Martyrdom is described by the Cambridge Dictionary as, ‘an occasion when someone suffers or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs.’ Suffering because of political beliefs is rife in the charity sector. I’ve worked alongside a number of people who will put in 100 hour weeks with extensive travel to …
We deliver coaching and training in the non profit sector. But more than that, we’re creating a movement. It’s a movement designed to shift the way we work. We don’t believe ‘hard graft / nose to the grindstone / never stopping for air’ is the route to a happy, fulfilling, sustainable, productive …
I went to Copenhagen last weekend. I attended a leadership course and got to experience a little taste of the Danish way of life. Although it was dark when I had time to explore, I still saw an abundance of beautifully designed furniture, cosy cafes and bars, clean and natural spaces in …
So a month ago, nine of us headed out to Knockerdown Cottages in Derbyshire. We stayed for three days and spent our time eating nutritious food, exploring new and varied yoga moves and developing a deeper understanding of ourselves and the impact we wanted to have on the world by working on …
Hello wonderful reader I had every intention today to share some stories and photos from our recent retreat, but the current global ruckus calls me to write about resilience and self-care in times of external uncertainty. Regardless of your thoughts about what happened in the states yesterday, elections almost always leave groups …
We are always on the move, absorbing information, completing tasks, thinking about the next thing. We don’t often sit and be with ‘what’s here now.’ ‘What’s here now’ is a stock Co-Active coaching question, and it allows you to slow down and look at what’s really happening externally and internally in this …
I really hope you are feeling good on this blowy October Thursday. Sometimes I become consumed by the minutia of life. I worry about the small stuff, I get absorbed in things I have no control over. I find myself forgetting that there is a big wide world out there with billions …
There is a beautiful spiral staircase analogy that describes our journey through life. It says we start at the bottom, and as we move up the staircase we eventually find ourselves at the same point, but raised up to the next level. The idea is that as we walk through life we …
We have a different look here at Bird! We have gone through a re-brand, and although I wasn’t at the helm of the re-design, being a part of the creative process was a really exciting time. Being creative (which by the way EVERYONE is in one way or another, we seem to …
I’ve been loving the Olympics, as I always do. I’m actually obsessed; I weep when the athletes win, I weep when they lose, I check the medal table like it’s social media and I look back to gangly 12 year old me and wonder what could have been. (I ran with an …
