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For My Words Only

2 Apr 2022 | Reflections

I am frequently scolded by family and work colleagues for not responding to messages. Although I know I should treat work chats more seriously, some are requests by managers,

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2022 Facta non-Verba (Action not Words)

1 Jan 2022 | Art, Coaching, Education, Reflections, Travel, Uncategorized

He was driven to build the perfect woman because the ones put on Earth by the gods were not good enough for him.

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30 years without winged feet: remembering Freddie Mercury.

24 Nov 2021 | Archive

Freddie taught us was that if you want to prove yourself as a creative person, attention to detail and minutiae are very important.

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Work in the balance

22 Sep 2021 | Uncategorized

if something goes wrong e.g. key workers leave or you run out of money, there is no safety net. It’s the same thing as being a roofer or a tree surgeon. However good you are at the job, you are exposed and if you fall, it hurts.

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The final (part 1)

10 Jul 2021 | Football, Reflections, Sport

I have always supported Italy in this kind of play-off but yet am not really sure why

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Forty Years a Twelfth Spy

18 May 2021 | Coaching, Education, Reflections, Uncategorized

Pre-Birth Forty years ago this month, I began working in what is still my current job. Thirteen years into this job, I strained at the leash and trained to become a teacher. I did not, however, change my occupation. Similar diversions enticed me in 2001, 2005, 2007,...

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Prince Harry and me; closer than you think.

25 Mar 2021 | Coaching, Education, Mental Health, Reflections, Uncategorized

The Prince, however, has, as far as my research has shown, given himself a really good chance of delivering on his promise.

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One Hundred

2 Feb 2021 | Education, Football, Mental Health, Reflections, Running, Sport

My attention span and train-of-thought have definitely reduced during the pandemic, I believe the major reason for this is that I have had fewer one to one conversations with people outside my bubble

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Get a Grip

28 Dec 2020 | Mental Health, Reflections

the shock that hits first. Even as I was in mid-air and about to land, I knew I had stepped on ice and was upset that it was lurking within the mud and not on the path that was fast coming up to greet my shoulder

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Arm of the Long Covid

11 Apr 2022 | Uncategorized

As a workplace coach, I meet a lot of people looking for jobs. Some clients want to take the first tentative into or back into employment and others who are already working want to do something else. I would even include colleagues seeking new challenges or a better...

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Turning a new leaf

4 Nov 2021 | Mental Health, Reflections, Uncategorized

Ninety metres along the path led I spotted a Silver Birch whose white petals were quivering in their own micro-breeze.

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