In 2008 when the government debated happiness Margaret Hodge, former culture minister defined it thus: “The common understanding  is that wellbeing is a positive physical, social and mental state; it is not just the absence…

Getting in front of people and delivering training means that every day is a performance for me. This was even more true when I was doing face-to-face training. But even on zoom there is an…

You don’t really know what people are saying about you until you ask. We can spend all our time wondering, assuming, guessing, anticipating what other people are thinking or saying about us. This leads us…

Thanks for all your great responses to the list in my last post. Many of you have said that in these corona times having fun is really important. So here is another list of 25…

I had a zoom catch up with a group of training colleagues today and conference today and we were talking about having fun at work.  Sadly lots of us don’t do that.  There are also…

Some of you may remember an ancient TV series about the police Special Weapons and Tactics team. Well, as individuals, we also have our own special weapons and tactics. So some day when you’ve had…

My phone home screen says I have 508 unread messages across my 4 email accounts. Actually that’s not as bad as it sounds, just to calm those of you who are even now striking me…

Most of us are staying at home now surrounded by our home-buddies. Whoever is in your household, you probably didn’t anticipate spending 24 hours a day with them until the rules changed a few weeks…

This year, for many of us, Easter or Passover or whatever your local spring festival is at this time of year has probably been different. It’s likely been not what you would have chosen and…

I was in the car recently and heard “Young Hearts Run Free” by Candi Staton on the radio. I was struck by some of the lyrics. Young hearts, to yourself be true It’s high time,…