by Colin | Sep 20, 2023 | compassion
You’ve got an important presentation later in the morning and the technology is acting up again. You’ve just finished an appraisal with a star employee who is underperforming causing your team to miss a key deadline with a client. Then your phone rings. It’s your...
by Colin | Jul 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
Who doesn’t love a good quest? Whether it’s in search of a holy grail or to destroy the one ring to rule them all, we lose ourselves in the hero’s journey – armchair adventurers in stories that capture our hearts and imaginations. Feeling the call of...
by Colin | Feb 6, 2022 | Uncategorised
Viewing Susan David’s New York Times bestseller through the lens of Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence What image comes up for you when you think of the word agile? Perhaps it’s of an athlete – a gymnast or a pole vaulter competing at the Olympic Games. Or...
by Colin | Jun 14, 2021 | self-compassion
“Give us ten pence or I’ll beat the head of ya”. I was in the schoolyard and one of the tougher kids, a guy by the name of Jason, had me in a headlock. Just another regular day. The over-arching emotion I can recall is raw fear. He got his ten pence. If I had...
by Colin | Jun 5, 2021 | climate change communication
The words we use matter. The way we talk to ourselves matters. Negative self-talk can undermine our confidence, our self-belief and affect our mood. It can even change how we behave and influence our actions. Positive self-talk, on the other hand, can empower us to...
Hi! I’m a Certified Coach based in Berlin, Germany. I help others to find the clarity and courage to change to a career in the service of People and Planet. I also coach those already active in the social and environmental sector to build resilience, overcome stress and achieve positive impact on their quest to make the world a better place.