F.E.A.R
They say you should never judge a book by its cover but I was in Poundland so I guess I had already put any expectations aside when I saw a …
Maybe there’s a road
Tomorrow morning, I won’t be taking a tablet for my mental health. That’s the first time I can say that in about a year. True, on Wednesday I will be …
Overwhelmed
It’s been a tough couple of weeks inside my head. Regular readers will know that I’ve started a course of therapy to help me better deal with the challenges around …
Hide and seek
Last week I was involved in a twitter conversation with Andy Lancaster and Julie Drybrough. It had been sparked by Andy using specially made board games (super sized) to inject …
You do it to yourself
I wrote last week about the difference between “They and We”. After writing the post I was reminded of a song by Radiohead called “Just”. The chorus lyric goes “You …
They or We?
There have been some interesting contrasts in my work recently. Beyond the obvious differences (facilitation versus coaching for example) I’ve noticed a more subtle demarcation. One of the organisations I …
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There’s a story from the early days of the space race in the 1960s. When NASA started recruiting they were unsure of what conditions the astronauts would face. To that …
Can you see the potential?
I lost sight in my right eye this weekend. Don’t panic, nothing major, just a foreign object that I couldn’t sluice out meaning a trip to hospital. The nurses were …
Let go
As a coach I read pretty widely to inform my practice. I’m happy to draw ideas and philosophies from any source in order to help my clients. Having said that, …
Flawless?
Two very different characters. Two very different approaches. One a mild mannered, unassuming team player, the other a brash, complex leader. Both elevated to near mythic status by amazing feats …