Folks,Plenty of food for thought this week:If you know the book The 7 Habits for Effective People (Book notes to follow), you will know it’s a chunky monkey. At the start of the week after a few false starts, I finally finished reading it.Let’s talk...

Folks,If you told me that you had taken up yoga and that you now felt better for it, I wouldn’t be surprised. And yet, when I reintroduced a daily yoga practice, I was surprised at how good it made me feel. Wise after the fact - hindsight bias. ...

Folks,This week, looking at my blog content, I talked about self-help, depth of work, and rhetoric. But I’m going to lead with a journal entry I found this week:“If I get it right, I don’t need to be right.”What do I mean?Quentin Tarantino was o...

Folks,Here in the UK, we are past masters at telling people what we can’t or won’t do. “I can’t do Sunday, but maybe I can do Tuesday.” or “I don’t want to lift too much weight and get too bulky; I want to stay athletic.” You get the idea. And y...

Folks,And that word is “audit”. The word “audit” comes from the Latin word “audire,” which means “to hear.” An auditor would “hear” the accounts being read aloud and verify their accuracy. In short, as we get on with making sense of the world, t...

Folks,I hope you are sitting comfortably; this one is a little deep I’ve been coming back and forth to the term “core generators” for a while, not knowing why. This week I got it.  Let’s think about a journal entry, some feedback or ma...

Folks,Coach Camp II is done and dusted - it was a blast.I thought you might like to check out what went on.Also, I'm delighted to announce that CIMSPA have provided accreditation for future Coach Camp events, which means if you are a member, you can...

Folks,Talking to a friend of mine last week, who's heading out to the Scottish Isles, our chat turned to the practice of "crofting" and its undeniable inconvenience.Hhmm!Odd, then, that so many of us hanker for an organic smallholding somewhere far,...

Folks,Last week I was on a coach education course, and the lead for the course told us about the 70-20-10 model. Now, if you haven't heard of this - join the club. But don't worry, you haven't missed much. In short, we learn by doing - for 70% of the...

Hi,This week I wrapped up the inaugural Coach Camp debrief, and what struck me most was the opportunity to expand my knowledge about creating learning environments for myself and others.I'm grateful that I thoroughly examined Coach Camp by asking the...