A characteristic I notice frequently as I listen to clients is “imposter syndrome”, so called because there are times when we don’t feel worthy enough to carry the responsibilities of leadership. Imposter syndrome happens when we compare our inside to other people’s outside. Always a mistake. One of the benefits of being a coach is
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – leaders lead people and managers manage systems. You cannot lead systems, you can only manage them. You cannot manage people, you can only lead them. So here’s a thing – why do we keep using the term “owner-manager” to describe those folks who run their
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Today I’m with the delegates at The Campbell Academy Business Course (talking numbers, marketing and the characteristics of independent practices who will prosper in the next 10 years). Then the train home. We all need a rest this weekend – some time to connect with our family, friends and ourselves. Saturday night heralds the end
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During March I took possession of a Garmin Fenix 5s running watch and have been using the wearable technology and the accompanying iPhone application to measure various fitness monitors. Almost a month’s data has now been recorded and it is revealing some very interesting information. For example, in the last 7 days: average resting heart
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I’ve recently taken possession of the Full Focus Planner system created by personal development coach Michael Hyatt. You can see and read all about it here: https://fullfocusplanner.com This post isn’t an advert for the system – I’m not getting paid any introducer’s fees or commissions. It’s just an indication of the benefits I’m getting personally from
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Today I meet for a full day with my business coach Rachel Turner. It’s a 6-monthly review meeting during which we will be: looking at the progress I’ve made since our 2-day intensive in early October 2017; I’m making more money in less time – result! I’m genuinely happy with the clients, the team and
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At yesterday’s Barcelona Marathon, my running partner, Marcus Spry and I worked a plan. Mindful of our levels of fitness and injury, we decided that to aim at a finishing time of 5hrs 30 minutes was realistic. I ran 04:35 in Florence in November but since then, a knee ligament injury has slowed me down
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There’s a lot of talk in the personal and professional development world about “goals”. Setting goals for the day/week/month/quarter/year is very much the language of coaching. For many of my clients, these goals become something more significant. I like to call them quests. Joseph Campbell’s famous book “The Hero’s Journey” explains how the main characters
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I’m nervous this morning and wanted to share with you why that is. I’ll be spending the majority of the day working ON my business and not IN my business. The concept isn’t new, I first discovered Michael Gerber and The E-Myth Revisited almost 20 years ago; Strategic Coach and the “Buffer Day” back in
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Chris Barrow has seen me at my best. And probably my very worst. Specifically, when we were halfway up the frozen scree slope of Mount Kilimanjaro, around 3am on a cold August morning in 2011. Chris, his wife Annie, myself and 22 others were on a fundraising climb for Bridge2Aid, the dental health charity I
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