Happy New Year. Now that 2021 is over, what will this year bring your way? The new year offers a unique transition point. It’s a time when most people become reflective, looking at where they have been and where they are going. But I don’t think there has been a Read more
Are you guilty of leaking? Over the last couple of weeks we have been discussing narratives and happiness. Today we’re going to be talking about emotional leaking. In this show, we are returning to emotions and looking at why it is important to become aware of our feelings and learn Read more
This week I am highlighting some of the pitfalls of the pursuit for happiness, it’s what I call the Happiness Trap. Typically this is the perpetual pursuit of external pleasures that leads us away from the true source of inner happiness that sustains us through all the ups and downs Read more
What do you want? Are you sure, is that what your really want? Sometimes the question is easy to answer, and the goal easy to achieve. Other times it’s not as straight forward as you think. Answering this question with what I want now, in this moment, is relatively easy. Read more
On this show we are looking at the balance of self and exploring who is really in control of our life. How can we be sure we’re sticking to the path we have chosen. I have been doing a lot of research on this notion of ‘self’. For example, the Read more
How do you deal with perfect? Do you have a perfect stick? This week we explore the curse of perfection, and why 80% is good enough.
How do you deal with unmet expectations? I was reflecting this week on expectations; the conversation came from two directions: the podcast I listened to called The Life Coach School with Brooke Castillo. The other was my feelings around the outcomes of the COP26 conference. There is nothing wrong with Read more
Is the past controlling your future? It is often past experiences that cause the ‘default’ thinking that keeps us stuck in the present and hold the highest potential to sabotage our future plans. When we open our hearts to forgiveness, it sets us free and enables us to make decisions Read more
What matters to you? I’m not just talking about the big things, although they are relevant. But what about the little things that we take for granted every day. Like our health for instance. This week I have had a cold. I rarely get them these days, but I guess Read more
This weeks shortcast ‘Living The Story’ is inspired by my recent trip to Bristol and the controversial media coverage and history of the Colston Statue.
Edward Colston was a 16th century merchant whose statue was erected to venerate the £71,000 he left for charity. It was successfully pulled of its plinth and ceremoniously dumped in the river during the Black Lives Matters demonstrations last year. The media portrayed this as an act of vandalism, and yet the Story goes much deeper.
This week my shortcast reflection is about the importance of seizing the moment and making the best of the journey. But more than that, it is about why this is so important now. Back in the 1950’s men retired at 65 and had a few years pottering in the garden Read more
This week’s shortcast explores the question “Who am I?” and is a follow up to last week’s conversation around passion and work. If you tune in regularly, you will be familiar with the conversation about bringing your passion to the work that you do. Last week I pondered the question about Read more