State

Are you sad or glad that it’s September? I’ll be honest, I’m a bit relieved.

You’re about to present in a meeting with important stakeholders. You start to feel anxious, tense, hot. Maybe you’ve got a dry mouth.

How’s 2025 going so far for you? If you’re anything like my coaching clients, who are juggling demanding leadership roles, you may well be feeling the pressure of competing priorities and pressing deadlines.

I read an article over the weekend by a journalist who had taken her husband and teenagers on a digital detox break.

If you read my blog, Being busy is overrated, a couple of weeks ago, you may have thought, “Well that’s all well and good, but I can I stop being busy?”

In her book “The Art of Rest”, author Claudia Hammond shares a super piece of research from Columbia Business School.

When I first started working with Jess*, we discovered that she could get to 3pm without leaving her desk – and without realising it. Sound familiar?

I’m not a fan of cold callers at the front door. Aside from not liking being put on the spot, I can’t be sure that the caller is who they say they are. We’ve all heard the stories about doorstep scammers.

Last year, I took up mountain biking. My favourite destination, a coffee and a firepit in nearby woodland, involves a relentless climb.

I recently read an article profiling a TV presenter who had written a book about what had helped her recover from cancer.