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• The Value of Obselete Objects

  

  I was reminded of a colleague’s very thought-provoking piece on obsolete objects when wandering round the Rijksmuseum on a recent trip to the Netherlands. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2022 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Museums at Long Last!

  

  I had the good fortune to be able to spend many hours savouring the delights museums have to offer on a recent trip to the Netherlands. Star of the show: the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2022 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adventures in Foreign Lands After Two Years in the Country

  

  Can you guess which foreign land it was? The pics include some very big clues!We also saw some other sights very representative of the country, its character,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2022 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Playing the Waiting Game to Get the Gains

  

  No one would question that it’s the right thing to go for energy efficiency in the items we use or purchase. However, beyond the immediate satisfaction of... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2022 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Open Strategy?

  

  Strategy – it’s one of those magical mystery words which, when dropped into conversations, always make it seem as though we’re talking about something clever an... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2022 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A History of a Holiday in Three Sets of Images

  

  It was Christmas time. We were due to make our escape to sunnier shores – to one of those isles off the coast of Africa – Tenerife. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2022 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Customer Copernicus

  

  In case the above title is too oblique, let me follow up by explaining that I’ll be focusing on a book I recently read. It’s all about being customer-led and... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• There Isn’t Even a Clear ‘least Worst’ Option

  

  Like many of us, I expect, I’m trying to be a ‘good consumer’, if indeed that’s possible. As you will see from this post (and others), I’m not sure how... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lockdown is Over, but What Do I Have to Show for It?

  

  I don’t know how we will think about lockdown in the future but I have been pondering how I would respond if a hypothetical grandchild asked me, ‘What did you d... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Making an Extravaganza out of an Event

  

  The above photo is a bit of a give-away, so let’s jump straight in.Earlier this summer, I attended one of the new format cricket tournaments – the Hundred –... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Uninhabitable Earth

  

  No, that’s not the title of a sci-fi disaster movie; it’s the title of a book which sets out all the (terrifying) facts about climate change, past, present and... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wilding (part 2 of 2)

  

  Here’s the subtitle that should come with this: A visit to Knepp – Living the dream.But as we went on a chilly April day, during the midst of a cold spring... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wilding (part 1 of 2)

  

  You know there are some books or films which make you think differently about ‘stuff’? Well, I have just finished ‘Wilding’ by all the too appropriately named... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Smartening up How We Use Screens

  

  Have you read Smarter Screens by Shlomo Benartzi? It’s something I’ve just finished and just wanted to take the opportunity to share some thoughts. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do It All for Me, Or a Little Helping Hand?

  

  No one can argue with the ambition to make life a bit easier for people, but how far should meeting this go? When does help become a take-over, and suggestions... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Through the Lens of One of My Favourite Types of Reading Material

  

  Last month, I realised that I appeared to have inadvertently built up quite a stash of supermarket magazines – you know the free ones which are positioned aroun... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reframing for the Greater Good

  

  I was lucky enough to receive ‘The art of fairness’ as a gift, which forced me to read a book which, to be honest, I don’t think would otherwise have been on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A New Year

  

  For once, I am writing this post ‘live’. My normal practice is to share from my stock of ‘here’s one I prepared earlier’. But I must confess, with the... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2021 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travelling Without Travelling

  

  It is still lock down and the idea of being somewhere which is ‘different’ in every dimension seems distinctly appealing. I have been stuck within the British... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Notes from a Small Spit of Land

  

  I had hoped to write a bright and sparkling post inspired by the high culture, art and gastronomy experienced by a ‘city break’ (when will these ever happen... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION