Last weekend I spent 4 days on a silent retreat in a Buddhist Centre in the mid-west of Ireland.

When thinking about sitting in silence many people comment to me about their fear in doing so. Fear of the thoughts that would whir away in their mind, fear of the need to fill the void with talk, fear ...

What if you go first?

What does this consideration mean for you?

What is it you want to achieve? What is it you fear not getting done? What is it holding you back? Are you waiting for others to start so you can follow?

What if you start now? What if you wait? 

What if you go FIRST?

When taki...

The Wheel of Life

In reflecting on your life and your death, how do you identify what is important to you?

In Coaching, there is an exercise called "The Wheel of Life" which invites participants to select 8 areas of their life that are priority. These differ per person but the key ones to get s...

What Next?

When a goal is accomplished how often do you ask yourself, ‘What next?’?

We dream the dreams, make the plans, take the steps (or more often hesitate in getting started), and maybe get distracted or disillusioned by the process.

But for each achievement, how often do you truly enjoy the...