This week's blog will be looking at values. What do I mean by values…….for me they act as a “measure” for how well we are living. There’s no right or wrong here, they are personal expressions of behaviours that are important to you and which should lead you to happiness, provided they are fully aligned. For example, when I was growing up I didn’t spend a lot of time with my parents as they were always working or socialising without me. When I became a parent, one of my values

In true cliched fashion, I had a mid life crisis as I was turning 40. Working in a demanding, high pressure sales role for an International Investment company I was travelling 3 weeks out of 4, spending more nights away from my family than I was spending with them, drinking too much, eating too much, not exercising enough, you get the drift. I was heading towards middle aged mediocrity and felt overworked, overlooked and was generally underwhelmed. A job opportunity presented

Happy Valentine’s Day folks. The national day to celebrate love and lovers is an annual reminder of the importance of showing those most intimate of partnerships just how much they mean to us. Of course, it would probably be pertinent to ensure that we do this for the other 364 days as well or else the partnerships may not thrive. I would like to suggest that there is someone else you show your appreciation and love towards today as well......someone very close to you who you

If you had to option of taking £1,000,000 right now or taking 1p today that will double in value for the next 30 days which would. you choose? Most people will choose the £1m right? What if I told you that the 1p that doubles in value even day for the next 30 days would equal approx £5.3m in that time, you'd think again yes? Kaizen = Compound interest Compound interest is a bit like Kaizen. If you can improve yourself by just 1% every day, where would you be after 1 year? Wh

“In every block of marble I see a statute, I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it” - Michelangelo on the creation of the statue of David. The quote above beautifully encapsulates the role of a coach for me. Coaching as a process is about revealing the beauty that exists within each human being, once we’ve chipped away at the edges! Within an organisational context “Coaching is the art of facilitating the development, learnin

Here‘s my take on things you can focus on in this area: 1) Too many expectations - comparison is the thief of joy, don’t let somebody else’s highlight reel devalue your own movie. 2) Harsh self judgement - if we give too much power to our inner critic, it will never allow us to be free, celebrate your small wins and cultivate an attitude of gratitude every day, you can’t be too critical with yourself if you’re patting yourself on the back for things you have achieved! 3) Pr