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I had just completed my Tony Robbins coaching certificate and felt ready to start taking on clients. And it worked. The plan was to do...

It’s 40 years since my first school report stated that I was ‘assertive’. ‘Assertive’ 4-year-old me. In my career, people have described...

It’s an immense joy when clients start to notice people saying to them: “You seem calmer and more confident recently. What happened?” As...

Most people struggle to give meaningful compliments to others let alone themselves. It can feel uncomfortable and awkward. I was speaking...

While doing some research on liberational coaching, I heard a quote: “The opposite of slavery is not freedom. The opposite of slavery is...

Have you ever thought of running away to an ashram or monastery? As a transformational coach, I place importance on self-reflection and...

“Lean in”, they said. And women all over the world worked even harder. It helped to some extent. But if you’re overstimulated,...

One of the insights that my clients find most liberating is that work can be a traumatic environment. You may have heard of ‘Moral...

Is it OK to be different? If you’ve been reading WW for a while you’ll guess that my short answer is… Yes! (If you’re new – a warm...

My coach used to repeat this to me regularly. Eventually, I worked out my own version of it: you are more powerful than your THOUGHTS. Of...

It’s 4 years since I wrote a Wise Wednesdays about how “people don’t leave jobs but leave toxic work cultures”. It was widely shared and...

Come on, we all do it. You’re having a bad day and you start looking over there, at that person and how they’re doing much better than...

In any situation, you only have 4 options: Do nothing Change the situation Change your attitude about the situation Leave the situation....

Mainstream entrepreneurship views digital technology - like a website - as a tool for marketing and sales. I’ve had some time to think...

This year will mark 7 years of writing Wise Wednesdays and taking a career leap from medicine into coaching. It’s been 7 years of...

Burnout lifesaver [Wise Wednesdays] There’s one reason for burnout: our models of human activity are off. We're taught that more,...

Have you ever had a colleague who seems to be involved in everything and know everyone? Perhaps they’re described as ‘ambitious’ or...

Years ago, I had a colleague doctor who wanted to get more experience in the field and applied for a job in the military. He was asked...

I wasn’t born into royalty but sometimes life gives you a big seat at the table. Happy December! If you’re spending some time reflecting...

A small group of passionate women leaders meet in a candle-lit cave. They’re tussling with the overwhelm of everyday life. So many...