I am really excited to announce my forthcoming book, “Precious Jewels: A Small Book About Small Experiments.” As many of you know, I’ve long been fascinated by the power of incremental change and creative exploration. This book is my attempt to distil years of experience into a compact, accessible format that I hope will inspire … Read more
I’ve mentioned before in this blog that Carl Jung’s work has had a significant impact on my life ever since I read his autobiography when I was 19 (thanks once again to Helen for the gift!) Jung’s work was also the source material for my PhD thesis which occupied seven years of my life. Since … Read more
This fifth issue of the Chief Explorer’s Almanac brings news on live projects for 2024, a new Coaching Package and the Pilgrimage bit of the European Tour that we have just completed. Projects ‘alice reimagined’ appeared back in April, just in time for a book launch and poetry reading. This book is the sister book … Read more
In my last update, I shared links to a video of the poetry reading that I gave in April. It went really well, and I was asked to perform again at the beginning of June. This time the event was an all-day festival called Wirral MakeFest. The theme of the event was sustainability. Long story … Read more
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
It’s just one week now until the poetry reading at Start-Yard in Birkenhead. This beautiful venue is located in an old shed / warehouse which used to be a part of Cammell Laird Shipyard. It’s an evocative place to host an evening of Poetry and Singer / Songwriter. At the first of these events back … Read more
The poetry collection ‘alice reimagined‘ is now complete and due to be published next week. I was looking for a good date for publication and thought my birthday was as good as any, so it will be released on Wednesday 27th March. You can order it then from either Amazon or direct from this site. … 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
It has been more than six months since I wrote in the blog about the Chief Explorer’s Almanac. As I develop the three identities that I now work under – coach, author and explorer – the almanac is a way to share a number of ideas as they emerge. You could see it as a … Read more