We live so many lifetimes inside one life.
We live so many lifetimes inside one life. In a past life of mine, I was a political reporter and Ann Widdecombe was in it. Most of you know me now as a consultant who helps you get noticed, a writer and a mentor. Very few know the earlier version who hung out...
“Don’t downsize my grief…” 5 things you need to know about grief…
I heard this story during the week about a book about grief, published in 1961 with the opening line: "No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear." Written under the pen name N.W. Clark, the anonymity was so successful that friends of the author sent him copies,...
How can you stand out?
Being yourself is so underrated... In a world where everyone is trying to fit in and create content that ‘works’, trying to beat the algorithm, moaning about the various social media platforms and what they will and won’t let you do (anyone remember life before social...
If it could have, it would have
It’s a trap to get stuck in the ‘what could have been’. After we’ve processed the lesson, it’s important to let the story go. A lot of my coaching clients struggle to let go of the idea they were working on when faced with the reality that the business/project might...
Try again
We are never done and that is beautiful ❤️ There is no done and there are no perfect conditions. And that’s okay. Try again. And again. And again.
Look for courage
Whatever fear is holding you back isn’t nearly as scary as living your whole life never knowing what is possible for you… Sometimes it will be a voice that says you aren’t good enough. Sometimes it will be your heart that wants to close up, for fear of loss. Only...
Change your perspective…
There’s a beautiful paragraph in John O’Donohue’s book Anam Cara about perspective. I know whenever I have had times of difficulty in my business or life, stepping outside the problem and gaining perspective is really helpful. Remembering that we have many windows we...
Who is in your circle?
Good people around you can change your life... It’s worth looking for the right people to hang around with, those ones who are on your frequency... Not everyone is here for the whole journey, some people only come into your life for a chapter or two... I’m always...
Leave your mark, not a scar
If you insist on leaving your mark on the world, make sure that mark is not a scar... There's a lot of talk in the self help/entrepreneur world about constantly 'bettering yourself' or 'leaving a legacy' and 'making a contribution' in the world... We can conflate that...
Are we making coping in a global pandemic some kind of competition?
Why can’t we all 'just be'? One of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s most resonant remarks was that ‘man has no ears for that to which experience has given him no access.’ In other words, sometimes you just can’t process an idea, because you don’t have the mental...
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