Insights
People are my library, my writing inspired by what I learn: ideas, inspiration, wisdom, and sometimes some eclectic whimsy for good measure, all centred around #OpenLeadership. At the heart of all of this is that I write to share learnings and to discover my thoughts. Over the years i have written (mostly) daily, over 2000 posts and 1,000,000 words (that last part blows my mind, tbh!). Enjoy browsing.
Mix, blend and enjoy
To posts in two days to celebrate the work and the human that was Benjamin Zephaniah. When I was eleven years old I started high school in High Wycombe, at a school full of bright and enthusiastic young boys from a wildly varied melting pot of that town and area, my...
Mix, blend and enjoy
I moved to Cayman and immediately felt at home on a small island and found a blend of over one hundred nationalities.
Put your phone away
We always have the choice as to how fully we are present at any moment. Put your phone away.
Thoughts on walking, on Cayman and on being world-class
Madeira is small but is world-class in some areas that the wider world does not recognise it for.
Taking a few days for Total Relaxation
Giving meaning to Total Relaxation, my three focal areas are: Presence, Slow, and Best.
Looks like we got ourselves a reader
I am a reader. I love to read. It seems that actually taking time to read books, and particularly to read widely, is increasingly rare.
Wisdom is a practice
Mastery and Wisdom are closely linked. You cannot ‘know’ wisdom. You can only practice it.
Want to learn mastery? Learn from masters in other fields
My greatest mentor in life, Ed Percival, was nicknamed Yoda, the name being a form of the utmost reverence for his mastery.
Taking a moment to be present
One must first be present, still, in the moment.
Distilling four thousand words into no more than four
A key element of my role is to coach the client in distilling those four thousand words on what and how into no more than…
Awareness leads to readiness then action
Awareness is the greatest agent for change,
Freezing fog and more fitness thoughts
The simple act of writing down my thoughts of my fitness journey became enough to shift my energy and get me back on the indoor…
Sunday Moment of Zen – Winter Sunset
Sometimes I take the time in my blog to give you a moment of zen, so this Sunday, here we are, my gift of a…
Going with the flow with my fitness journey
Last year, I had quite the health journey, so a focus since then has been to get back to fitness, doing no exercise for a…