Lost? Stressed? Confused? Exhausted? Disconnected? Unbalanced? Powerless? Miserable? Do you make a living or do you make a dying? In response to the growing number of clients that I see manifesting a very modern condition of stress and overwhelm in their lives, I have cobbled together the following commentary. Forgive me for providing an intellectu...
I was doing some deep work with a client last week where we were exploring simplicity and the dialogue moved onto Ordinariness. I felt to share the essence of our discussion as it is a fast track to peace. Is it okay to be an ordinary person? Being ordinary, being really comfortable being ordinary? Ordinariness where there isn't anything that has t...
"...sacrifice your health in order to make money. Then you sacrifice money to recuperate your health. Then you are so anxious about the future that you don't enjoy the present: the result being that you do not live in the present or the future; you live as if you are never going to die, and then you die having never really lived." by Dalai La...
People often ask me about my work. What do you actually do?! What kind of people do you work with? I realise my work is unusual. Walking into all manner of situations through a typical work day. I always feel privileged in my work, working deeply and honestly with people. The challenges are varied, but in each case I support people to untangle them...
What is your relationship to Success and Failure? The forces of success and failure often affect our ways in the world. I offer success coaching to individuals as well as providing motivational talks to groups/audiences. Some ponderances for you... So is success what happens when you do not fail? What if you could not fail, would you be successful?...
All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, And suffering follows As the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox. All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, And happiness follows Like a never-departing shadow. The Dhammapada, translated by G...
Does Playing the Victim Ruin Your Life? "If only... If only..." As a coach I often get to work with people in a space of deep honesty. Together we take a good look at a client's life situation and their relationship to that situation. We gain insights into their truest feelings (not the roles that veneer the feelings). We then go on to reveal the b...
I sat on the sofa zoning out at a silenced TV. I was hating myself. I felt so useless. Years of university study, a great career, a new business and friends who look at me as a creative visionary… and downstairs my wife and children utterly dependent on me to provide a home, food and security. Dependent on me also to be the shining light to lead th...
That smile completed my Wahoo January! How about you? Which camp are you in? Wahoo or Yikky? If you are in the Wahoo camp, you can skip to the end of this article and I'll tell you how you can change your world. If you are in the Yikky camp, I have good news for you too. The days are slowly beginning to lengthen, and the light is slowly returning. ...
