The Underbelly of Leadership

Yes, I had to stay home today because I am snowed in. It’s the first time in my memory that we have had this much snow in Surrey and I am currently looking out through my french doors onto a truly beautiful Winter scene. I have been absorbing a great deal of remarkable teachings recently.… Continue reading The Underbelly of Leadership

Gratitude

Some of you may remember that before Xmas myself and my three children joined forces with other volunteers and packed 750 food hampers and delivered them across London to disadvantaged families. Contribution makes us grateful for who we are and what we’ve got. I wanted to share the note below as a special reminder to… Continue reading Gratitude

Your questions on fear

I had quite a few questions regarding last weeks tip. Questions are good – keep them coming and please do feel free to start any conversation that takes your fancy on the Blog. I would be delighted to participate! Some of you emailed me following my thoughts on fear last week and asked ‘isn’t fear… Continue reading Your questions on fear

F.E.A.R

What is fear? False Evidence Appearing Real What are you worrying about unnecessarily? What are you projecting into the future and making yourself scared about? We are all facing a time of enormous uncertainty but that isn’t the real problem. Many years ago when I did my Scuba Diving training, off Bondi Beach in Sydney,… Continue reading F.E.A.R

The slippery run

I went for a run today on the South Downs with my little dog. We have been doing the same circuit for a couple of years and in all weathers but today was different. The cold weather had frozen some of the ground but in places it had melted and created lethal slippery mud. As… Continue reading The slippery run

The case for women leaders

I just listened to this on Women’s Hour on Radio 4 – an interview with the fabulous female Icelandic financier Halla Tomosdottir. A stunning bunch of articulate, focussed women — furious that their country and their lives had been compromised by a small bunch of almost exclusively male wideboys. The wild risks these bankers took… Continue reading The case for women leaders