How soulful is your workplace?
In preparation for a recent organisation away day, I was sent a really inspiring short talk by Frederic Laloux on soulful organisations....
Risks, raves and roller coasters
Earlier this summer I found myself at a theme park, celebrating my son’s birthday. These places have changed very little in some ways...
The Happiness Project
I really enjoyed Gretchen Rubin’s account of the year she spent working out how to be happier. Her realisation that “the days are long,...
A tree a day...
Every day, since January 17, I have taken a picture of a tree. I’m not completely sure why, except that the small act of pausing and...
Resolutions aren’t just for New Year
New year has just arrived, bringing the tempting chance of a fresh start. For many of us, it seems like the perfect time to review how...
Can tidying really change your life?
I felt quite embarrassed buying a book called ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying’ by Marie Kondo (the old-fashioned way, in person, at...
Routine – friend or foe?
With the approach of autumn, spiders spinning webs across every gap in my garden, and the children returning to school, I have been...
What Coaching means to me
Before training to be a coach, I’d had coaching to help me get the job I wanted, the way I wanted it. It worked so well, I didn’t think...