I heard one of my clients utter the phrase ‘be careful what you wish for’ the other day. I don’t know the specifics but it is one of those phrases that stops us from taking action. ‘don’t rock the boat’ also comes to mind. It triggers fear which both makes…

I have been playing with the idea of play and fun at work over the last couple of weeks. I got serious enough about this to consider renaming my company Work is Play or something similar (the name is taken sadly). An aside: I’ve changed it to Blooming Work instead…

Terrified? What does that mean? It is like going on a journey through uncharted territory. You have no idea what monsters may be lurking. And because it is uncharted, you can only put a few markers on the map. What do you know? You know that you are unhappy with…

So you imagine what it would be like not to have to start work at 9am. Or go into the office 5 days a week. Or work from home which is a bit better but you still need to get the work done so you’re tied to your desk. And…

I was in Hampstead ponds in my mind. Easy to envisage from many such trips. I had chosen a sunny day. The cold water immersion being rewarded with the sun in spring. I watched my arms through the water as I pushed them forward and pulled them back in a…

When you are trying to find a new working life it’s only normal to worry about how you can get the same income elsewhere. It is normal but it is NOT natural. I have talked about the lie we have been sold that organisations are machines and, hence, how we…

Well it starts with a desire. An energy inside you that compells you to act. It can also start with a feeling of irritation. A sense that something is not right according to your sensibility. Which leads to the desire to respond, perhaps to ‘fix it’. It is not something…

I stumbled and slipped over the crest, leaving the stalker’s track that had become a stream onto the shoulder of the mountain. I felt a sense of relief barely noticing any sense of achievement. Recognising the risk from my lack of experience and wondering where I was on the spectrum…

I started coaching because I felt trapped by my income in my career as a contract business analyst. I spent 9 years trying to create businesses that would replace my income with mixed success but never near enough to replace my income. Something needed to change. I needed to focus…