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LATEST ARTICLES ( 110 )

• 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

• The Power of Now

  

  The above photo is from today. It’s been endlessly wet; a day which encourages staying inside, both physically and emotionally. A time for introspection. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Their Time Will Come Again – Winners in Lock-down Living

  

  Last year (ie BC – before Covid-19), I had worked on a number of food trend projects for big brands that were struggling as their core product was going... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing with Emotion

  

  Never before has the announcement of a Secretary of State for Education been so eagerly anticipated and when it came, the lives of so many young people were... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Life Without PowerPoint

  

  PowerPoint – love it or loathe? I’m not sure where I sit here, probably, boringly, on the fence.But what I can tell you is there are some workplaces where... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lockdown Unleashed – a Day Trip to the Seaside

  

  A photo essay this time. Nothing subtle – the title says it all.Why a photo of driving on the M25? Because it was actually really exciting to be able to get in... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Carpe Diem Under Duress

  

  For a considerable part of my professional career, I worked for an organisation that aimed to help clients unlock growth. A large part of this involved... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome to My World – Sort of

  

  I write these words after two weeks of lockdown (well, I must confess that I have lost track of time and can’t distinguish between the different stages of... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting up Close and Personal to a Real Brand Story

  

  As everyone in marketing knows, these days it’s all about developing brand stories and brands with genuine purpose and strong heritage. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Canary Wharf – My Work Home for a Year

  

  When you commute somewhere, it is all too easy for the routine to take over and you become blind to what you see every day around. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Shortest Day

  

  A long endless tunnel of dark – curtains not ever needing to be drawn, a house blanketed from the inside all day, getting to work lit by the neon of artificial... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2020 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Polishing up My Perspective on Poland

  

  Over the past year, I have had the privilege to be involved in a deeply fascinating pan-European project with the objective of thinking about the future of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2019 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• E=mc2

  

  What am I playing at here? Well, I just wanted to make the point that opting for more experiential consumption (e) actually often ends up equalling material... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2019 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION