Do try these at home — Here’s a list of a few experiments I tried that made working from home a little easier. All of the ones below stayed: Removed notifications from most apps on my phone — the only app that has notifications still on is Signal. Unsubscribed from newsletters I didn’t read and now…

The ups and downs along the way — I heard a coach use the game Snakes and Ladders as a good metaphor for creating and the creative process. It went something like this: Show up and roll the dice each day to play the game Take chances to move in a forward direction by rolling the dice After…

When it’s time to let go. — It seems that a lot of distress and suffering comes from paying attention to that judging inner voice. Most experiences aren’t as painful as the amount of judgemental thinking that happens as a reaction to them. Broadly there looks to be three types of judgemental thinking — judging yourself, judging…

Goodbye assumptions, hello curiosity — I’ve been thinking about curiosity, and how it contributes to good mental health. I’m wondering about how we seem to lose our curiosity over the years. It seems like losing an innate and integral part of ourselves. Born curious Look at any 3 year old; they are hugely curious. They walk around…

Quitting can be really hard. It feels like something we don’t always want to talk about. Like we’ve failed if we decide to quit something — whether it’s a job, a relationship or another circumstance that no longer serves us. My parents used to question my decisions on leaving jobs…

How to have days that make you smile — We only have a finite amount of days in the world, how do you make the most of every day? My favourite days don’t necessarily have a routine but they do tend to include all these things: Making time for curiosity and inspiration This one is integral for me, it can be reading, watching, listening, talking…

Stop waiting, start doing. — Are you waiting to be inspired to start something? Are you waiting to be motivated? Are you waiting to take action until you know what you’re doing? It seems that sometimes we think our behaviour will change when we know how to do something better, when we feel good or…

Mentoring, coaching, therapy, consulting, facilitating… similar but different. — Exploring the similarities and differences between coaching and other practices that sit in similar territories, that can sometimes be confused. Mentoring Mentoring is helpful if you are looking to better your craft or skillset from someone who has trodden a similar path. It helps to deepen a specialism usually in a…