As well as the World Cup Final last weekend, in the UK, there was another Final with a slightly smaller, yet not less enthusiastic, viewing audience: The Strictly Come Dancing Final. Yes it’s all about dancing but it’s also about [...] Read more

Years ago when I was at drama school, my fellow students and I played a game of giving each other a metaphorical gift. The game was to give something that would literally improve our performance. I never forgot what I [...] Read more

Every morning, my kids and I play Magic FM’s ‘The Reflex’ quiz. It is a simple game: 5 simple questions need to be answered in 10 one-word answers all beginning with the same letter. If you can answer all 5 [...] Read more

I met Bear Grylls for the first time last week. Well on TV. He was being interviewed by Louis Theroux. Until then, I knew nothing about him other than he was a famous physically fit man. I confess, I was [...] Read more

Whilst I am a huge fan of not letting truth get in the way of a good story, sometimes our species unique storytelling capabilities can be a curse rather than a blessing. Michael McIntyre encapsulated this beautifully when he described [...] Read more

Have you ever seen the greeting card showing a picture of a person waiting for a gold medal after vacuuming? Highly amusing for anyone in your household who avoids housework, assuming that’s not you! Whilst there is often an element [...] Read more

When I say goodnight to my kids, I often ask them what’s been the best part of their day (the rose), the most challenging (thorn) and something they are looking forward to experiencing (bud). But we don’t need to be [...] Read more

Have you ever noticed that inspiration comes at the strangest moments? In the shower, on a walk or when we are away. And yet so many of us fall into the trap of over thinking when we get stuck. Or [...] Read more

Whether we identify as an owl or a lark, we most definitely are not robots. I was fascinated to read yet another article this week on the optimum amount of sleep.  Scientists seem to be fixated on finding a solution [...] Read more

We all know that everything communicates: The way we walk into a room; how much or how little we speak; or how we treat others for example. We can infer so much about someone from their behaviour. Armed with this [...] Read more