Pete and I spent last week in Posnan, Poland at the Negotiation Days III ConferenceWe were invited there to deliver workshops on Alpha Leadership, Effective Teambuilding, Influencing Skills, and Coaching. In total, some 80 students attended our workshops ( Read more... )

I picked this up from my friend's blog:

J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: "Not all those who wander are lost". This has become something of a mantra for my life which brings me to the question: Can wanderlust be in your genetic code?I had forgotten about that quote from LOR. Just reminded me of my thoughts that I am an eternal seeker ( Read more... )

I am having one of those lazy sunday afternoons where you just read and surf all day. I should however be writing the outline for my workshop next week, or packing for my week in Poland.

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“The edge…there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those who have gone over.” - Hunter S. Thompson

I have returned from a 6-day trek in the Pyrenees following the Camino de Santiago. I have been going through my notes and hope to get some stuff posted on my experience on the Camino ( Read more... )

Another clear blue sky…I think this must be some kind of record for England…anyway, I am down in Bristol for Rosemary’s 65th birthday party. The party was a success ( Read more... )

Whenever I run into someone who is passionate about what they do, I go into reflective mode and I wonder what am I passionate about and how does my passion manifest itself? I mentioned to Ruth that I didn’t know what I was passionate about and she said I am passionate about a lot of things like the outdoors and books. The little light bulb in my ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning wrestling with a sore throat and trying to decipher the meaning of two omens. I went into the garden to quiet my mind and listen for the answer. Most of us have forgotten how to read signs and omens. We tend to treat out of the ordinary occurrences as coincidences. But I firmly believe there are no coincidences. And yes ( Read more... )

I finished my work contract last Friday, so I spent yesterday catching up with the business end of my business. Well that is what I was supposed to be doing. What I ended up doing was meeting a friend in town for a coffee. We had a right good catch up on things. She also runs her own business (same line of work actually, so I was conversing ( Read more... )

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. - Joseph Campbell