Most of us have been trained to believe that if we work hard we will be recognised. At school, we are recognised with exam results, certificates and trophies. And when we start our careers, our hard work is recognised through [...] Read more

‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ (Mary Oliver ‘Wild Geese’). If only examining our lives was as widely admired as being busy. Instead of hearing ‘I’m swamped’, ‘I haven’t got [...] Read more

This week I was standing at arm’s length from Diane Von Furstenberg in Diane Von Furstenberg’s shop listening to her share her life story. It was a pinch-me-is-this-really-happening-moment! Diane said that she never really knew what she wanted to do, [...] Read more

Your body is your life support. Getting enough sleep, eating healthily and exercising is not optional for high performance. It’s the foundation. I’m not suggesting that if you eat a bowl of porridge after 8 hours sleep you’ll get a [...] Read more

‘If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.’   No one knows for sure whether it was said by Churchill, Cato or Clinton, but being succinct is a timeless courtesy.

The fundamental skill of communication is to understand another person’s point of view. So how come most people talk more than they listen? Me neither.

A friend recently attended a Leadership conference in Amsterdam. Alongside inspiring keynotes from Obama to Michaela De Prince was Marshall Goldsmith, a veteran coach. From Goldsmith’s experience, what makes people exceptional is not their innate talents or strengths, it’s their [...] Read more

Is it just me or is everyone talking about ‘A Star is Born’? In a recent interview, Bradley Cooper was explaining how he wanted to tell a story about finding your voice. He said ‘The world is often trying to [...] Read more

I find inspiration everywhere.  Last night I was reading to my daughter from ‘Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls’, a bedtime story book that ‘reinvents fairy tales, inspiring children with the stories of 100 heroic women from Elizabeth 1 to Serena [...] Read more

Theresa May might have been referring to us as a country, but it as relevant to each of us as individuals. There is no limit to what we can achieve when we literally pull ourselves together! If you hate your [...] Read more