This morning I delivered a 20-minute group coaching session to 20 business owners. All of them told me at the beginning that they already enjoyed what they did. So why did I bother? What did they need coaching for if they already felt ok? Surely it’s a waste of time and resources to coach people […]
Neuroscience has become a bit of a buzz word in business these days. And rightly so, as it allows us to understand how our brains actually work. Once we know this, we can work with them, so that we can be at our sharpest, most productive, most creative and, frankly, be of most value to […]
These work chums all look like they get on, don’t they? This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year its focus is on relationships. Healthy relationships are essential to good mental health, and it’s important to remember that this goes for ALL relationships, not just those with friends and family. In fact, some […]
If you’re a people-pleaser like me, you’ll be familiar with getting yourself into a pickle because you’ve said yes to too many things. The Art of Saying No has remained elusive to me for much of my life, and I have often found myself in situations I would really rather not be in, feeling overstretched […]
Through all my work helping people to manage stress, get a better sense of balance and be more productive there is one surprisingly simple tip that comes up every time: do one thing at a time. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that if we could all do this, then we’d find […]
You may remember a cycling safety ad that ran in cinemas a few years ago. The instructions were to watch a basketball sequence and count the number of passes made by the team in white. At the end of the sequence, viewers were asked how many passes had been made (13) and then if they […]
It’s a new year! What are you going to do this year to make work more fun? As you know by now, when I talk about fun at work, I’m not talking about messing around, not doing the job. I’m talking about taking responsibility for making each day as enjoyable as you want it to […]
2015 has seen a swell of hype and attention around the theme of how to be happier. Whether it’s through keeping a gratitude journal, meditation or random acts of kindness, everybody’s trying to find the Holy Grail of instant, long-lasting happiness. The trouble is, this endless quest can make some people feel more stressed and […]
It’s Friday! Hooray! You’re no doubt looking forward to the weekend and all the fun and relaxation it has to offer, the precious break from the working week. But more and more of us are suffering from the ever-increasing pace of life and finding it difficult to get a good sense of work-life balance. We […]
It’s ironic that the most stressful week of the year for me so far was also the week when I delivered the second of our Happyworks Series workshops, aptly titled Stressworks. Well, it certainly meant I could put my own tools to the test, just to check they work. And I can confirm, they do! […]
