Our first Grid retreat is a success
News from our first Grid retreat where we work on helping people construct healthy and deeply fulfilling lives that encourage their best expression.
How to connect better with your loved ones
Sometimes the people we love most and, those who love us, can get into a downward spiral in our relationships. In such instances instead of love being shared, love is often being drained and eroded. How can this be? The person in question may well have been someone we could not wait to spend time…
Switchboard Operator: a practical exercise to repair self-defeating thoughts
Conscious or subconscious thought patterns Mental functions can be either conscious or subconscious. The conscious mind consists of thoughts you are easily aware of. They take place when you’re awake and choose to apply purposeful attention to what is happening and what you want. The subconscious mind consists of everything else such as habits, reflexes,…
Book Corner – Feb 2019 Recommendation
February Highly Recommended Read This month’s recommended book is Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and Hope to Find Hope by Johann Hari. You can watch Johann in conversation with Decca Aitkenhead, interviewer for the Guardian from a Thursday lecture at the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) below. This is a beautiful, deeply…
Avoiding burnout: how to spot the danger signs of overwork
Burnout Context A few weeks ago I was on a call with one of my coaching clients – a leading academic – who was clearly unwell. Yet against the pressures of work responsibilities, demands of his team and colleagues, my suggestion that he considers taking a few days to recover was met with shock and…
Let your heart drive and your brain lead the way: Magdalena Bak-Maier at TEDx 2013 London
This is the TEDx talk I gave in February 2013 for TedX organised by Lisa Jacob. First, a big thanks to all those helping her our on the day to make us feel so welcomed and to the technical specialists behind this video which looks fab. Thank you! If you like the talk please share…
Dare to be a tall poppy and shine! Recording from Suki Chan’s latest exhibition
Few months ago I was approached by a professional artist called Suki Chan to take part in her new installation entitled A hundred Seas Rising – currently at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth. I loved the idea she had for the project. She was going to record the voices of 100 people and their ideas for a…
How to get things done and be happy
Making time count is about holistic productivity: the way I show up at work, with my colleagues, my friends and my loved ones. The way I show up in my community. And the way I show up with myself as is my book Get Productive! Many people I meet can be blinded by their goals…
Making time count is about being alive and claiming your dreams now
I am absolutely amazed how many people give up their dreams. Whether it’s that awesome partner they can envisage or a business they are wanting to create. Or a career. I have heard too many individuals I met talk themselves out of the things they really desire and want. You know what I’m talking about.…
Not everyone needs to be a big leaper!
I have had a tremendously nice response to my Open your eyes and see what is post. Thank you! I’d like to follow that up with further thoughts and tip for those of you who might have read that and thought “Gee, ok. Maybe I do want to make some changes in my life.” The information…