Blog Archive - 2025

As 2025 comes to a close and 2026 readies itself to spring on us with the relentless enthusiasm of a springer spaniel puppy, some reflections and learnings to take you into the new year and hopefully help you make it the best one yet.

A challenge, inspired by my mate Hannah, that will get you thinking about priorities, mixed in with some thoughts on life and a little bit of Terry Pratchett.

A story about influencing, manipulation and passive aggressive cats, with some tips on how to maximise your positive impact on the world and minimise the world’s negative impact on you.

This follow-on from Part 1 focusses on how you can move from the drama triangle, where everyone loses, to the empowerment triangle, where everyone wins. Not an easy journey, but a worthwhile one.

A tale of sibling rivalry, the evolution of soap operas and how our desire for drama might be changing our relationships, but not for the better. No llamas were hurt writing this article…

Part 2 of our rediscovering you series, takes it to the next level thanks to Dr. Andy Cope and introduces you to the wisdom of my great friend and fellow welshman, Sanjeev Sandhu.

Some observations on how the hybrid workplace, for all its benefits, has lost something important in terms of wellbeing and resilience, including a few tips on how to improve things.

A tale of memes, time travel and how being more present can change your life from beige to beautiful !

A story about super powers, cows, stepping out of your comfort zone, transformational learning and panic attacks. Best wear your pants on the outside for this one.

A story about learning, genius, campfires and the power of storytelling.

A tale of socks, pants, panda attacks and poo sticks, with a big splash of gratitude that can turn the tide on your thinking.

Thoughts on how ‘triggers’ have changed over the years, some tips on how to handle them and a quick introduction to the biggest elephant in the room !

This one is a little bit acronym heavy, but worth the effort if you want to balance your dreams and goals with family, friends and life.

A post that brings the wisdom of Yoda and NLP theory together to make your vocabulary shorter and your success rate higher. Plus there’s a tip on how to take the drudge out of your day. Bargain !

A tale of bald heads, waving eyebrows and getting out of a dark place, a little bit at a time.

A tale of elephants, tortoises and hares and how they will help you make the journey to best self sustainable and successful.

A story about learning, relationships, mentoring, to be lists and transformation.

A tale of doctors, epiphanies and building the most important friendship anyone can ever have.

Some thoughts on the impact that some of the more negative aspects of social media have on your wellbeing, some tips on how to lessen the impact and a few promises about our content.

A tale of Sci-Fi, thieves and how the stories we tell ourselves shape our lives

Some thoughts about the journey we are all on, but that we often get distracted from despite it’s importance.

A tale about how my frustration with the ‘enshittification’ of the internet and love of Rumi’s wisdom got together and created what I hope will evolve into a practical and useful resource for anyone wanting to thrive in the 21st Century.