The sun is out in London today and it is so uplifting. In the UK this year, it’s been hard to believe that there is a sun. Obviously, we know it’s always there but the grey clouds, cold rain and [...] Read more

A question I often ask coaching clients is:  who do you admire?  It’s a question that reveals so much more about the person answering than the answer itself. The key is to vote for yourself.  Become the person you truly [...] Read more

Can you imagine if we had nothing to worry about? Obviously, there are times that we can be forgiven for worrying.  Occasionally there are legitimate reasons to worry.   And on those rare occasions, we know we have full permission to [...] Read more

When we are overwhelmed, frustrated or stuck, sometimes it can be useful to zoom out and remind ourselves we are not the centre of the Universe.

As some of you may know, I love my food!  I take it very seriously.  Every Sunday, I plan my family’s weekly menu and at the moment, I’m challenging myself with the current advice to eat 30 different plants per [...] Read more

Have you ever marvelled how some people seem to achieve so much?  Whilst many of us trot out the excuse ‘I haven’t got time’ we see others managing multiple businesses whilst simultaneously raising an army of children, running ultra marathons [...] Read more

I absolutely love the comedian, Richard Franks, who frequently posts ‘Mum’ sketches on Instagram. His latest clip was demonstrating ‘Mum yoga’ with asanas like ‘banging head against a brick wall’, ‘the Mum knot’ and ‘driven up the wall’. Technically, one [...] Read more

As I was arriving at the gym this morning, I was listening to an early 90s classic, ‘Search for the Hero’ by M People. I found myself singing loud and proud to myself in the car: ‘Search for the hero [...] Read more

Last weekend I was up at Northampton RFC watching an historic rugby game between Northampton Saints and Gloucester. The score line was 90 to Saints 0 to Gloucester. Ouch. As a coach, I am always asking clients: what did you [...] Read more

‘No one wants to die’ said Steve Jobs in his Commencement address at Stanford in 2005.  He wanted to talk about death in order to motivate Stanford’s graduates to live their lives well.  And he wasn’t the only billionaire and [...] Read more