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
Do you think passion is required to do a job well? Should we even be considering chasing passion in a career or should we save passion for our hobbies?
I share my personal experience of working for 20 years in a job I was not passionate about and what I learned from it and from others.
Having revealed what I discovered, I then offer some suggestions and exercises for you to explore your own passion and how it manifests in your work and hobbies.
Is grind and punishment your thing, or do you prefer something a little more gentle? Grind and punishment is not some strange S&M kink, but it could be as damaging. This week I am exploring the other side of getting stuff done. The gruelling push that can be addictive or Read more