Ego is our sense of self, and it can trip us up when it gets too big for itself.

We’ve all known colleagues – friends and family, with big egos.  There’s nothing wrong with feeling confident and prou...

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...

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?...

We’re all familiar with the young fit teenagers in ra-ra skirts shaking pompoms on the sidelines to whip up crowd support.  It might seem very un-British to some of us. But the concept has a place in ...

New year is often a time to chuck out our stuff, but any time is good for a clear out.

Lockdown made me look at my stuff and decide what mattered. I had my things around me like most of us, but what ...

2020 has been a roller coaster for most of us. Many of us planned for events that were not possible during a pandemic.  I heard one joker describing a 2020 Planner and the most useless 2019 Christmas ...

I am many different things, to myself, and to others.  Just as you are.

I am what I think myself to be. I am who I feel I am. I am whatever I want to be. In any moment.

Mindfulness asks us to be in ...

We’ve all got friends who are a glass half empty type. They can be hard to be around for long. 

The husband of a friend of mine was moaning one Christmas we spent together. He didn’t stop. I told him...

Gratitude.  Have you given thanks recently? Or appreciated something or someone in your life? It’s an important gift to share with others.

Most of us grumble at some point. If we’re not happy with th...

When we feel disgruntled, ignored, unappreciated, misunderstood and disappointed, its human nature to share our upset.  But in our work environment this can be toxic.

It’s all too easy for others wit...

Thoughts have energy. And we all give off energy every moment, every day.

There are those who pick up on that, fan it with discontent, or help it burn bright with possibility.

I ‘ve heard energies d...

About 13 years ago now my only daughter moved to Thailand having said she didn’t love me. That wasn’t her reason for leaving. But it started a wealth of questions and searching that only quietened wit...