We all know the story of the Ostrich who puts his head in the sand to hide away.  Remember yourself as a child – hiding behind your hands, convinced no-one could see you because you...

Many years ago I began to sit in a Spirit Circle.  It was the start of a wonderful process of discovering more about myself, and my purpose.

The Spirit Circle Leader was always careful to put...

It sounds the opposite of logic.  Why would you go backwards when you strive to move things on?

Most of us are locked into our yesterdays anyway, so looking back often isn’t a problem at...

Ego is our sense of self, and it can trip us up when it gets too big for itself.

We’ve all known colleagues – friends and family, with big egos.  There’s nothing wrong with...

A few summers back  I gave a talk at The Exams Office Conference in London and Leeds on Communicating with Colleagues. Part of the presentation asked, “How do you say Good Morning to...

We all know the story of the Ostrich who puts his head in the sand to hide away.  Remember yourself as a child – hiding behind your hands, convinced no-one could see you because you...

We’re all familiar with the young fit teenagers in ra-ra skirts shaking pompoms on the sidelines to whip up crowd support.  It might seem very un-British to some of us. But the concept...

2020 has been a roller coaster for most of us. Many of us planned for events that were not possible during a pandemic.  I heard one joker describing a 2020 Planner and the most useless 2019...

I am many different things, to myself, and to others.  Just as you are.

I am what I think myself to be. I am who I feel I am. I am whatever I want to be. In any moment.

Mindfulness asks us to...

We’ve all got friends who are a glass half empty type. They can be hard to be around for long. 

The husband of a friend of mine was moaning one Christmas we spent together. He...

Gratitude.  Have you given thanks recently? Or appreciated something or someone in your life? It’s an important gift to share with others.

Most of us grumble at some point. If...

When we feel disgruntled, ignored, unappreciated, misunderstood and disappointed, its human nature to share our upset.  But in our work environment this can be toxic.

It’s all too easy...