This week I was working with a designer at a large sportswear brand. In the middle of a Leadership Coaching programme, he asked me a very important question. “If I keep pouring love and passion into my work, it hurts when my ideas are rejected, should I put […]
Dear (you) I saw into your eyes and I felt the yearning to create. I sensed the quiet excitement as you wonder whether you’ll tap into the creativity that’s awaiting inside. I see the sparkle in your eyes as you think of the magical creative journey that lies ahead. […]
3 years in a row I’ve been involved in a contest. First year I came 2nd, second year I also came 2nd and this year I won! My over-roaring optimism eventually paid off. Each year I get asked: “How do you do it?” “How do you make teams […]
My first workshop I was somewhere between naive and terrified. I didn’t really know what to expect. I half thought I would be cast onto a stage and expected to deliver a well crafted masterpiece. Those anxious thoughts couldn’t have been further from the truth. 4 years ago […]
Yesterday I heard such an inspirational story that I had to share it. Kate’s Story: Doing Impossible Things “As I tell you this story, bare in mind that I am a regular girl from East London and amazing things don’t usually happen to me. When I was at school […]
For many people, having the confidence to express their ideas can really hold them back. And for organisations it can stop some of the most innovative and breakthrough ideas ever reaching the surface. The fear of being wrong, the fear of making mistakes and not being listened to […]
We all know the zone. That magical place where we become so lost in an activity that nothing else matters. We lose complete track of time and of the worries that try to steal your attention are put to rest. I’ve just come out of this zone. I […]
You take off your shoes and ask for your size, you get a pair of comfortable and snazzy bowling shoes and you are almost ready to play. The assistant at the bowling all says one word that changes everything… Yesterday I went bowling with Kate, we were both excited […]
I was greeted by a feeling of pressure. The kitchen table was covered with glue, paper and scissors. I knew something was happening. The feeling of angst loomed in the air. They had a deadline the next day. One evening I came home from work. It was really late so […]
This is a drawing of my mind. One evening I returned from work with a lot on my mind. I decided to return to my childhood roots of putting pen to paper for a period of concentrated drawing. A slightly meditative process as pointed out by a Monk I sat […]
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