So What Happened To January?

Most years January is torture. It goes on forever, it is cold, dark and miserable and everyone is skint after being paid in the middle of December. This year however I blinked and missed it. Now the weather has not been great, it was as dark as any other January, and there was definitely tooContinue reading “So What Happened To January?”

We all need a bit of coaching, if only to keep our well-being in check

If you are a regular reader of my blog or know me, you will know that for part of my working week I lead the coaching network at my place of work. We are a fledgling network, so therefore we are still training our coaches. We currently have 2 cohorts running and by the endContinue reading “We all need a bit of coaching, if only to keep our well-being in check”

Lets think about the impact we have on others

Everything seems a little frantic at the moment. Feelings are running high and there are a lot of people letting their emotions doing their thinking. Every time I turn on the news I hear people abusing each other whether that is politicians or world leaders abusing each other or overreacting or protesters shouting abuse atContinue reading “Lets think about the impact we have on others”

What is Connected Living and What Can It Do For You?

As you will know I have been banging on about Connected Living for quite some time. It is something I came up with in the summer inspired by some wonderful writers. It is has become an obsession of mine. I am writing a book about it, I have written a presentation and talk on it,Continue reading “What is Connected Living and What Can It Do For You?”

So what is next?

2019 is nearly a week old. Last week I looked back on what I had achieved in 2018, so this week I thought I would look forward to what 2019 might have in store for me. The most pressing issue I have on my mind, is to further develop my connected living project. Well thatContinue reading “So what is next?”

How I made my resolution count

Well it is that time of year again, the time of year we start talking about the resolutions we are going to make in the New Year. For years I would make a resolution that I would give up smoking. I made that resolution nearly every year for over 20 years, sometimes my resolution wouldContinue reading “How I made my resolution count”

My Christmas

I hope you all had the Christmas Day you were expecting. My day started at 6 am, whilst the rest of the family were still sleeping I got up (I still get excited about Christmas Day) to bake bread. This year I made bread rolls after my less than successful loaf last year. As itContinue reading “My Christmas”

A valuable week

December is a stressful month. It always seems busier and more frantic than any other time of the year. The pressure built up by the impending festivities, as I mentioned in a previous blog adds to the stress. This need to have the best time at Christmas, seems to hang over people for the wholeContinue reading “A valuable week”

Connected Living Book Outline The Story So Far

So I know I said I might not show you the rest of Chapter 3 but I thought I might share what I have so far so you can read it all together if you have not yet managed to read any of it. Once I have finished it all I will then go backContinue reading “Connected Living Book Outline The Story So Far”