Our lives are full of turning points, waiting for us to notice them and act on them. 40 years ago this week, I left home for the first time to study at Portsmouth Polytechnic. I was incredibly lucky to study something that still interests me today, at a time when you could get a full… Continue reading Turning Points
Tag: creativity
Tranquility
Sometimes all you need is your loved ones and nature. We’ve just enjoyed a wonderful week on an eco-estate in North East Perthshire. The landscape was unspoilt and pure, the wildlife all roamed freely and time seemed to stand still. Everywhere we walked, we moved quietly, to give the wildlife enough peace so we could… Continue reading Tranquility
Use What You’re Given
A lovely coastal walk recently showed a couple of interesting landmarks. The first was a cairn, that someone had painstakingly created from the stones lying around the sand and water. The second was a monkey puzzle tree that had clearly been blown onto the coastal land and found a way of growing and thriving in… Continue reading Use What You’re Given
Rest and Be Thankful
When you love your work and are thankfully having lots of it to do, it’s tempting to think you don’t really need a holiday. But you do. Really, you do. I’m often told that my delivery style is energetic and people seem surprised when I tell them I’m 59. Curiousity, loving the work and creating… Continue reading Rest and Be Thankful
Comfort Zone
I had an interesting conversation recently. Someone asked me if I was doing face to face work again. I said ‘Not yet, though there’s some coming up later in the year.’ They then proceeded to tell me I was living in my ‘comfort zone’. ‘How come?’ was my response. I got a fairly unintelligible answer.… Continue reading Comfort Zone
More Strings to Play
This week I got another instrument. This is my bouzouki, made in Romania, travelled up here from Yorkshire. Playing music has become so important to me over the last three years. It is so much fun, it offers a sense of progress and different processes to master. It allows you to be creative without any… Continue reading More Strings to Play
One Long Journey Leads to Another
This is my Baglama Saz. I heard someone playing one on YouTube and loved the sound, so I bought one. It arrived two years ago today. I followed its journey from Istanbul to Leipzig to East Midlands to Aberdeen, then to here. The second journey started with me slowly learning how to play an instrument… Continue reading One Long Journey Leads to Another
Quiet Reflections
When things are busy, it’s important to take time to reflect. What’s working well, or not so well? What are the reasons behind that? What else can you do? Where can you get quality feedback to help you? Most of our thinking is done quickly, on instinct. Making decisions on the spur of the moment… Continue reading Quiet Reflections
2022 – Looking Back with Thanks
I started the year wondering if I would complete another year working solely from home. That’s how it passed, though there were a couple of potential trips I couldn’t do due to existing commitments. I did have my first in-person meeting and demo training session for over two years, which was great fun…and positively received!… Continue reading 2022 – Looking Back with Thanks
Looking Up, Looking Forward
My financial year ends in less than two weeks. Time to start thinking about how to build on a good year by looking for further improvements for the next one. An abundance mindset helps you see the good in what you have, while looking deeper at the possibilities in front of you. In the last… Continue reading Looking Up, Looking Forward