How to deal with the ‘what do you do’ question. The fear behind the networking event introduction moment— and how to use a whole new approach to engage and intrigue your potential client or connection. In a recent conversation with…

Swap fear for vulnerability and you share, rather than sit on, your knowledge, ideas and questions — and when you share you build authentic connection. Vulnerability provides the bridge between curiosity and sharing — and sharing with vulnerability creates a…

How ‘festive cheer’ brainwashing triggers a feeling of failure. What if you fall short of perfection on ‘special days’ like Christmas? Are you a failure? The myth of our potential can make of our lives a perpetual falling-short… Adam Phillips…

3 steps to go from small talk fear to small talk savvy. At some point, you or someone you know will have said something like :— “I am not a fan of small talk” or “I hate small talk” or…

Apparently Boris Johnson has it and his counterpart Keir lacks it. The ‘it’ is known as ‘charisma’. But what is it and what use is it to you? In a recent interview, Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby used the charisma…

A misjudgement or false accusation can be a trigger for a self-sabotage spiral. It starts with anger and leads to a kind of grief. What is going on and do you have a stop button? Real examples of individuals feeling…