Scarlett my 9-year-old granddaughter was intently watching my French neighbour’s son Jake, who had joined us for lunch. Not only did she watch him but I noticed her quietly mirroring some of his movements – sort of trying on his way of being. Her Mum my daughter in...

I found myself again one morning when I heard the cacophony of bird song through the open window. And at night the calling of a baby owl to its mother. I found myself in the noises of nature. I found myself as I sat on a river bank watching the deep water take all the...

The second time I met Graham I did not recognise him. Admittedly it had been several years since the previous meeting when he had attended an in-house NLP programme for the Marketing company he was working for at the time. Even when he introduced himself I still could...

An online programme January 16/17/18 1400-1900 India time Windswept and interesting That is the title of one of Billy Connolly's books - his latest I think.  He describes how someone commented on him being Windswept and Interesting, how he valued that (almost as much...

Another crazy year and yet so special with delegates from so many different countries attending the online programmes. There is only one continent that has not yet been represented on one of my courses and that is Antarctica!! The standard of the learning seems to...

Moments define us. In the midst of the chaos and tragedy in Afghanistan there is a moment that has haunted me. In the madness at the gates to the airport sat a man with his back to the wall. In the mania that surrounded them a journalist spoke to this man on camera...

I am so excited about this new programme. Although coaching is a theme throughout all my trainings this is the first time, I will have dedicated the entire programme to the process of coaching others (and of course yourself!). And successful completion of this...

Any other year at this time I would be sitting on the verandah watching the red sun sink over the Arabian Sea .. How life has changed....

Last year my eldest son left the Marines and took on a role as a financial adviser commuting into London every day. Along with many of us he was confined to his home after the Covid lockdown and remarkably this seemed to suit him. He seemed to relax having time with...

Day 8. I79 kms planned. Strong headwinds and intense heat. I had developed enough strength after a week of riding to hang on to a group of six other riders whose leading sheltered me from the wind. They even offered to slow if the pace got too intense. It was good -...