What is here when there is nothing wrong?

It was Friday night and way past bedtime. The room was warm and my daughter still full of energy when I needed her asleep. I had somewhere to be but she had other plans. I noticed myself tensing, rushing her towards sleep in my mind, wanting the moment to be over so the next one could begin. Then I caught it, and I asked myself the question I keep coming back to whenever I feel this way. What is here when there is nothing wrong? The story dropped, and there was nothing left to fix, nothing…

Seed of Possibility

We’d just spent 90 minutes together in a hotel cafe, our first proper conversation since meeting at a seminar the year before. As we walked out and reached Baker Street station, ready to go our separate ways, he turned to me and said the words that started a whole new vision. “Imagine what is possible from now on.” I remember that exact spot in the tube station. Something shifted in me right there, a seed taking root that would grow into a vision. At the time, I’d reached out to him because I…

Open Your Fist And Receive

“Just that flat, stale feeling.” Those were the words one of my clients used to describe how he’s feeling right now. You may have experienced this too. Still showing up. Still ticking boxes. Still moving the needle. But the energy that’s usually there is gone. I resonate, because this week I’ve been in that feeling myself. Pretty exhausted, mentally. Even though my calendar has a lot of space right now, I’ve found myself creatively and strategically depleted, with limited inspiration to act…

The 5 Gifts of Detachment

“This better be worth it” was the thinking I had in my mind this week. The last two weeks I’ve had my head down finalising the manuscript for my upcoming book, Lead From Within. Over the last few years, and particularly the last three, I have poured everything into this book. Early mornings as I was working full time. Half days in the week over the last few months. Eight years of coaching conversations, working with over 500 people who have unlocked their true self and stepped into authentic…