My old friend Gemma says I had a mid-life crisis shortly after my 50th birthday 😀 I cannot deny that it was a big turning point, and a time when I finally made life changing decisions. Mark asked in a post a while back what was the biggest risk I've ever taken, well this was... Continue Reading →

I'm untidy by nature, always have been, always will be. And yet I'm the best organiser in my family (better than Himself too), despite (some of) them being neat freaks and minimalists. So, does that challenge the saying? I'd posit that my desk is untidy because I use it to do lots of stuff. Himself... Continue Reading →

To ease myself back into blogging, I thought I'd emulate LA and Tater with a little review of my reading year to date, and have merged two sets of questions from while I've been away. How has your 2023 reading gone so far?I've had a good year so far both in terms of numbers and... Continue Reading →

I don't know if any of you have had the pleasure of read Rhonda Byrne's The Secret. For those who haven't, it's basic premise is that we are all transmitters, and whatever vibe we put out into the world comes back to us. So... if you put out only positive thoughts, words, feelings, good stuff... Continue Reading →

You know I love an ABC opportunity, so when I saw both LA and Tater doing this, I resolved to put pen to paper (OK, fingers to keyboard) on the subject, especially as it's one which is close to my heart as someone who's both worked with mental health and suffered with depression for much... Continue Reading →

My family has long had a high degree of affection for Americans. Having spent significant chunks of our lives living the overseas life, we met other nationalities doing likewise. Right up till our final years overseas, we gravitated towards Americans, finding the Brits somewhat dull and dour. Indeed, one of my sisters married an American... Continue Reading →

A couple of week ago, the country marked the 80th anniversary of the WW2 raid on the dams of the Ruhr valley - made famous in the film The Dam Busters. With it's iconic theme music that's hummed loudly on football terraces all over the UK whenever they happen to come up against a German... Continue Reading →

After completing my professional training, I tried out membership of various different governing bodies. After a year, I picked one which is NLP-specific rather than a broader coaching one, because I'm pretty passionate about NLP, and was keen to be part of an organisation that aims to spread the good word about how great it... Continue Reading →

only for me to - finally - work out what was missing. Yeah. I hadn't scheduled or published a blog post. I've a number of posts in draft, in various stages of W-I-P, where I hone, craft, fiddle about with, and wonder whether I want to finish... you get the picture. And I think I... Continue Reading →

A coaching friend of mine recently re-worked the children's tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, except her three bears went by the name of Bear All, Bare All and Wisdom Bear. I know that I'm Bear All by nature, and am working to be more Wisdom Bear. I've tried on Bare All to see... Continue Reading →