Barefoot Coaches' Channel

Check your work-life balance. Work-life balance is only possible when you value yourself. Simple. There’s no other way. Expectations you have on yourself are almost always higher than your employer. Why does it take burnout, a chronic illness, or a stress-related disorder to make you realize it?

I recently learnt a mind-training exercise that made me realise how many irrelevant thoughts we have every day and how easy it is to get stuck in them. In this article I want to share this technique with you. I’ve been doing a lot of meditation lately (between 1 and 2 hours every day) and […]

Keeping active during the winter can be a grind, particularly when the weather is grim. Sometimes it can feel like exercise is a punishment rather than something to enjoy. One way to get a workout is to fit short bursts of activity into your day. This blog suggests five ways to get you moving more.

Why comedy (and feminism) matter with actress Susan Earl

If you’re looking for a new job how do you stop yourself jumping from the frying pan into the fire by making the wrong decision?

Doing things you never thought you could do, one step at a time

“I don’t even feel like getting out of bed these days – what’s the point?” If these words have come to your mind recently, you need to read this. I understand how you feel. I know there are fears, tears, apathy, uncertainty. Maybe a sense of lack of direction, like giving up. I know it […]

Career success means very different things to different people. For some it is about achieving the outward symbols of career progression, typically marked by achievement of a particular role, job title, or salary level. For others it is more about alignment with intrinsic motivations, such as…

What the Quakers can offer the world

(..hint…an intentional community in Scotland where people gather to live differently)