I've heard this word so a lot this week from clients. Seen it online countless times. Alarming, right? Except, only one of the people I spoke to meant it literally. And they were talking about how they felt a few weeks ago. Fortunately, they heeded my advice and now feel much better. What I think is happening more generally is that people are tired, running on fumes, at the end of a long year. Which is something to pay attention to (unchecked it could lead to burnout), but actually pretty...
10 days ago • 1 min read
I'm easing you into 2026 this week. On Monday I wrote about goal setting. Yesterday I encouraged you to relax into winter. And in the New Year I will share lots more ideas to help you. But before we get to that, I want you to think about visualising your accomplishments in a different way. Normally, when we use visualisation, we try to picture the moment when we accomplish our goal. For the athlete that might be their chest breaking the tape. In business it might be the moment you clinch a...
12 days ago • 1 min read
We are not designed to live in a perpetual springtime. Consider that for a moment. We are actually quite attuned to the seasons. And winter isn't naturally a time for growth and productivity. It is a time to conserve energy, to rest and reflect. The modern world has so many wonderful gifts for us. I wouldn't want to be without electric light, warm water and heating. But these things do mask the reality of the seasons changing. They allow us to keep pushing, keep being productive, keep...
12 days ago • 1 min read
How are you feeling? Bit tired? Ready for a break? I hope you are going to get one soon. I am. At the end of this week I take a break until the New Year. And that's the time when, typically, our minds start to turn to big goals and ambitions. While it is true that January isn't the easiest time of the year to establish a new fitness or nutrition regimen, I think it is a natural time to consider what we want to achieve in the next year. But before we get to 2026, we have this unusual, liminal...
13 days ago • 1 min read
If your “what-if” is still alive after a year, it’s not going away. That itch in the back of your mind that this isn't it. Persistent thoughts are clues, not distractions. Explore them before they turn into regret. Do you want to wait another year? 2026 is just around the corner. Or are you ready to change? Stephen -- If you’re curious whether coaching could help you find more clarity or direction, book a free 15-minute Clarity Call and we’ll explore it together. For anything else, hit reply....
19 days ago • 1 min read
Have you heard of something called the Region Beta Paradox? Chris Williamson says it's when: “…things are not bad enough to be bad, but not good enough to be good… all of these people would be better off if their situations were worse. It would kick them out the bottom.” In other words, it's a psychological trap. The job that’s fine. The relationship that’s okay. The habits that aren’t wrecking you, but aren’t serving you either. Ironically, you’d sometimes be better off if things were worse....
20 days ago • 1 min read
I'm working on a lot of new projects at the moment. All at the same time. All with a potential for big success. But that can be overwhelming can't it? When you have lots of plates spinning, the fear is that you drop them all. So, here is how I handle that. I imagine every single way that things could go wrong. Every failure I could make. Every mistake. Every single way I could embarrass myself and ruin everything. And I write a list. I write them all down and look at them. I face my fears....
20 days ago • 1 min read
You know how January is the worst time of year to start a whole self-improvement thing, right? I remember walking into the gym last January and thinking, "oh ****" because it was full of people! But, guess what, by mid-January it was just the regulars again. And we all remember how we've failed at the diet, exercise plan or dry January. Be honest! There's loads of reasons for this. But I won't bore you with them. Because I don't know if you are interested! So, here's my question. If I ran a...
24 days ago • 1 min read
Plenty of times in my life I've said words to the effect of, "I don't care about status". What I meant was, status in the sense of climbing a traditional, financial hierarchy and having skiing holidays. But that's just one kind of status game. Just because I wasn't playing that one didn't mean I wasn't playing at all. For example, my eldest son is called Felix. Cool name, right. But me and his mum spent ages choosing it over traditional names and fashionable names of the day. Why? To signal...
25 days ago • 1 min read