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It was pouring with rain, the trains were all up the creek and it was a Saturday and I wanted to stay at home. But.  A plan was in place to gather with 6 school friends in London for lunch.  We've known each other for many decades now having met at school in...

Snowy and I went to something of a big 'Do' this week.  Dinner for 600 at Guildhall in the City.  Long frocks, men in their tuxes and a huge amount of energy in the room when 600 people sit and chat together.  Crikey! As someone who recognises in...

Going back to something.  Hmmm.  You hear this all the time and it's just not possible... "I'm going back to work" or "I'm going to go back to doing exercise" or "Let's go back to X on holiday" or "Let's go back and look at the numbers and see what we can...

"We do expect our corporate members to keep their management processes under review throughout 2024 because a consistent operational model grounded in clear processes and associated measures provides a strong baseline to aid the management of volatility within...

When you look back on your career path so far, I wonder who's opened doors for you?  I don't mean literally but I do mean figuratively.  Who encouraged you to go towards something?  Who opened a door which would otherwise have remained tightly closed...

After attending one of my three-day events in London focused on career acceleration and owning your value, Jane (let's call her) came to the realisation that that she wasn’t driving her own bus in her career and she needed to take back the steering wheel and quickly....

When I heard my client say along the lines “I’ve given myself permission to watch a bit more TV” it struck me. That’s exactly what I wanted to do.   I’ve been very strict with myself for years about if, when, how, what I watch on TV.  Rarely...

Pace ~ "the speed or rate at which something happens" says my trusty online dictionary. Pacing yourself.  Pacing your energy. Pacing your speed. Pacing your rate of speaking. Why am I sharing this with you at this time? Well.  This very week, as I...

"We do not learn from experience.  We learn from reflecting on experience."   ~ John Dewey. Indeed. It's easy to think everything that happens to us is a lesson and we get the lesson in the moment.  We don't.   It's only when we look back,...

When we moved into our new home in 2022 I dictated the phrase telling friends "We're custodians of this old place" which we are.   Our home is around 350 years old and has so much history and quirks to consider and look after. My dictation app got confused...