The simple fact is we that we never have any choice about what we do. Ever. That might sound frightening to you. It might be a relief. Or you might well not believe it. What about personal responsibility you might ask? Or will power? Or mind over matter? Are you...
The simple fact is we that we never have any choice about what we do. Ever. That might sound frightening to you. It might be a relief. Or you might well not believe it. What about personal responsibility you might ask? Or will power? Or mind over matter? Are...
One Friday, our four year old son brought home a life size self portrait from nursery. He told us how all the children had lain on a big sheet of paper. The teacher drew around them and cut out the shapes then the children painted in their clothes and faces. Finn was...
Clare's thoughts: Donald Trump is terrifying. He could destroy the world. He could be the Hitler of the 21st Century. Reality: You know that he is just a figment of your imagination don't you? You do know that everything you are thinking about him is made up? And that...
I have a client who I speak to on the phone. I have never met her in person. I look forward to her calls in the way my four year old looks forward to Christmas. What will it be this time? What joke or warm comment or beautiful insight or humble confession will I hear...
Something weird has happened over this last year. Every single one of the means I used to navigate my world has shown itself to be utterly unreliable. As all of these previously vital systems gradually left my life, I was briefly like someone wandering in the middle...
Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl with long golden hair. Well... an average looking 35 year old with shortish brown hair. Her name was Mousy-locks. Mousy-locks worked in marketing. She wasn't particularly confident at the best of times. Speaking in...
I love minimalism. I once bought five books on it in one go. (That sounds like a joke. I wish it was. No idea, until I'd read the first one, of the sad irony.) The idea of simplicity, of doing with less, of creating space in our living environment is beginning to take...
I was sitting in an elegant drawing room of an iconic London hotel. I was with 12 outstanding professionals hosted by two of the world's most influential coaches. We were talking about projection. About how everything we experience comes from the inside out. How the...
I spent the first 26 years of my career thinking I had to be more, do more, have more, add in more, care more, act more, fire myself up more. Exhausting. What I'm seeing now is that the secret to living the fullest, most magnificent life is in these two surprising...