The Light Within
“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Maya Angelou Last week, I was fortunate to get away with TLJ* for a few days to Seville in Spain and remember what the sun looked and felt like! Winter mornings and evenings can be dark in Ireland and it can sometimes feel like you’re […]
The Unexpected Wisdom in Your Toughest Emotions
“The Guest House” by Rumi This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each […]
The Hardest Truth About Difficult People
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”– Buddha (attributed) It’s not easy to point the finger at yourself. When things go wrong, our instinct is often to point outward—at other people or our circumstances. I’ve done it more times than I can count. But as I reflect now, […]
Reflecting on 25 years – What About Your Next 3?
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”– Peter Drucker In 1999, I held my first-ever solo workshop in my hometown of Kilkenny, in the South East of Ireland. I was beyond excited to share the best of what I’d discovered about using the mind for success over the previous 5 years. […]
Are You Really Ready for the Unpredictable?
“One thing the last 20 years has taught us is that the unpredictable is more predictable than the predictable.”— Rahm Emanuel I came across the quote above in an interview with Rahm Emanuel in the Financial Times last week. Emanuel, who also served as Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff and Mayor of Chicago, was reflecting on the […]
Why Focused Time Is Your Greatest Asset in 2025
“Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore.” – James Clear “Let me check that.” This phrase often gets thrown around at our dinner table when someone wants the answer to a question that’s arisen from a discussion. Then someone goes looking for a phone or tablet which I’m not a fan of at […]
Is This The Real Thing In The Way Of A Great Year?
“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare My daughter Jane is in her final year of secondary/high school, which means there are big exams looming on the horizon. It’s a full-on time, as I’m sure many of you with children—or memories […]
Transform Your 2025: It Starts With This…
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 I’m […]
The “More Monster” and a Healthy Christmas Wish
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman This past week, I was tired one day and caught my mind drifting into some unhelpful thinking. I shut it down but it reminded me of something I often share with clients: Your mind is a […]
Are You Chasing Or Releasing Focus?
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” Bruce Lee Focus is a big topic of conversation in our house at the moment. My children Jane and Sam have milestone exams this year, so focused study is higher up the list of priorities than other years. I don’t know about you but I’ve […]
