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…

My brother won’t eat peaches. When he was about five years old he was given a slice and found the skin difficult to chew. Ever since then he has rejected them as being “horrible”. My…

Recently  I ran the final day (workshop 4) of a Springboard programme.  This workshop is usually celebratory. We heard about everyone’s achievements during the programme and I was really impressed with what the women had…

I’ve just sent a present to a friend.  Well I suppose you would describe it as a present. I eat lots of olives and buy them in big jars.  Because of this I have lots…

There was a programme recently with clips about families at breakfast. It showed that it can all be such a hubub that the breadwinner can get in such a state, trying to get ready, get…

If there is one thing that almost everyone wants on my development programmes its to be happier and people want that both at home and at work. So what does the research show about how…

I was having my hair cut recently and asked my hairdresser how she would celebrate Christmas.  She said she didn’t need a special occasion to celebrate. She’ll be getting a bottle of wine out at…

This week I took the car in to get my exhaust sorted. It was a minor job, took them about half an hour. It had been knocking badly for ages,  I would notice it as…

I was working with some senior women in the Midlands recently. It was the end of our programme and we were taking some feedback. One woman said that she had been a bit anxious about…

This week I’ve been delivering a course to help managers think about how to develop their staff and themselves.  I am often asked by people what courses they can go on to be a better…