I’m encouraging you to get it wrong. (Wait, what?)
The I-Thou relationship of coaching Encouraging you to get it wrong? That sounds … well, what does it sound like to you?Dangerous? Liberating? Confusing? Career-limiting? All of the above? In...
The problem with being a step ahead
The Great Saunter group. I’m in the back, smiling through the blisters. Earlier this month, I headed to New York for the Great Saunter. And...
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Microclimates, not just for plants
A bright and cheerful microclimate I want to build on last week’s newsletter because I got responses to it that I suspect you might relate to. Many people shared that...
There are four growth phases. Which are you in?
An ecological metaphor, even if I’m covered in snow (literally) Most of us are not great at diagnosing our own growth. We tend to compare ourselves to others and assume...
My new favourite question
Asking this added a few new ones to my list You might have thought you had all the questions you needed to build better conversations, unlock curiosity, and be more...
What brings out your best?
Frankly, this doesn’t look good We’re well into the year (I know! Don’t panic!), and it’s a perfect moment to take a beat and look at all those things you...
The Gossamer Lasso & The Flamethrower
The gift of … accountability? For The Year of The Coaching Habit, I’m revealing exactly what’s at play in a couple of days, at Thursday’s webinar. One of the things...
Love is a verb
Ester Perell. What a legend. What an insight. One of the inherent flaws with the whole idea of self-development and self-growth is its insistence on the atomisation of the self....
Who are your people in 2026?
Waiting for friends to arrive for dinner in Sydney. I think the thing that might make you happiest this year is more of the right people in your life. At...
A holiday wish, and a new year invitation.
Who knows what my 59th year will bring. I’m going to knock three times and see. This time of year can feel a little … intense, yes? For us North...
Primrose Hill (and I didn’t get peed on this time)
Conspirators = reliably awesome humans. Where else can you find that? I was back in London recently for the Thinkers50 conference, and I made a stop at Primrose Hill, where...
Find New Spells
My spell books for coaching x parents. If you’ve come this far, you may be hearing the call, or maybe a whisper, or maybe a whisper of a whisper, that...
Find New Conflict
No, I haven’t grown out my hair. But I am calling forth the Indomitable. In How to Begin, I talk about a Worthy Goal being Thrilling, Important, and Daunting. I...