Radio Non-stop Thinking (as coined by Thich Nhat Hanh) is our mind chatter, our monkey brain, our self-sabotage, our gremlins. It’s thoughts that rubble on in our brains in a less than conscious way… ‘I can’t do this very well, I should just stop.’ ‘I am completely going to run out of …
Workplaces have a culture. There are unspoken rules about how you interact with colleagues, how you show up in meetings, how far you might go in sharing new ideas, and how much you speak out about things that concern you. There are rules. And often those rules go unexamined, or if they …
It’s Madonna’s 60th birthday today, and I’ve been uplifted by listening to some of her classic hits this morning as I write to you. What I love about Madonna is that she has never been afraid of stepping into her expression and creativity. What I know from working with many caretakers (CEOs, …
August is always the quietest month of the year for Bird. Organisations tend to step back from investing in any kind of workshop work whilst folks go on holiday. And so, apart from continuing to work with my beautiful 1:1 clients, I have a little more time to step back and reflect. Now …
When I worked with my first coach, six years ago now, I expected positive change to happen immediately for me. I wanted my self-sabotage to disappear overnight, I expected my own coaching business to take flight immediately and soar. In this world of immediacy, I wanted everything now. But I realised, after some …
I talk regularly about how we as individuals can work on our wellbeing. Here at Bird we believe you can do a lot to self-support in order to feel good about who you are and what you do. If you are consistently gremlin-taming, practicing gratitude, acknowledging yourself, making decisions based on your …
Thank you to all those who shared thoughts and feedback in response to last week’s blog. It’s lovely to both hear your support and to hear what you are doing to support yourselves as well. So, an update, after sending the blog last week I very much stayed off the wagon for …
At the moment I am not nailing my self-care. This feels vulnerable to share given that I’m an advocate for looking after yourself in order to be of service to others. But for some reason, I’ve fallen off the wagon a little bit. This morning I sat down to meditate with my …
If you’re in England, and you’ve seen a television lately, you’ll know that the English football team have re-written history by progressing through the World Cup via a penalty shootout. Much of the nation is gripped. And I am personally blown away by how their manager is showing up. I’m noticing words …
This week we hear from Bird associate Elloa, sharing her reflections after our Bird associate workshop day last month. Enjoy… A few weeks ago, all of the Bird Associates and Abby from Work Well Being, a great organisation that Bird partners with, spent the day together working (and playing!) our way through some …
