Help! My child can’t spell …

Spelling – Why can’t my child spell? I was talking with a father last week about his daughter. He’d had a phone call from the school to let him know that they had discovered his daughter needed additional help at school with spelling (they were...

Stuck & want to regain control?

You hear many people talk about being stuck (you might not call it stuck – maybe you feel like your treading water, that something is holding you back, perhaps there is internal chatter that’s getting to you, or you know that there is more ‘somewhere...

Do you love yourself? (in a good way!)

Valentines’ Day is all about Love – and many people forget that needs to start with you! There was a time when I didn’t love myself – the very thought of ‘loving myself’ seemed somehow to be the wrong thing to say or do (I...

Public Speaking: Tips to overcome your fear!

Did you know that Public Speaking is one of the most common fears that people have. For some speaking in public can be a terrifying prospect – for many people the moment they are asked to do it, starts a rapid pattern or series of thought processes that might...

Career Progression: Talent or Mindset – which makes the biggest difference?

I’ve come across many people who are keen to progress their career. In the flat organisations that many of us work in these days, at first glance there seems to be fewer opportunities to progress up the career leader. I’ve met many people disappointed that...

Influential Communication: communicating in everyone’s language

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart – Nelson Mandela The essence of communication is the meaning that you get. There are 4 main preferences that influence the type...