It’s been a really busy few weeks and I’m not ashamed to admit that my productivity levels are dipping and my motivation is slipping. Instead of accepting this (I’m stubborn, […]
My favourite TED-Ed videos
I like to binge-watch TV shows. Some nights I find I’ve lost hours online, just watching episode after episode: Netflix, Prime, iPlayer (have you watched Staged yet? If not, you […]
Assert Yourself
Everyone has value. We should all feel that our contributions, ideas and suggestions have been heard. But, in order for this to happen, we need to speak up – to […]
Filling in the Blanks
I spent much of yesterday interrogating the results of the latest staff pulse survey, exploring the move back to campus based working. Unsurprisingly one of the key themes was a […]
Sacred Space
Support for us all comes in a variety of ways and from all sorts of places. Many of you will have family and friends to turn to. We often hear […]
The Wheel of Life
My life right now feels like a constant juggling act. Round and round spin the ever-increasing plates of family, friends and work. And I’m notoriously clumsy. So it’s inevitable that, […]
What have you done today to make you feel proud…
One of my favourite TV programmes is Miranda – a sitcom about a thirty-something woman who found joy in life everyday, despite the expectations of the world around her to […]
Where am I now?
“This is where I am now; this is how I got here; and these are some of the reasons why I think/feel/act as I do” Hunt, 2006b
What kind of positive is helpful right now?
I’m a generally optimistic person. I tend to hope things will work out for the best and I’m usually quite smiley and cheerful. Don’t get me wrong – I can […]