Burn out happens when things consistently feel heavy. It’s easy to forget, when you’re under a cloud of to-do’s or carrying a lot of emotional pressure, that life doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or exhausting. A great antidote to feeling overwhelmed, stressed or burnt out is play. Often when we’re in a …
Inside each of us lives the truest essence of who we really are. Beyond our layers of responsibility we all have an inner truth, one that believes in us completely. I call this inner truth my core. The vibe of the core is one of simplicity, grace, wisdom, confidence and completeness. Often, …
I’ve been talking to clients and partner organisations a lot lately about resilience. Resilience is about being able to ‘weather the storm’ in difficult times, resilience is about being able to continue with something that is highly challenging, without it impacting your wellbeing. Resilience is also about walking away from something that …
If I get fixated on a specific outcome, fixated on unhelpful gremlin chatter, or fixated on the idea that something else ‘out there’ will make me feel good I get all tied up mentally and emotionally. I feel as if I’m wound up in a mass of gnarly ropes, and life starts …
Metaphor is a powerful tool for clarity. What came to mind when you imagined that poor old octopus with his tentacle stuck under the stone? Frustration? Anger? Annoyance? When we use a metaphor to describe what’s going on it allows us to really capture the situation. It’s also a handy tool for …
These past few weeks I’ve been reaching out to organisations and individuals who I know are making change and are challenging old systems and ideas. The system as it is isn’t working; we’re not encouraged to take proper care of ourselves. We’re encouraged to worry about the economy, external threats to our …
I have a different perspective to Bill. Bill has a different perspective to Ada. Ada has a different perspective to Annie. Annie has a different perspective to Tom. Tom has a different perspective to Charlie. And we all have a different perspective to Sam. There are 7 billion perspectives on the world. …
Bird is becoming more widely well known. It’s exciting. People understand what we’re doing here. People get the need for self-care and self-development when trying to make a positive impact. I’m having conversations with people all over the world about self-care as a responsibility, not a luxury. Bird’s message is gaining momentum. …
I try very hard to be detached. When I say detached, I don’t mean I don’t care about anything. I mean detached as in I will try hard at this, I will take responsibility for my part in this, but I know that fundamentally, regardless if it succeeds or fails, I am …
About seven years ago I volunteered at a project in Indonesia. We taught English to some local boys in a centre on the top of a hill. Every day the boys would climb up the hill to have their class. They were attentive, they contributed and they were loads of fun. The …
