The announcements on Monday about coming out of lockdown are heartening. It feels like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, that we have hope of returning to social activity, and that we can begin what will…

The announcements on Monday about coming out of lockdown are heartening. It feels like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, that we have hope of returning to social activity, and that we can begin what will…
It’s strange this lockdown thing. This time feels much harder to cope with, more serious, more impactful. Less motivation, less sunshine, less confidence both in myself and the world around me. This means that I am prone to overreact, to…
Do you ever look at that person and think “Blimey, they have got their shit together; they’re on top of everything; they know exactly what they are doing”? Well the reality is that it’s a myth. It’s a show. Nobody…
Like many, I have binged on The Crown, fascinated and challenged in equal measure as we are now within my own lifetime. Aside from the drama of it all, Queen Elizabeth II is one of my superheroes. That might sound…
Every day’s a learning day! However our day works out, we can learn from our experiences. We can reflect on what we did or didn’t do that had the impact we intended and we can identify what we would do…
I don’t know about you, but I am over living in the virtual world. I spend most days sat at my desk in the spare room and most evenings on my phone. Every meeting is via the screen including the…
These are unprecedented times. Complex, unknown, confusing, emotional times. We aren’t prepared for this. However, we humans are adaptable creatures and many of us have developed coping mechanisms in the face of what seems impossible to comprehend. From previous challenges…
Rachel and I ran a Lean Life Canvas follow up session this last week and it was a great opportunity to revisit our canvases with the clarity of hindsight from the last 3-6 months. One of the areas on the…
It seems poetic that the Shakespeare play that the term ‘brave new world’ is from is The Tempest. In the current circumstances, one of my favourite ways of comprehending the chaos and tumult of Covid has been that “we may not…
I know it’s a typically British thing to never be satisfied with the weather and I love that the sun is shining, but it’s really too hot for me right now. I find that everything feels unachievable in this kind…