Individuals and organisations can both benefit from a more entrepreneurial approach.  Starting a new business, solving difficult problems…

In the 5 weeks since I finished running the South West Coast Path, people have asked two questions: first, how do you feel; and second, …

As you read this, I will be on day 30 of 31 days of running the South West Coast Path.  945km done, 70km to go, four times up and …

At this time of the year, it’s not unusual for people to be setting both business and personal goals and working out what good looks like…

In my twenties and thirties, I experienced a constant wrestling match between wanting to live by the sea and building a sports marketing career…

    Purpose is a much used word at the moment. We know that on some level it is important, but what does it really mean and how do…

“Are you doing your best?” asked double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell  of TV presenter Ben Fogle, in the early stages…

  Every senior person in an entrepreneurial business that I’ve ever coached has shared the problem of having too much to do. And …

The topic of overwhelm and how to manage ourselves through it is both rich and complex. The complexity lies in overwhelm being a double agent…

Entrepreneurs tend to be excellent do-ers. There will have been a time in their journey when they will have been the person who did everything…

Click here for the Modern Maverick website Why stepping out of the box is a win-win-win 40 years of financial and individual deregulation…

I apologise for the long delay since the last letter, I found it hard to write for much of last year. I felt like I needed some distance from…

How to best lead a team from your desk at home is becoming an increasingly hot topic in these Covid-affected times. From discussions with coaching…

A bubble within a bubble is how a friend described it when they heard that my mother had died at the start of lockdown. Mum, who had been living…

If you are facing a set of failed New Year’s resolutions, you are not alone. Around 40% of resolutions are dropped after a month, and …

I find this very hard to write. A friend committed suicide three weeks ago. All the communities that he was part of are reeling, trying to make…