Earlier this year I joined my local gym. My intention was to get up, bright and early, go to the gym and work out. This lasted three days! I doth my cap to all of you gym-goers out there - genuinely well done! But, I hated it. At best I pretended to look active - but...
I love Country Music. I *may* have mentioned it before! When you think of Country Music, you may think that the songs are about losing your dog, your house or your other half. Quite often, you’d be absolutely correct! However, as someone who is passionate about the...
My first day ‘back in the saddle’ today — rested, recharged & fired up for 2022! Quite an apt description given that today I am launching the trailer video for my brand new Keynote Talk ‘A Ride Across The Badlands’… 🤠 Why did I name it this? Those who know...
As we hit the one year anniversary of the lockdown here in the UK, for me - this has certainly been a period of reflection. By the way, this has to rank as one of my least favourite anniversaries ever - certainly not one to celebrate with balloons, bunting & a...
As a kid, I loved playing with Lego. I was going to open with ‘do you remember Lego’ – only to find out it’s still very much alive and well, it’s just that I’ve got older! The ability to create something new, something through the eyes of unlimited imagination –...
Hey everyone! Firstly, a belated but BIG Happy New Year to you - I hope that you enjoyed a happy and peaceful Christmas Holidays, despite the obvious 'interesting times' we continue to live through. I've often spoken about when we struggle with our Mental Health, with...
New Year is usually a time where we consider everything a fresh start, a clean sheet – to set some new goals or resolutions. The conversations I have been having with audiences and clients so far this year has shown me that this year is an exception. Instead of...
Recently I celebrated my second anniversary of self-employment. I decided to hold back posting about it until I had gathered my thoughts on this — I actually felt emotional on the day (1st Oct) — it’s been a wild ride — of course, I’m proud but also reflective — and...
I've known two things for a long time. Firstly, I have always picked or clawed at my skin - sometimes wasting hours at a time doing it until I felt 'done'. I put this down to me being nervy or a worrier. Secondly, I masked it by wearing make-up, by convincing myself...
If you are heading to the fantastic Accountex 2019 at ExCel London in May - I'll be delivering my Keynote Seminar 'Talking Anxiety' on Day 2 (Thursday) - 1400 in the 'How To' Theatre! In it - I will be sharing my experience based learnings on managing Anxiety in Life...