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What does it really take to make change?

All over the Internet people will tell you how to make change... Business. Life. Relationships. There are loads of snippets about what to...

The art of not holding on too tight

I was going to write today about realism but then I watched MAFS and I feel we need to talk about spiritual ideas that get a used as...

Have you taken the BS out of you??

I was once directed to a podcast of a very successful person. I wish I could say it was because of something lofty and cerebral but it...

Should you be doing less?

Don't forget that evolution involves BOTH surrender and strategic action. Most of us focus on the hard graft and the doing and forget...

Why reject the coaching industry?

I get it. I have seen problematic coaches up close and personal. I even see people supporting these problematic coaches even though they...

How to deal with shame

If I could give you one piece of advice it would be this – never ever ever think you are above something. Every time I get smug about...

PERMA Tool in Positive Psychology: Why Awareness Alone is Not Enough for Happiness

There's a tool called PERMA in positive psychology. It basically covers all the areas that help you to feel happy and fulfilled. It tells...

How come you can be successful with a shi**y mindset?!

If the gods and goddesses of business coaching were to be believed then success and mindset go hand in hand... The more of a healthy way...

Mind Reading: A filthy habit. How do we help people to kick it??

If you don't know what mindreading is it is where we tell ourselves stories about what another person is thinking or feeling - we think...

Money Talks - but should it?!

There is a LOT of discontent in the personal development and business coaching world around people who talk about wealth - especially...

DO NOT “Do work you love”

How many times are we told in personal development, entrepreneurialism, and career guidance to “do work you love”?! Inspirational quotes...

Do you really want to tear down those bars?

One year I was attending a conference and my PhD supervisor couldn’t go so he tasked me to create a presentation. Now, my PhD supervisor...

How to spot when someone is trying to wriggle out of responsibility…

Is there anything more crazy making than when someone starts wriggling out of their responsibility for things… You KNOW what they are...

Robbing Myself: A Cautionary Tale

I would have sworn blind that I wasn’t doing any such thing but that’s the beauty of a powerful question (and why I love coaching); it...

Resilience: Why I know my stuff (or don’t…)

Let’s just start with a disclaimer right here, which is that I do not think that pure ‘experience’ means much when it comes to helping...