I was given the immense privilege of accompanying my dear friend Maeve Gillies to the ceremony where she was admitted to the “Mystery of Goldsmiths”.
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The importance of taking time to celebrate
Take time to honour, respect, and celebrate what has happened, whether it be the life of someone who has left or a business achieving record…
Elevated standards create elevated results
Elevated standards create elevated results. You notice this when you work with an outlier. The bar they set is beyond what most people imagine.
Paying my respects to Gene Thompson
Gene Thompson died last week at the age of 59, with many tributes paid to him, as noted in the national newspaper of the Cayman…
Do you need a Facilitator or a Difficilitator?
A facilitator makes things easier, while a difficilitator finds breakthroughs and solutions in the difficult, not in the easy.
Balancing the Intuitive and Rational Minds
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift. The rational mind is a faithful servant. This phrase from Iain McGilchrist captures the essence of his work…
Who are you? What do you dream of?
My clients and my friends, then, know that I will encourage them to live into their bravery and their dream, and then ground them in…
Talk to me about – Elephants
When I go to networking events and they give you one of those tags for you to write something under “talk to me about”, I…
The only six questions a leader will ever need
Today sharing some depth around a key set of skills I find essential for leaders. I hope to explain them concisely.
The first step is admitting you have a problem
The first step is admitting you have a problem. Recognise the problem, then shift to talking about the opportunities.
In praise of coffee meetings
View coffee meetings differently by being more intentional with your own time.
Tell stories
Tell stories. Stories are one of the simplest and most powerful ways to evoke feelings.
Speaking truth to stupid
Words matter, and stories matter. Oh, and what a line “speaking truth to stupid” is! May you enjoy some beautiful words and moving stories today.
The value of being a “Jack of all trades”
Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than master of one. Are you a Jack of all Trades?
The less we want, the more at ease we can be
I have found that the less I want, the simpler my desires are, and the more I experience ataraxia, that sense of simply being at…
The tactile joy of craftsmanship
If you cook at all and do not yet have a high-quality knife, I do recommend you invest in one. Handling such an object brings…
To podcast or not to podcast?
What comes next for the podcast? I await inspiration. What would you like to see or hear?
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…
Why I’m currently not accepting new clients
As of today, I am (for now) “closing the books” to new clients, having taken on some new ones in the last couple of months.
Look around you
Taking time to look around before and between meetings was a great way to ensure I was fully present in the place and time.
When I play music, I smell it and see colors
What a gift to both be a brilliant musician and one that can articulate their thoughts in writing the way Monty Alexander does.
Understanding the commute of others
At one stage in the 1980s my father used to commute from the Scottish Borders to his office in London, flying up and down two…
Reminding myself to keep life in balance
I recommend you also occasionally check in on your own balance and choices around that.
Your moment of musical Zen – New Grass
“New Grass” by Talk Talk, from the album “Laughing Stock” sounds so rich when played analogue rather than digital.
How to reduce the distance between thought and action
The distance between thought and action grows, stifling risk-taking and so the ability to take opportunities in a timely fashion and innovate.