At the beginning of April, I went for a day hike in the South of England. Something happened that stayed with me … and, in hindsight, really surprised me.
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Resilience
The Magical Ingredient in Every Change
Last week, I met up with my fellow coach and good friend Tom (name changed for confidentiality). Several years ago, I had attended a mindfulness training for coaches that Tom was facilitating. We stayed in touch, and over time became good friends, regularly sharing the ups and downs of coaching and what was going on in each other’s lives.
Tom told me about a challenging situation in his business.
What is your thin place?
Ullswater Lake in Cumbria / North England
Long before we spoke about mindfulness, stress management, or inner calm, Celtic monks were searching for places where life felt more connected.
A Deep-Sea Lesson for Year-End Pressure
Have you ever heard of saturation diving? Me neither, until I came across a remarkable story, that has been beautifully brought to life in a newly released film.
Saturation divers are the brave men who carry out complex technical work in the offshore oil & gas industry—maintaining, inspecting and building underwater infrastructure like pipelines, manifolds and platform legs. The challenge is that they work at depths of around 100 to 300 metres below sea level.
The Golden Life Hack You Simply Need to Master!
It was one of those days. I was traveling to see my parents in Germany and had to transit at Frankfurt Airport. I had built in sufficient buffer time to manoeuvre the massive airport. But things took a turn when I realised the transit required me to practically exit the airport and queue again at security.
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