Posts Tagged ‘family’
Insight to Action: On the land of topsy-turvy…
For a moment, everything feels upside down and disorienting. Like you’ve stepped into The Magic Faraway Tree and landed in the Land of Topsy-Turvy, where nothing behaves the way you expect. And…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the importance of not assigning meaning
Last week didn’t go to plan. At the start of the week, my middle child Jenson quit swimming. For context he’s ranked top 2 in the UK for most of…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the Potential You Can’t Yet See…
Last week I spent an incredible week in Stratford-upon-Avon as one of the trainers delivering the One of Many™ Women’s Leadership Coaching Certification. Eight years ago, I sat in that…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On Why Do Unexpected Outcomes Matter?
Last Sunday was International Women’s Day and what a perfect day it was to travel down to Stratford-upon-Avon to be a trainer for the One of Many Coaching Certification. I’m…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On solving for the right outcome…
Last week I delivered two International Women’s Day workshops; one at Imperial College London, and one online for the ASEICA Society. Of all the questions I get asked, the most frequently asked…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On take-off and landing days…
Last week I spent half term at Centre Parcs with my best friend. Five children between us. Bikes, swimming, pool, and late-night chats once the house was finally quiet. It…
Read MoreThe Curse of Being Good at Stuff
Swimming has been a thread woven through most of my life: Junior internationals → university swim team → triathlons → open water → and for the past three years, masters…
Read MoreYou Don’t Have to Do It Alone
It was 19:25. The event doors were due to open in five minutes, so I did a quick phone check. First up? A video of my daughter whizzing her dolls…
Read MoreInspiring Stories 063 – Dr Rachel James – Client Story
Dr Rachel James – CLIENT STORY Rachel is a writer and a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Edinburgh and a former Daphne Jackson Trust fellow. In this episode we…
Read MoreThe Juggle Struggle (and why it’s not just about logistics)
One of the things I’m most present to this week is what my brilliant friend Katie Beardmore describes as “the juggle struggle”. It captures so perfectly that balancing act of…
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