This is a photo of my old Maglite torch (35ish years old – and still working!). I bought this all these years ago when I was a cop working in a very rough part of Glasgow – for this reason. Quite a few of the local criminal fraternity had equipped themselves (and I use the…
I worked with this client nearly 18 months ago. At the end of our 10 week coaching programme, he promised he’d tell me when he knew it had all worked out for him. This is the message he sent me. “Hey. Just to let you know I had an interview on Thursday. Got the job…
ZOOM FATIGUE What is it and what can we do about it? Due to the current situation in which the world finds itself, online communication has in many ways been our “saviour”. Zoom and similar online apps allow us to “stay connected” whether that be in a personal, professional or business context. However, using these…
How can we manage stress and anxiety better? Have you ever heard of “The Serenity Prayer”? It was written by the American theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, and used in a sermon in 1943. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,courage to change the things I can,and wisdom to know the difference.”…
I’ve kept in touch with a former client (let’s call him Jack) who had come to me for coaching well over a year ago and who recently had his birthday (thank you Facebook!). So naturally I wished him a happy birthday. But I want to jump back in time. Early on during our sessions, Jack…