As you all know I have been preparing for the Great Manchester Run in a couple of weeks. This morning was a scheduled run (I try to get out for a run at minimum twice a week. This morning I really did not fancy it, I woke up about 6am and felt shattered, my musclesContinue reading “I didn’t want to run today, but I did anyway”
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Forget All Future Plans: Episode 1
John has volunteered to help out on the staff support helpline, fielding calls from worried members of staff about their symptoms or symptoms of family members. The employee services staff field the calls first then pass them onto John and his colleague Jane, if they are a little more complex or if they feel theContinue reading “Forget All Future Plans: Episode 1”
Background and Timeline for Forget All Future Plans
This is the introduction into the world of Forget All Future plans, which is the project that came out of COVID and turned into a personal project about grief and loss. It is not a finished project and will unfold on here as I write more content over the coming months. Some of you willContinue reading “Background and Timeline for Forget All Future Plans”
A blog about how I am going to learn how to grieve for my Dad 24 years too late…
I have a confession to make, lately have been neglecting this blog. I have been struggling to write for a few years now. I have made up lots of reasons, like not having much to say or trying out new formats. In fact I have just given substack a go for the second time, seducedContinue reading “A blog about how I am going to learn how to grieve for my Dad 24 years too late…”
A blog about love
If you know me you no how soppy I can be, and I will often talk about love in a work setting. If you don’t know me you are probably wandering what the hell I am going on about. Am I encouraging workplace romances? No I am not, that is another blog entirely. Before IContinue reading “A blog about love”
The Power and Curse of Emotional Intelligence
Last week I wrote a little bit about how I make decisions and interpret the world, I am much more comfortable picking up feelings, both internally and what is happening around me. I struggle to with creating and interrogating logical structures. I am fine if someone provides me with a structure that is not overlyContinue reading “The Power and Curse of Emotional Intelligence”
Happy Easter
Happy Easter, I hope everyone is having a restful weekend, even if it is just for some of it. So far I have a had a lovely weekend. Our weekend started on Thursday evening, myself and Lisa went to Hull City Hall to see Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on tour. He interviewed BobContinue reading “Happy Easter”
Do you still strive for the Insta family lifestyle?
We all know it is unrealistic to expect our family life to be perfect, but we cannot help but compare our lives with our perception of the lives of those around us. Whether that is on social media, or just watching those glamorous parents and school drop off and pick up. It always seems thatContinue reading “Do you still strive for the Insta family lifestyle?”
05/05/2020 I don’t know about you but I could do with a big cuddle at the moment
Holly my dog woke me up at 4 am and again at 5:30 this morning, on the second occasion I gave up and got up. I am not sure what she wanted as she went back to sleep once I got up. Perhaps she was fed up and just wanted some company. So for theContinue reading “05/05/2020 I don’t know about you but I could do with a big cuddle at the moment”
Being a leader
At the weekend I wrote about being a parent. It got me thinking about my leadership experience. Mostly how my perspective of it has changed over the years. I have been in leadership positions now for over 20 years. One thing that has not changed over the years has been my instinct on what leadershipContinue reading “Being a leader”
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