The power of a personal board

The power of a personal board

Being a leader can be lonely.  Have you ever thought about how powerful it might be to have your own personal board?  This is an opportunity for you to hand pick a group of people whose experience, outlook, temperament, are different to your own and can...
Being in Flow

Being in Flow

Watching fly-fishers in the River Test recently got me thinking about flow.  The term “flow” was first used by the positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Many of the people he interviewed during his research described flow like a river – where the current...
Do you long for or dread holidays?

Do you long for or dread holidays?

A vacation should be a time to take a break, relax, switch off from work, enjoying time with friends and family. But is that what happens? Do you find your sleep patterns are disturbed and you continue to feel exhausted? Are you continuing to worry about the work you...
When do you feel out of your depth?

When do you feel out of your depth?

I recently went early morning lane swimming at a 50 metre open air pool.  I chose the slow lane as it had been a long time since I had swum any distance.  Apart from realising that 50m seemed a very long way, I noticed how quickly I adapted to this new...
What are you assuming that is stopping you?

What are you assuming that is stopping you?

I love coaching and seeing the transformational impact it can have on people. However, self-promotion is not really my thing, but I know that it is necessary to help me get new clients. As I sat down with a sinking heart to write a post today, I asked myself “What are...
Transitions

Transitions

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” These words from T. S Eliot frequently came to mind whilst I was walking the Camino de Santiago. I had undertaken the journey to process...