gifts – Looking for Eden

🎁 The best gift you could give your kids for Christmas 🎁

But just then, Eden says, ‘mummy, I want to give you a cuddle.’

Hugging her close, I said, ‘Aww thanks, Eden, what’s that for?’

‘Because mummy, YOU are my present! ’

The superpower of self-awareness, and how to get it

It’s not often considered to be one of life’s superpowers. But you can’t be a good spouse, friend, employee, team player or leader without it. Leadership coach Reggie McNeal says it is the most valuable skill in a leader’s toolkit. Marriages can’t thrive in its absence. Friendships blossom in its abundance.

So what is it, and how do you get – or should I say – grow it?

🎶 ‘This is me’ – A loyalist is who I’m meant to be 🎶

Just for today, why don’t you have a ‘this is me’ day? A day where you celebrate rather than criticise.

The moment when there wasn’t room

I often dream of a world where there’s always room. Where there’s always space to play.