I couldn’t have done it without you In these stay home, WFH, isolationist days it’s easy to feel like an island, separated, needing to make our way and do what’s needed alone. Yet, if we think things through we can see that everything we do has been enabled by someone taking action elsewhere. As weRead more
The principle of Cause and Effect One of the core principles underpinning the quality of intention is the law of cause and effect. In simplest terms it speaks of the impact of a choice, an action, a decision, a behaviour, an attitude and how that plays out in our world. Most of the time weRead more
The power of group Working as part of a group or a team isn’t always the easiest thing to do – especially when they are people that you haven’t chosen to spend time with, such as in the workplace. We can often trip over all sorts of differences, ways of working and attitudes that mayRead more
Does loyalty matter? I’ve had reason to have to deal with insurance renewals and phone tariffs over the past week. Never my favourite job I have to admit but made all the more challenging by the non-stop round of checking other offers and then approaching the existing company who then ‘miraculously’ manage to shave moneyRead more
Connecting with the joy and beauty of the everyday We might seem a bit short on beauty and joy in the world right now and yet they’re all around us if we can open our hearts and truly see what’s beyond the fog of the day to day. They’re in the rustle of autumn leavesRead more
Time to let go For many our human condition means we cling on to stuff that’s time expired – routines, habits, patterns, behaviours and much more. After all, there’s comfort in the familiar. If this pandemic has shown us anything though it’s the need to change our habits and behaviours, our ways of doing things.Read more
Losing the Plot It’s fair to say that there are, sadly, many examples of where people in high office appear to have ‘lost the plot’. Where their ability to stay centred, balanced, objective and make coherent statements has been tested – beyond their capacity to hold it together. When Donald Trump had his outburst aboutRead more