I was lucky enough recently to visit Barcelona. It was my first time there so I made sure to cover all the key sights, including the famously unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral. I'm definitely no expert in architecture but you couldn't fail to be stunned and amazed at...
Hope your week has started well, as we head into October and the final quarter of 2023! Does reading that make you shudder slightly, at the thought of what you still want to get done this year? Are you feeling the pressure of the last quarter, realising...
The other weekend I spent a day at Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Festival at Tatton Park in Cheshire. It was right up my street, with a mix of yoga, pilates, mindset talks, podcast recordings and lots more inspring stuff! Some of the talks I was drawn to...
A phrase I often find myself repeating to clients is, "New Level, New Devil". When they start working with me, they have a specific challenge and a goal in mind to achieve. It might be to achieve an income target, to put more structure and processes in...
Last week my youngest daughter's school football team were the proud winner of the Under 13's County Cup. They'd beaten lots of teams to get to the final and it was a great team effort with lots of support. As well as the trophy and a...
I'm often asked this question: Why should I work with a business coach? In case you've been wondering this, I've set out the top 4 reasons below Making the time to work ON your business By committing to working with a business coach and investing in this, you...
Yesterday I was with a client in a private business coaching session. It had been a difficult couple of weeks for him, with a few disappointments and a sense of things not going his way. This had led to him feeling stressed and he asked me: 'Is it...
I'm sure you're probably aware of the furore over the past weekend with Gary Lineker being suspended by the BBC for expressing his views on Twitter on a certain political matter. Whilst the BBC now seem to have resolved the matter with Gary, it was interesting...
Last week was half-term for my two daughters so we headed off to North Wales for a few days. One of the days we headed up the Orme, arriving at the summit to amazing views, 200m above sea level. When you're up at that height looking down,...
As a business coach, based in Staffordshire, I'm often counted on to deliver a difficult truth to my clients. My role is definitely not being a 'Yes' person. My clients expect me to be truthful and sometimes, that can be a hard truth to hear. One...