In the last few blog posts and newsletters I mentioned a Poetry Reading at Start-Yard in Birkenhead. The Poetry Reading took place last week. I had set myself some basic goals or aspirations for this event. I’ve learnt over the years that setting really ambitious goals is unhelpful. It sets me up to be disappointed. … Read more
So, you’ve read “The Inner Fire: a coaching alchemy” and were intrigued by the idea of anima and the role of alice in self development. Now, you can go deeper with this and get hold of the new book “alice reimagined”. It’s out today. And if you haven’t read the previous book, it’s still an … Read more
Here’s a poem from the forthcoming collection “alice reimagined” which I wrote about last week. Editing is nearly complete now. There are a few more elements of design work to sort out. Then it should be ready for publication in early April, which will be great as it will land ahead of the poetry reading … Read more
Many of you will be aware that I am a poet as well as a coach. My non-fiction writing is very much informed by my work as a poet. If you have read my last book “The Inner Fire” you will have ‘met’ a character in there called alice. And yes, it’s alice with a … Read more
It’s Almanac time again! This month there’s news of two forthcoming books, ideas for films, another card deck and a research-sharing initiative with the University of Liverpool. As I settle into a pattern of sharing ideas around projects that I am working on, people that I have come across (in the real world, online or … Read more
Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of being interviewed by Ian Pettigrew for his new video podcast series which you can find on YouTube. He talked to me about the book, The Inner Fire. It was great fun to do. If you have 40 minutes to spare, go take a look:
As I spend more time figuring out what this new role of Chief Explorer looks like, I have been using a few channels to experiment. In stepping away from my leadership role, I wanted this new role to give me the opportunity to come up with ideas as we travel and explore things locally. I’ve … Read more
A few years ago “PC” (that’s pre-COVID) we went on a Road Trip through New England and up into the Canadian province of Quebec. It was a fantastic trip. We spent a few days in Montreal and June had done her research (as usual) which led to us searching out a bookshop called Drawn & … Read more
Often, when coaching a client where the problem is a thorny one, without an obvious answer; I will set the issue within the framework of head, heart and gut. It’s a commonly used approach, and the kind of issues which clients bring to coaching are so often the thorny ones. If they weren’t, the client … Read more
The Inner Fire: a coaching alchemy – the book is coming We are days away from the launch of the new book. Anyone who has attempted to write a book will know that it takes longer in every stage of the process than you expect. From the sense of a concept, something of compelling interest … Read more