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 …
A = personal joy B = the work we do C = sustainable fulfilment and contribution and an emanation of joy I’ve heard it said that our ego/fear will tell us to put effort into work, and then we will reap the rewards. Our ego/fear will tell us that if we work hard …
I’m noticing a shift in perspective about myself. It comes from becoming more conscious about whether I say ‘maybe’ to invites or requests, or whether I actually check in with myself and give a decisive ‘yes’ or ‘no’. It helps massively to give a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ rather than a maybe, …
Last week, as Keivor and I were heading back to the UK on the last leg of our road trip I started to feel my usual sense of concern about going back home. I have a beautiful life here in the UK, but I’ve noticed that invariably I will connect to something …
I write to you today from a boutique hotel up in the Ibizan hills. I am sitting by the pool, feeling the cool breeze and the warmth of the sun on my body. I just popped back into my room to find a gift of avocados from the garden on my bed, …
Last night I caught a bit of the film ‘Hector and the Search for Happiness’. I’ve seen it before, and the first time round I gave it a mediocre review. Last night however, I seemed to be watching with new eyes and picked up on two key messages… Firstly, that it is …
When I coach clients I sometimes ask them to imagine life like a river. I ask them to imagine the velocity of the water, whether it twists and turns, whether there are waterfalls or rapids. I ask them to describe the weather, the colour of the sky. I ask clients to picture …
I spend a lot of time thinking and reflecting on life. About ten years ago when trying to work out ‘what it was all about’ I came to the conclusion that all any of us really wants is to be happy. So for many years I tried lots of different things in …
