If reading was my first love, writing is absolutely my second.
Diaries, Journals, Essays…any excuse to get my thoughts on to paper. When I came into the world of blogging in 2010 I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Hundreds of blogs and 8 books later I still haven’t lost my love for getting my thoughts down for others to read.
In this blog you will find my views on the world, what I am up to in the world of business, travel, adventuring and speaking and hopefully find some useful practical advice which will help you take more inspired action.
You don’t need to get in front of EVERYONE
This morning a photo popped up on my time line on Facebook and it was the perfect reminder of a lesson I am teaching in my Kickstart your Tribe Building challenge. It was me on national TV. But here is the thing...that moment was not the moment that defined my...
So you want to lead then?
I don't really do politics. Apart from I do...or at least I have. Many years ago I worked in local government, and so part of that job was updating and to some extent appeasing local politicians. I worked on the London 2012 games, helping prepare local authorities and...
My dirty little secret…
Did you know I once got arrested? Was put in a cell and everything. Yep...aged 11 and I was caught with my best mate shoplifting in Boots. It wasn't my finest moment, and sadly wasn't my first time stealing either. It's not like I didn't know it was wrong, I was...
Just do the bloody jigsaw
Anyone else been feeling the pressure lately in their business? I was all keep calm and crack on at the start of this crisis and then over time the reality of running two business and homeschooling, and generally just surviving started to take its toll. I began...
How do you get people to do what you want?
Hmmmmm??? That's the thing, it has to be what they want too, right? I remember back in around 2015, I was working as a volunteer manager in the London Borough of Newham one of the most economically deprived and inactive (in terms of civic participation) boroughs in...
The problem with “build it and they will come” as a strategy
I am a massive believer in taking inspired action. In not having to have complete evidence that things will be a success before investing my time and money in them. Why? Because I know myself. I can create magic, I can create traction, I can make shit happen...I've...
Is it inappropriate to talk about money right now?
"Money, Money, Money...must be funny in a rich mans world" "Money makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round" "Mo money, Mo Problems" No this is not my current soundtrack while on lockdown, I was just thinking about how money, and the topic of...
How to Price it Right, when you are afraid of getting it wrong???
I went to the supermarket yesterday and had a bit of a panic attack. I'm shopping for my sister who has broken her ankle as well as for me and my 7-year-old daughter, and each weekly trip seems to get harder and harder. I had a list. I had psyched myself up to get in...
Are you holding space for others right now?
I'm not sure anyone ever fully understands the responsibility that comes with gathering people together...especially on masse. Some of us love nothing more than creating opportunities for people to connect online and off, and even when the world is not in complete...
