Which Way? It is well recognised that you cannot lead others well, until you can lead yourself. You need to be clear about your values and use them as your foundations to guide your decisions and choices. These are most useful in times of uncertainty and when there is great ambiguity. There will be many […]

Get rid of the clutter I was going round the house and the shed over the festive break trying to understand why I have so much ‘stuff’. Drawers are filled, shelves filled, storage boxes are full to bursting point and I have even started making small stacks on the floor. Anyone who knows me well […]

Living in an echo chamber A lot of us live in an echo chamber, we associate and make friends with like minded people often from similar backgrounds and cultures. I am a keen cyclist a lot of my friends are also cyclists, guess what we do when we go out cycling, yes we talk about […]

Learning to say, No! How frequently have you obliged a customer, client or boss when all you wanted to say was sorry but no? I recently, had a conversation with a client who was extremely busy with work. He was struggling to cope with the volume of work he had on and it was coming […]

Language is the most powerful drug known to mankind, as we believe what we say about ourselves and others. What we say about ourselves has a major impact on our self belief and self esteem. If we think and talk about ourselves using positive and proactive language it will naturally build our confidence and ultimately […]

You’re living a lie We all know that most young children lie; they never ate the biscuit (even although the wrapper is in their pocket), someone else did it or yes they have been very good. So from our early years it appears to be within most of us to lie when the occasion suits […]

Living with our egos… Too often in life our behaviours and what we achieve is driven, not by our strengths and passions but limited by our fears and insecurities. We can be afraid to confront an issue, make that phone call, start a conversation or even just try something new. We end up being driven […]