Posts Tagged ‘fear’
If I don’t go, then what is all this all for?
Organising adult get togethers is like a military operation. I’ve got 1 weekend in October. I can’t do any midweek. I can’t commit as far out as March 2027. As…
Read MoreI laughed until I cried…and cried until I laughed…
I know, I know… I’m a day late. But I have a great reason.From Friday to Monday, I was in London helping deliver the One Woman Conference for an organisation…
Read MoreThe hail thunderstorm commands attention ⛈️…
Today was supposed to be Elsie’s sports day. It was cancelled because of a thunderstorm forecast. This morning, standing in bright sunshine, I joked that it probably wouldn’t even rain.…
Read MoreThe reward for being competent? More work.
I’m humble enough to know I’m replaceable at work. But I’m confident enough to know it would take three people. This quote struck quite a chord on LinkedIn last week. See…
Read MoreWater + Family = Happy Place
This week I’m in Pembrokeshire surfing with my family. We’ve been incredibly lucky with the weather. Think sea swims, surfboards, and games of Uno and Dobble Connect! I’m in my…
Read MoreThe Ball Gown, The Duck Slippers, and the 16-Year Squiggle
At 20, I lived in a grotty flat above a kebab shop. I was studying for my MChem. The night of the Chemistry ball, I stood washing up in a…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On The Tethered Camel 🐪
There are moments in life where no option feels right. As a parent, I’ve found those moments particularly confronting because every choice feels loaded with consequence. And I’m in one…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On being nice vs being kind…
I’ve known I needed to speak up about something for the last 3 weeks, but my Pleaser silenced me. I was trying to be overly accommodating to avoid a potential…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the cost of delayed living…
A businessman meets a fisherman resting beside his small boat. “Why aren’t you out fishing?” Says the businessman. “I’ve caught enough for today.” Says the fisherman. “You should work harder,…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the tension of “firsts”
Over Easter, my guilty pleasure wasn’t chocolate, it was the Artemis II mission. Watching Christina Koch, 47, step into yet another record-breaking chapter lit something in me. I even created…
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