If you’re looking for a relaxing holiday I can highly recommend the yoga retreat I went on in Corfu this year; yoga on the beach in the morning and as the sun goes down at the end of the day. Unfortunately, I’d had a few pains niggling my body before going: I’d recently damaged my […]
Every year, millions of people make New Year’s resolutions. Every year, most of those resolutions fall by the wayside. Lots of us don’t even bother making them, because we expect them to fail. So how do you make a resolution stick? The first thing I’d like to stress is that resolutions should not be restricted, […]
Here I’m sharing with you a game-changing training tip that anyone interested in public speaking, or even delivering presentations with panache, absolutely must take note of. One of the areas people tell me they want to improve on most as public speakers is gaining meaning in their voice as they speak; colour, tonality, emphasis, rhythm, […]
The other day there was an event in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the achievements of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic athletes. I happened to be in the area that day, for a one-to-one coaching session with a client. As it was such a beautiful sunny morning, I decided to walk from Waterloo to where I […]
Is the role of a diplomat to stay in the background and advise quietly from the wings? Or is it to be seen and heard as a representative of a government and a nation on an international stage? The answer is that being a diplomat requires both. ‘Diplomatic’ has become a byword for someone who […]
Have you noticed how we tend to resist the idea of change? Just adding the word ‘change’ has the potential to put people’s backs up or make us feel wary. If our boss says, ‘We’re going to change the office’ or ‘We’re going to change some processes’, we often have an immediate reaction to the […]