Stressful Times = Time to Hone Your Craft
In challenging times we get stressed and when we are stressed we go into survival mode. It shuts down a lot of our capacities and...
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Jan 124 min read
Robbing Myself: A Cautionary Tale
I would have sworn blind that I wasn’t doing any such thing but that’s the beauty of a powerful question (and why I love coaching); it...
Jan 47 min read
2024: What are you bringing back?
I left a voicenote for my friend a few days ago telling her that I simply was not ready for all the new year chat that was about to hit...
Dec 15, 20233 min read
The Secret Lies in the Hidden and Rejected
Here is a little terrifying fact for you: All those parts of you that you push away – the parts you dislike or maybe even deny exist at...
Oct 16, 20231 min read
What does it really take to make change?
All over the Internet people will tell you how to make change... Business. Life. Relationships. There are loads of snippets about what to...
Oct 12, 20232 min read
The art of not holding on too tight
I was going to write today about realism but then I watched MAFS and I feel we need to talk about spiritual ideas that get a used as...
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Have you taken the BS out of you??
I was once directed to a podcast of a very successful person. I wish I could say it was because of something lofty and cerebral but it...
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Should you be doing less?
Don't forget that evolution involves BOTH surrender and strategic action. Most of us focus on the hard graft and the doing and forget...
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Why reject the coaching industry?
I get it. I have seen problematic coaches up close and personal. I even see people supporting these problematic coaches even though they...
May 11, 20233 min read
How to deal with shame
If I could give you one piece of advice it would be this – never ever ever think you are above something. Every time I get smug about...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
PERMA Tool in Positive Psychology: Why Awareness Alone is Not Enough for Happiness
There's a tool called PERMA in positive psychology. It basically covers all the areas that help you to feel happy and fulfilled. It tells...
Jan 11, 20232 min read
How come you can be successful with a shi**y mindset?!
If the gods and goddesses of business coaching were to be believed then success and mindset go hand in hand... The more of a healthy way...
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Mind Reading: A filthy habit. How do we help people to kick it??
If you don't know what mindreading is it is where we tell ourselves stories about what another person is thinking or feeling - we think...
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Money Talks - but should it?!
There is a LOT of discontent in the personal development and business coaching world around people who talk about wealth - especially...
Jul 21, 20223 min read
DO NOT “Do work you love”
How many times are we told in personal development, entrepreneurialism, and career guidance to “do work you love”?! Inspirational quotes...
Apr 27, 20222 min read
Do you really want to tear down those bars?
One year I was attending a conference and my PhD supervisor couldn’t go so he tasked me to create a presentation. Now, my PhD supervisor...
Apr 13, 20222 min read
How to spot when someone is trying to wriggle out of responsibility…
Is there anything more crazy making than when someone starts wriggling out of their responsibility for things… You KNOW what they are...
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Resilience: Why I know my stuff (or don’t…)
Let’s just start with a disclaimer right here, which is that I do not think that pure ‘experience’ means much when it comes to helping...
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