Wow - another super hot week and another opportunity for me to post a lovely summery image. I hope, despite the temperatures, you’re making the most of your summer. It’ll be gone again soon and we’ll all be left pining for some heat and sunshine. I’ve been working...
I had a lovely dinner with a friend of mine this week. We’ve been friends for a very long time. We had to go away together for a work project in 1988. At the time, neither of us was very sure about having to be away with the...
Are you a lucky person? Are you often in the right place at the right time and get all the lucky breaks? Or do you only have one type of luck...
Oh my what a week we just had! 40 degree temperatures - the highest we’ve ever known in the UK. I’m not very good in really hot weather – especially if I have to work in it – my brain starts to melt and stops working properly. It’s...
Years ago when I was working in my earlier career someone said this to me. At the time this person and I were competing for the same opportunity at work. When it was announced that I’d got the role, he turned to me, looked me straight in...
If you’ve read the rest of my website you’ll know that I have two types of clients that I really enjoy working with - my Lovelies and my Lonelies. Although these are not gender specific - men can be Lovelies and women can be Lonelies –...
The real McCoy is an idiom and metaphor for “the real thing” or “the genuine article”. I’ve googled who the original McCoy was, but there are so many different claims to his origin it’s basically impossible to tell. But most of us are familiar with the...
I’m writing this blog on a Sunday morning. I’ve only had 4 hours sleep so I’m very tired, but I’m floating on a cloud. I feel really happy and uplifted despite my lack of sleep. I’ve just been on an all day salsa event. 7 hours of...
Most of us spend our time trying to hold back time. We try to avoid getting older as much as possible. But what if we've got it all wrong? What about all the mental benefits that aging brings? The wisdom, perspective and learning to let things...