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Last night I was watching a TV programme about a group of 12 young people, all of whom suffered from various disabilities, who, for reasons that were not totally clear to me, had decided to hike across the Andes. This would be a serious challenge for anyone, but they were young, inexperienced and severely physically […][...] read more » Team, Leadership, SPIRIT!

I came across this quotation yesterday in the book Wicked “A spell is no more than a recipe for change” and that got me wondering; just what is the recipe for Change? I know whole books have been written on this subject and it might be a good topic for an MBA, but it might […][...] read more » What is a Spell?

According to Susan Pinker1, psychologist & columnist, there are a number of downsides to testosterone. For example males:- Are more vulnerable to disease Develop more slowly 4 times as many boys have language problems 2 times as many have attention problems 10 times more have social disorders Have more variability, so whilst there are more […][...] read more » The Cost of Testosterone

I don’t want to a appear to be an old cynic, but when someone suggests something to us, or when Change is in the air, (for most mortal people) the very first thought is “How will this affect me? Will it bring me good things? Will it amuse me? Will make me feel good about […][...] read more » Me first..!

In yesterdays blog I was exploring the phenomena of how outside events trigger internal feelings about ourselves. This is a result of our fundamental drive to both understand our world and to learn what is safe and what isn’t. It is also a way in which we seek to learn more about ourselves. We ask […][...] read more » It’s all about YOU… part 2

It is; it really is! Let me explain with a story… Yesterday someone posted a blog. It happened to be next to one of mine; the title happened to be similar, possibly even a pun. “Goodness!” I thought, “Is this about me?” I then went off on a little waft about what it was saying […][...] read more » This blog is all about YOU!

A scientist called Rupert Sheldrake posited that not only is Nature alive, but it is connected at a fundamental level, so that what is done to one member of a group affects every member of that group. This is obviously a very big and complicated theory, and I won’t attempt to reproduce it here. However, […][...] read more » Who is pulling your chain? Or Morphic Resonance for beginners

I have mentioned before that I use the dosey place between waking and sleeping as a very creative place. This morning, dwelling in the delicious space, cosy and comfortable it came to me the difference between this drifting kind of thinking that is all about connections and the normal linear thinking we employee most of […][...] read more » Radiant & Linear thinking

If you are Chinese, “Happy New Year!” And welcome to the year of the Rat. This is the first year of their 12 year lunar calendar. To the Chinese, rats are pioneers & leaders, charming & practical, intelligent and strong willed. In fact, and here I may pick-up many of my western readers, rats are […][...] read more » The Year of the Rat.. or time for a new sort of leadership?

I watched, with a sinking heart, the English rugby team slowly wrestle defeat from the jaws or victory on Saturday. I couldn’t understand how this side which had started so well, and had been so commanding in the first half had sunk so low in the second half. There wasn’t a single defining moment when […][...] read more » Only two things drive you CRAZY…