THE PHOENIX QUEST: DAY 2/365 Lost before I begin The seed of failure lies Within. Am I good enough? Who am I to dare such a Quest? No talent, no commitment, no grit … Like curtains, I should fade. Allow the world to move on. …

PHOENIX RISING … My Quest to become the SuperStar of my life … in 365 days! Day 1 of Phoenix Quest. A daring mission to rediscover myself as I step into the light after too many dark days and nights. Do you need to do the same or something similar? If so, read…

And then I was gone

5 strategies to grow through life Coronavirus has shattered any illusion we may have had about our ability to control external circumstances, situations and environments. We have had to become comfortable with uncertainty. The only certainty any of us can have is our certainty in ourselves: knowing that we alone choose how we think and respond…

It is ok to be yourself — I have incandescent pink hair. It isn’t a fad, nor is it a reactionary response to the patriarchy (although it would be a completely legitimate action). But rather it is an external signal that I have, after four and half decades of hiding, chosen to lean into myself. My story…

Finding the leadership opportunity in COVID-19 through six easy tactics. As the global pandemic COVID-19 continues to spread, governments are taking unprecedent actions. …

Understanding how the drama triangle is impacting your leadership and business — Have you noticed how often we complain about drama, to only be caught up in the next drama filled situation a moment later. Drama feeds our ego. We get caught up in the emotion and all too easily find ourselves slipping into roles, which if we calmly contemplated might be…

How to get the clients you want and get your life back — “Your fired” are words rarely uttered to a client, but perhaps it is time they should be. Like many other professionals, I have joined the gig economy, albeit in a more traditional guise as an organisational alchemist (code for Trusted Adviser, mentor/coach, trainer and keynote speaker). …

One revolutionary act of kindness at a time — In the 1st century BC, Publilius Syrus said, “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” An insight that should have become a self-evident truth over the last 20 centuries, and yet it is still as startling in its honesty today as I am sure it was back…