When I started public speaking, it was by accident, not design. As the host of black-tie gala events, I would stand up in the middle…

It’s hard to run fast when you’re looking back. If you keep looking over your shoulder, you lose your forward focus.I can think of a few sports where it’s common to see an athlete with their shoulder turned slightly to receive a pass, catch a ball, o...

This week in the Sprint Social, we were looking at body positions when you are looking to go full tilt. To see parents and kids…

Just maybe the answer is nothing. And that can feel desperate. It’s also an opportunity, since those with more to lose than you want to…

It’s hard to run fast when you’re looking back. If you keep looking over your shoulder, you lose your forward focus. I can think of…

Do you fight the emotions or feel them? Some people want us to do more work. Other people want us to do better work. Perhaps…

Let's start with a well-known idiom: The cobbler's children have no shoes. The modern-day version is the builder whose house is a tip, or a coach who doesn't turn their tools on themselves. This week, I turned the tools on my family, and anyone else...

Warm-ups are a way of preparing for a training session — an on-ramp, if you like. They are also a great way to kill some…

If you know the story, you’ll know that the cobbler’s child goes without shoes. This week, I turned the tools on myself and my family.…

I’m running a social speed session here in Cardiff, for kids and parents, over the next 10 weeks. It’s not a dump and run, it’s…

A placeholder is something that marks where you are now, not where you plan to be next, and that’s worth remembering the next time you…

Folks,Writing a book is not hard; anyone can do it, but not many can commit to the stress and strains of clearing the space to get the job done. That's emotional labour. The writing itself is a chore.I was chatting to a friend of mine last week, who...

If you are still doing the hard yards of creative work, then you will know that multiple iterations come and go before you get to…

Folks,A theme emerged for me last week that I didn't see coming. Yet, when it arrived, it made sense.A bit of backstory:Two coaches, one a grassroots coach and the other a creative, came to me with their courses. One was established but getting very...

Folks,I realised this week that for all the meetings and events I’ve curated, I still have plenty to learn when it comes to where I put the chairs. When Wendy Woon wanted to teach museum curators about how to design a space for interaction, she...