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  • Pause before publish

    When I first decided to start blogging I was extremely nervous about hitting the Publish button. Writing for my own enjoyment was one thing, but sharing was a scary prospect. What if people didn’t like what I’d written. What if… Continue reading

  • Hello stranger

    I’m generally interested in people. I like to listen to their interests, learn about their lives and experiences and to see what I can learn about them. For me any encounter with a stranger is an opportunity to meet someone… Continue reading

  • Grab every opportunity

    One of the best decisions I made was to grab the opportunity to stand-in for a manager while he was on extended leave. I learnt a different role, developed new skills and started on a journey that would see my… Continue reading

  • An all round nice guy

    If I could be a character from a book or film it would have to be Jason Bourne. He’s so cool, crafty and just an all round nice guy!! Continue reading

  • I’m biased

    Having being brought up around dogs, working with dogs and always living with dogs, I’m biased when it comes to answering today’s prompt. Some of my earliest childhood memories are with our familie’s Cocker Spaniel ‘Suzy’ exploring the garden. My… Continue reading

  • The coaching approach

    If you could have something named after you, what would it be? I would like to have a process, procedure or methodology that helps to make other people’s live better named after me. Over the last 5-10 years I’ve realised… Continue reading

  • Is it possible to write too much?

    I get a lot of pleasure from writing. Letting the words flow from my mind on to the paper / screen, and from the download of thoughts, concerns, ideas, observations and the million other things that go on inside my… Continue reading

  • Childhood dreams

    Does anyone remember what they were thinking when they were five? I don’t remember specifics, however there are certain points in my childhood I vaguely recall; some nice, some I’d prefer that I didn’t remember. Cars, tractors and machinery fascinated… Continue reading

  • Trying not to use that word…

    On reflection, I haven’t said ‘no’ to things that would interfere with my goals, often enough in the past. ‘No’ is in my ‘try-not-to-use-vocabulary’. ‘No’ is a negative, conversation-stoping, drop-dead word that I try to keep for certain occasions; when… Continue reading

  • Favorite weather, or correct clothing?

    In the UK we love to talk about the weather, in fact we’re famous for it! A friend who had lived in Califonia for 25 years, told me that Californian’s often asked him why the British talked about the weather… Continue reading