One common reason for not doing as much professional development as people might like is that they don’t have enough time to fit it in. This could be something they feel themselves, or it could be a wider organisational perspective. Whilst time is indeed a finite resource, and we do only have 24hrs in each […]
Welcome to 2020! The start of the year is a time when many of us set resolutions to “improve” themselves. Sometimes we choose to add new things to our lives, sometimes we choose to take things away, sometimes we choose to make minor adaptations. Often to help us find a “new you” that we’re encouraged to […]
I’ve recently finished watching a short series on Netflix called Living With Yourself, and whilst it wasn’t a show I’d necessarily recommend (it got a bit weird!) it has a really interesting premise that aligns with something I’ve been learning about recently and want to share. SPOILER ALERT: Whilst I won’t say much about the […]
One of the most valuable resources we have in our lives is time. It’s a resource that we all have the same amount of, and we are all able (to some extent) to control. Yet so often we feel like we don’t have enough time, and we feel like we’re not in control of it. […]
I recently had a realisation in the shower (many of my realisations seem to come to me in the shower!). This one was something that has been on my mind for a while, but this time I felt it in my heart rather than just in my mind. One of the things the negative voice […]
You may remember last year I was focusing on courage and as part of this I had a number of courageous conversations and experiences. Some worked out amazingly, others didn’t, and there were some that needed time to develop. I like to think about this in terms of growing seeds. We plant ideas, we nurture them […]
A couple of weeks ago I facilitated a Street Wisdom event in Chester. I’ve attended two Street Wisdom events before, but this was the first I’d organised and led. An amazing group of people joined me and we spent time slowing down, tuning into our surroundings, and seeking wisdom from the streets and green areas […]
A couple of weeks ago I facilitated a leadership course for a group of 15 public library leaders. I’ve been facilitating leadership courses for a few years now, so in some senses this is nothing new for me. This time, however, it felt different. Mostly this was a mindset change, and I was amazed at […]
I’m starting this post sitting in a fabulous cafe/restaurant in Marple after an inspiring morning of Street Wisdom with Claire Bradshaw (if you’re not familiar, I previously wrote about Street Wisdom). Today’s experience was a little different in that there is more open space where we met so we explored green space more than city […]
Recently I received some excellent coaching that resulted in a shift in my thinking, and helped me make progress on an area I had been struggling with but wasn’t sure why. It’s caused me to rethink things in a number of different areas and I thought I’d share it in case it might be valuable […]