2 weeks ago, I got an email letting me know I was unsuccessful in a proposal I submitted to a wonderful company. I was gutted. In the time we had worked together I had seen this business grow rapidly and it wasn’t done yet. Working through spotlighting with the SLT...
4 Reasons why I ditched the title ‘coaching’ in my business after 9 years!
Not just a 'coach' I am a fully qualified coach and coaching supervisor, spending the best part of £14k+ in training, memberships, personal supervision, CPD and ongoing coaching for my own development. The word ‘Coach’ means nothing these days as everyone and their...
What is happening to common sense?
This is getting ridiculous. I saw a comment on someone post on LinkedIn yesterday asking for evidence of someone’s training in a specific trauma field. They were then called a ‘gatekeeper’ by a keyboard warrior (we all know them) Is common sense being completely...
I think I am my own best-kept secret.
As a coach, I am bloody good. I have a unique style that cuts through the bullshit in a kind and loving way FAST. Why? Because if people come to me in pain, and I see the weight of the world on their shoulders, I cannot help but help. Between you and me, I would never...
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
If you are still with me, I thank you! I am so glad that you are here. Today I start a new chapter. One, I am naming Chapter 50/20. 50 years old and 20 years sober. As ever, an anniversary or big birthday of sorts always brings about a period of reflection and these...
YOU are the silver bullet!
You've paid for all the workshops, all the 'festivals', you've signed up to all the challenges and made some progress but you are still looking for the silver bullet. Let me help you stop searching externally. You are the silver bullet!!!! What if I was to tell...
Can you help?
Who do you know who needs my help? I'm gonna lay my cards on the table, I need your help. I need some time off—not from what I do best, which is coaching and mentoring incredible humans, but from the relentless marketing it takes to maintain a consistent income...
What is at the core of you?
Values run deep You will always see the word values banded about when it comes to business. 'What are your core values?' 'What is important to you?'.... Identifying them is not enough though. Many people never stop to consider what they are until they are pressed or...
Telling, nurturing, and building an incredible network!
Telling not Selling! I have committed myself this month to 'tell not sell'. and to be honest, I may do it for July too! Apart from the prize draw for Friendly Fridays, I will just relax. As a small business owner I am not alone in getting 'selling fatigue' from...
From Burnout to Brilliance
Burnout and mental health are so close to my heart. After having NO CHOICE but to leave education in 2014 I was literally on my ar*e and a shadow of my former self. A grade 1 Outstanding Lecturer in Art, Design, and Media reduced to someone who couldn't literally...









