Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…
Category Archives: Coaching questions
The Opportunity In The Silence
Photo credit: Steven Durbin Photography If there’s one word I’ve heard clients use a lot recently, it’s the word reality. It has come up as they’ve talked about what’s happening in their businesses right now. Because some of them are once more finding their pipelines to be a little short on flow. After a few…
How To Use The Turning Of The Seasons To Support Your Development
I don’t know about you, but for me the last three months have been pretty full-on. It has been a long and hard winter here in the UK, and I’ve felt as if I’ve been in a dark, if fun and productive, little cocoon. It’s still biting cold. But driving back from the farmers’ market…
Four Lessons on Game-Changing From The Scottish Rugby Team
There I was, watching the last of the Six Nations rugby matches on Saturday. As a Scot, the highlight of the afternoon was Ireland vs Scotland in Dublin. History was already present for many reasons. Not only was it going to be Ireland’s last match at Croke Park, a venue steeped with traditions that…
Up in the Air: food for thought for New Work Pioneers?
It was Cali Williams Yost across at Work+Life Fit who inspired me to go see Up in the Air recently. Even so, I hadn’t expected there to have been quite so much rich material for my New Work Pioneer thinking as I found. I hope you’ve seen the film – if not, you must! Meantime,…
Risk-averse freelancing
This is the third in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. What could I possibly sell? Long before…
The journey to freelancing confidence
This is the second in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. One of the things I really struggled…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…
Work detox: 5 coaching questions that’ll change your life
I was running on Wimbledon Common this morning and noticed that the personal trainers were out in force. It’s amazing how many people, realising that their beachwear is going to look better without the bodily overhang that’s developed during the winter, embark on a bikini programme round about now. Whether or not this is true…
Category Archives: Coaching questions
The Vocation Myth
Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…
The Opportunity In The Silence
Photo credit: Steven Durbin Photography If there’s one word I’ve heard clients use a lot recently, it’s the word reality. It has come up as they’ve talked about what’s happening in their businesses right now. Because some of them are once more finding their pipelines to be a little short on flow. After a few…
How To Use The Turning Of The Seasons To Support Your Development
I don’t know about you, but for me the last three months have been pretty full-on. It has been a long and hard winter here in the UK, and I’ve felt as if I’ve been in a dark, if fun and productive, little cocoon. It’s still biting cold. But driving back from the farmers’ market…
Four Lessons on Game-Changing From The Scottish Rugby Team
There I was, watching the last of the Six Nations rugby matches on Saturday. As a Scot, the highlight of the afternoon was Ireland vs Scotland in Dublin. History was already present for many reasons. Not only was it going to be Ireland’s last match at Croke Park, a venue steeped with traditions that…
Up in the Air: food for thought for New Work Pioneers?
It was Cali Williams Yost across at Work+Life Fit who inspired me to go see Up in the Air recently. Even so, I hadn’t expected there to have been quite so much rich material for my New Work Pioneer thinking as I found. I hope you’ve seen the film – if not, you must! Meantime,…
Risk-averse freelancing
This is the third in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. What could I possibly sell? Long before…
The journey to freelancing confidence
This is the second in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. One of the things I really struggled…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…
Work detox: 5 coaching questions that’ll change your life
I was running on Wimbledon Common this morning and noticed that the personal trainers were out in force. It’s amazing how many people, realising that their beachwear is going to look better without the bodily overhang that’s developed during the winter, embark on a bikini programme round about now. Whether or not this is true…
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Category Archives: Coaching questions
The Vocation Myth
Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…
The Opportunity In The Silence
Photo credit: Steven Durbin Photography If there’s one word I’ve heard clients use a lot recently, it’s the word reality. It has come up as they’ve talked about what’s happening in their businesses right now. Because some of them are once more finding their pipelines to be a little short on flow. After a few…
How To Use The Turning Of The Seasons To Support Your Development
I don’t know about you, but for me the last three months have been pretty full-on. It has been a long and hard winter here in the UK, and I’ve felt as if I’ve been in a dark, if fun and productive, little cocoon. It’s still biting cold. But driving back from the farmers’ market…
Four Lessons on Game-Changing From The Scottish Rugby Team
There I was, watching the last of the Six Nations rugby matches on Saturday. As a Scot, the highlight of the afternoon was Ireland vs Scotland in Dublin. History was already present for many reasons. Not only was it going to be Ireland’s last match at Croke Park, a venue steeped with traditions that…
Up in the Air: food for thought for New Work Pioneers?
It was Cali Williams Yost across at Work+Life Fit who inspired me to go see Up in the Air recently. Even so, I hadn’t expected there to have been quite so much rich material for my New Work Pioneer thinking as I found. I hope you’ve seen the film – if not, you must! Meantime,…
Risk-averse freelancing
This is the third in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. What could I possibly sell? Long before…
The journey to freelancing confidence
This is the second in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. One of the things I really struggled…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…
Work detox: 5 coaching questions that’ll change your life
I was running on Wimbledon Common this morning and noticed that the personal trainers were out in force. It’s amazing how many people, realising that their beachwear is going to look better without the bodily overhang that’s developed during the winter, embark on a bikini programme round about now. Whether or not this is true…