Many of us look for solutions outside of ourselves.  We feel we’re somehow owed – or someone should ‘sort it’. We give out our hope to others, rather than trusting our own instinct to guide us to solu...

The more I notice those in my surroundings, the more I see that few take the time to stop, pause and breathe.

We get so wrapped up in our rushing and Doing the Next Task, that we don’t stop to ponder...

When I first moved to my present house two important things happened.  First, I was offered a job advising prisoners on their options inside and second, I become the proud companion of Sheba, my fluff...

Over the years I’ve come to realise that we tend to get more of what we focus on.  The hypochondriacs,  fretting about their health, constantly talks about their aches and pains. And true enough, they...

Over the years I’ve read many books on the art of questioning. Much has been written on how to craft the perfect question to get the info you need. We all know the standard closed and open questioning...

How is it that our mood can turn on a sixpence? We let ourselves be open to the changing winds – what we read in our texts, what we hear from friends and family – what we think about ourselves.  It al...

When I was growing up, my Father worked in a Bank. Long hours. Commitment. Future planning. He saw effort and investment working out in positive returns. He expected his children to be hard workers to...

For those of us in the UK, we’re all about to return to schools and resume our education provision. It’ll be a challenging time for everyone – students and staff alike.

I’d like to ask you to approac...

We all know the story of the Ostrich who puts his head in the sand to hide away.  Remember yourself as a child – hiding behind your hands, convinced no-one could see you because you couldn’t see them?...

Many years ago I began to sit in a Spirit Circle.  It was the start of a wonderful process of discovering more about myself, and my purpose.

The Spirit Circle Leader was always careful to put us in a...

It sounds the opposite of logic.  Why would you go backwards when you strive to move things on?

Most of us are locked into our yesterdays anyway, so looking back often isn’t a problem at all.  But st...

A few summers back  I gave a talk at The Exams Office Conference in London and Leeds on Communicating with Colleagues. Part of the presentation asked, “How do you say Good Morning to yourself, and oth...