A year of gratitude (during one of the worst years of my life)

Back in January 2022 I was finally exploring my own wellbeing. I had found myself, once again, in a stressful job where I was not at all valued and I recognised that I was in a cycle of finding new jobs, getting stressed, burning out and leaving. I decided I was going to do thingsContinue reading “A year of gratitude (during one of the worst years of my life)”

Networking without looking like a selfish maniac

Networking is much maligned. People find it awkward, weird, boring, intense. But I think it can be a great thing. I just think that a lot of people go into it with the wrong mindset. If you walk into a room of people thinking “well, who can I use as a stepping stone in myContinue reading “Networking without looking like a selfish maniac”

A story about empathy, as told by Rick and Morty

MINOR SPOILERS For the Season 6 Rick and Morty Episode “Rick: A Mort Well Lived” If you know Rick and Morty you’ll know the show has a bit of a difficult relationship with its fans, itself, and it’s creators. For me, Rick is one of those characters, such as Walter White or Don Draper thatContinue reading A story about empathy, as told by Rick and Morty

Coaching is not just for Senior Leadership

Despite what we might think from LinkedIn, coaching is not that well known outside of HR and leadership circles. I predict this will change massively over the next decade, but we’re not there quite yet… I’ve worked in Higher Education for a decade and not one of my managers mentioned coaching, it was never anContinue reading Coaching is not just for Senior Leadership

All Being Well… Talking about “Just”

Just This time we’re talking about a word that from my own past that revealed quite a lot to me about how I viewed myself and my work. All thanks to a chance encounter at a work event. The word is just but it’s in the context of “I’m just an admin guy”. I rememberContinue reading “All Being Well… Talking about “Just””

All Being Well…Talking about “Could”

Could Could is the cool younger sibling of Should (have a read of my write up of should here). Could is full of options and possibility without any sense of commitment or responsibility. For me could feels like standing in front of a ploughed field with a variety of seeds in your satchel and you’reContinue reading “All Being Well…Talking about “Could””

All Being Well… Talking about “Should”

One thing I love about coaching is picking up on certain words clients say that hold a lot of meaning. A word or phrase can hold a lot of power over us and we can use it so often we just don’t see how its affecting us. Should is one of the words that comesContinue reading “All Being Well… Talking about “Should””