Mr Tickle’s wiggly arm…

There’s an image in my head that I can’t unsee. My child running towards me screaming with what can only be described as a wiggly arm (for those of you…

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The normalisation of deviance…

The summer holidays have a way of making the invisible visible. The constant anticipation of what everyone will need next. For many women, the mental load doesn’t suddenly increase over…

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I didn’t get to kiss the hippo 🦛…

This week I was in London delivering a two-day, in-person Intentional Careersâ„¢ Accelerator. It’s the first time I’ve brought together everything in one programme; not just an overview of Intentional Careers…

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Become Your Own Greatest Experiment

Do you tell yourself “When this project finishes, then I’ll reclaim balance in my life?” The problem is that one project quickly gets replaced by another, time marches on, and…

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A Word on Re-entry

A Word on Re-entry 🪂  For many of us, this week marks the return to work after a holiday. The transition from holiday mode back to work can be challenging,…

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The Elephant in the Room

In the last Coffee & Notes, I introduced the concept of the three major energy thieves in our lives: worry, resentment and comparisonitus. When it comes to your worries, did…

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The Three Major Energy Thieves

Have you ever seen a dog with its teeth set around a bone, shaking its head from side to side? Grrrrrrr! How much energy do you think it takes the…

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The Wrong Way Round

Some of my most life-changing insights have come from the realisation that I had things all backwards. Here are three examples of how a simple reframe can create a different…

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