‘You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.’ Dr Seuss When our daughters were little, people told me that they’d grow up so fast. It didn’t really sink in back then because when…
‘I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.’ Thomas A. Edison Last Monday night, Elsa (our eldest daughter) and I went to an event at The Wheeler Centre to celebrate the launch of Colin Batrouney’s new book, Creative Writing for Beginners….
People often desire change for months (or even years) before they do anything about it. It’s useful to understand why we hold onto the status quo – even when life isn’t great – and helpful to think about what we need to let go of…
‘Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are.’ Marianne Williamson My dear friend Judy lost her mother just before Christmas. Over the years that we have known one another, Judy has taught me a lot about…
Last year was probably one of the most difficult I’ve experienced in my business. Not because anything terrible happened, but for a while there I lost my way. One of the things I’m occasionally guilty of is ignoring my gut instinct. Which is unusual, because…
I was interviewed by a journalist recently about how to stay calm in the lead-up to Christmas, and we both agreed that it’s crazy how we create an imaginary deadline by which time we need to get all projects completed, or catch up with every…
I’m reading Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain and to be honest, I’ve always had mixed feelings about the whole ‘law of attraction’ thing. Not because I don’t believe in it (I do), but because I think visualisation can sometimes be used for the wrong reasons. My…
‘Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson For the past five years, Chris and I have taken a trip to Wilson’s Prom at the end of November to celebrate our anniversary. We usually spend three relaxing days in this beautiful untouched…
Nearly every one of my clients tells me they need to overcome procrastination. Procrastination usually means you’re slow to do something because you are leaving it until later. But sometimes ‘later’ never comes around. Why do we procrastinate? We procrastinate when a task is boring,…
