Liz Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love) made this brilliant podcast with a guy called Jonathan Fields, their conversation is number 16 on this list, and it is incredible. One of the (many brilliant) things Liz Gilbert talks about is curiosity. When we fail at something new, it can be tempting to …
I’ve been working with a brilliant website designer lately, to help me develop my site to serve the increasing interest Bird is receiving. We are working to make the website more ‘intuitive’. An intuitive website is a place that you can flow through, easily finding what you want to find. It’s nice …
Step 1 – Become aware. Step 2 – Give yourself permission to make change. Step 1 – Become aware In coaching we use the ‘wheel of life’ where clients rate out of ten how fulfilled they feel in the following areas: Career. Money. Significant other. Friends and family. Personal growth. Physical environment. …
I woke up today with a crazy head. You know one of those days where you wake up and fear creeps in before you have a chance to get grateful, or excited about the day. I was feeling scared about the uncertainty in my life. There is a fair bit of it …
In short. It’s both. And it’s an emotional and spiritual thing too. It’s certainly possible to focus on physical exercise, to ensure you practice yoga at lunch or walk 10,000 steps each day. But there are plenty of very slim, yet very worn out people out there. It doesn’t work just to …
After much reflection I have concluded I have four brains. A Monkey Brain, a Gremlin Brain, A Mindful Brain and a Creative Brain. Monkey Brain = chatter chatter chatter, pointless and unhelpful and a waste of time. Gremlin Brain – scared about the world, scared about the unknown, keeps me small and …
I saw an article in Stylist magazine today for the upcoming Suffragettes film. I’ve never really gone into any depth in my research about the Suffragettes, but considering I began to cry as I read the actors’ interpretations of the movement I thought today should be the day I learnt a little …
When I was at university I did my final dissertation on images of war, and how they impact viewers in other ‘safer’ parts of the world. Recently I’ve been reminded of my research by media images of Syrian refugees. The image of the young boy found on the Turkish beach brought home …
“Come to the edge,” he said. “We can’t, we’re afraid!” they responded. “Come to the edge,” he said. “We can’t, We will fall!” they responded. “Come to the edge,” he said. And so they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.” ― Guillaume Apollinaire I’ve taken to watching a programme on …
I’ve been reading an amazing book lately by Seth Godin. ‘The Icarus Deception’ is quite simply brilliant. What stands out the most to me is his notion of the ‘Lizard Brain,’ the part of us that tells us what to fear. It’s the part of us that keeps us from stepping into …
