Inspiration

All blog posts from the last 8 years...

Feb 8, 2018
3 min

From soggy armpits to success!

Soggy armpits. That what I felt as I stood in a meeting room this week half way through a 2 hour meeting I was running with 30 people. Sm...

May 18, 2017
2 min

Are you the next top model?

Everywhere you go, and in everything you do, you act in a certain way. You carry a way of being. You share your energy. What does that lo...

Dec 21, 2016
10 min

54 ways to stay happy and healthy over the Christmas period

This is a re-post from Garage gym planner website, who kindly let me share it. It felt like a perfect post for this time of year, with pe...

Dec 16, 2016
1 min

Don’t waste another minute.

I’m on a train journey that has 19mins left so that’s how long it’s going to take to write this post. I don’t want to waste time. Mine, o...

Dec 6, 2016
3 min

Pretend it’s your first day

You might have been in your job for a while. You know the ropes. You know the best time of day to get the lift. You have a routine. But h...

Jan 22, 2016
9 min

101 tips to make 2016 your breakthrough year

New year, new start. A chance to refocus and crack on with your life and career with a bunch of positive intentions. As far as your caree...

Jan 7, 2016
2 min

Decide what you want in 2016, and grab it by the balls

Right. 2016. Let’s do this. It’s the middle of Jan, the new year celebrations and lethargy are over, you’re getting back into the routine...

Nov 8, 2015
4 min

It’s time to stop pissing in the wind and make shit happen

Feels like trying to solve an extremely difficult puzzle doesn’t it? Connecting everything you’ve heard about being a success at work. Ad...

Aug 19, 2015
2 min

The day I met a tall, handsome stranger…

You already know that networking is a critical success factor to having a successful career, but how often do you make a conscious effort...

Jul 17, 2015
2 min

Life – Version 2.0

In love, parenting, work, writing, fitness I want to be the best version of me that I can be. I’m not prepared to settle for anything les...

Mar 19, 2015
2 min

International Day of Happiness

We all want to be happy right? Well given that today is the official International Day of Happiness, I’m going to do my bit and try to pu...

Feb 12, 2015
1 min

What are you waiting for?

Right. Here it is. Cards on the table. Life is short. Your corporate life is even shorter. You have a finite number of days to make an im...

Dec 16, 2014
2 min

10 qualities that will make you a freaking fantastic colleague in 2015

When I think of some colleagues (both previous and current) I smile. Not all, but the one’s I’m still in touch with a few years later. Th...

Sep 25, 2014
2 min

Motivation

Do you ever feel like you can’t be bothered? Like you’d rather not show up? That you can’t face going through the motions without being p...

Sep 5, 2014
3 min

Spread some joy

Sometimes we take ourselves too damn seriously. If we want to enjoy work more we need to lighten up occasionally and share some banter an...

Jul 9, 2014
1 min

Would you rather…

…be late or on time? …spend your time reading / writing emails or having real conversations? …ignore people and have them ignore you or e...

May 27, 2014
3 min

Life moves forward

As we get older and experience more we become wiser. We understand that when things are going brilliantly, that it might not always be th...

Mar 10, 2014
2 min

7 things you need to know if you want work to be less shit

1. You can’t change the organisation you work for It’s too set in it’s ways. It’s too damaged and full of corporate disease. It took too...

Jan 7, 2014
3 min

Have you set your goals for 2014?

When mulling over 2013 and answering the questions in the last post of the year, you will have 6 lists of information and learning. The p...

Oct 31, 2013
2 min

Dysfunction 31 – Lack of inspiration

I occasionally notice people at work trudging around in their own little bubble and seeming generally frustrated and down beat. I hate it...

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