written before and talk a lot (to anyone that will listen) about the fact that life is too short not to be the best you want to be in every facet of your [...]
Three reasons you canât see what you are looking for
Any Dad out there will I am sure have been on the receiving end of this (often semi-sarcastic) refrain âare you Dad looking again?â when you have failed to find something you were looking for. [...]
Do you catch ‘them’ doing it well?
This blog was inspired by a couple of events, brought together after listening to the Radio 2 Thought for the Day slot last Friday â this was centred on âcatch people doing it wellâ. The [...]
It’s tough being an effective role model!
I have just submitted a membership application on behalf of my daughter to join Ramsbottom Running Club and will happily stump up the ÂŁ20 fee â isnât it funny what you will willingly pay for [...]
Is it time for a health check in business and life?
I have just had my annual âwell manâ check up at the doctors and it got me thinking â given we are all on the busy treadmill called life, isnât it easy to get caught [...]