The last few months have taken our family into completely uncharted territory. The result is the birth of our first grandchild two weeks ago. A tiny but perfectly formed baby girl born eight weeks pre-term, who stole our hearts in an instant with her quiet but determined reserve. Territory in the maternity hospital has become […]
The coach and the consultant
Once there was a consultant . . . and so the long story goes. The short version is this. A consultant (aka me) had all the same experience and knowledge as the coach (aka me). The coach was valued and paid appropriately, the consultant wasn’t. The difference was a lens, a book and the yellow […]
I just hate sales
How often have you heard that comment from business owners who love what they do, but hate selling it? From the passion with which the words are uttered, it seems to be an visceral response to putting a value on what they love and then having to ask for it. That word ‘sales’ As a […]
Purpose changes everything
It’s in the air, like spring. Or autumn. You know that moment when you sense the season has changed and it heralds a different experience. The ambient temperature of a room, a fragrance, colour or forbidding sky changes how we are. How we exist in that moment. Purpose is in the air. It’s everywhere. As […]
A = Antennae. Tune into your inner TV
A. Antennae. Tune in. Be alert in conversation on and offline, to the little gems that deep listening will deliver as to how you can help, add value or refer on. These nuggets are a primary cue to connection. From the A-Z of Building a Community. When I was a child growing up in a […]
