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I recently came across the idea of WISE goals from Jasmine Eyal, and it really made me think.I’ve taught SMART goals for...
21/09/2026

I recently came across the idea of WISE goals from Jasmine Eyal, and it really made me think.
I’ve taught SMART goals for years, but I can see the limitation: sometimes the outcome we want depends on other people, timing or circumstances.
This summer, one of my dreams was to explore more of the mountain trails around my village in Spain. 🚲⛰️
I could not control exactly how often I would ride or where each ride would take me.
But I could control one thing:
Getting my electric bike to Spain.
That was my move.
And perhaps that is the useful distinction:
💭 Dream: the outcome you want
🎯 Goal: the action you can own
You may not control the whole journey.
But you can control your next move.
📚 Read it. Listen to it. Test it. Take something forward.
What is one move you can make towards something you want?

I still read, listened to podcasts and filled pages in notebooks.But I also gave ideas time to settle before asking, “Wh...
14/09/2026

I still read, listened to podcasts and filled pages in notebooks.
But I also gave ideas time to settle before asking, “What can I do with this?”
Now I’m ready to come back. 😊
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some of what I’ve been reading and listening to this summer.
The theme:
📚 Read it.
🎧 Listen to it.
🧪 Test it.
➡️ Take something forward.
Not reviews. Just ideas that stayed with me, what I tried, and what I’m taking into life and coaching.
And Oscar may already have mastered the first lesson: sometimes it’s perfectly OK just to be. 🐈
What have you read or listened to recently that has stayed with you?

I regularly listen to Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast Feel Better Live More and draw on many of the ideas shared by him a...
27/07/2026

I regularly listen to Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast Feel Better Live More and draw on many of the ideas shared by him and his guests — both in my own life and in my coaching.
So, when I discovered Do Health, which he co-founded, I was curious to experience it for myself.
I became a subscriber, completed my first blood test and started using the app to explore small, manageable actions across four connected areas:
🥗 Eat
🚶‍♀️ Move
😴 Sleep
🌿 Relax
On Friday, I visited the Do Health offices to be filmed talking about my experience so far. Being surrounded by cameras was a little outside my usual routine — but saying yes felt like another useful step. 🎥
What interests me most is not simply collecting more health information. It is learning how to turn that information into realistic action.
Because we can listen to podcasts, read books and gather insights…
…but change begins when we do something with what we have learned.
What is one idea you have heard recently that you could put into practice?

Not because you have lost momentum—but because rest is part of moving forward.This is the municipal pool in my village i...
13/07/2026

Not because you have lost momentum—but because rest is part of moving forward.
This is the municipal pool in my village in Spain, and over the next few weeks I plan to spend a little more time here—and a little less time being constantly productive and connected. 💦
This is my final Monday thought-leadership post before I take a summer break. I will be back in September.
Your tiny summer Move ⏸️
Take 60–120 seconds:
PAUSE: Take two slow breaths.
STOP: Choose one thing you can deliberately park.
RE-EVALUATE: Complete this sentence:
“This summer, I am making more room for ______ because ______ matters.”
Your brain is always listening—including to the permission you give yourself to pause.
Rest is not falling behind.
It is creating space for energy, perspective and what matters next. 🌿
The free ideas and courses on my website will remain available while I am away. Open the page and the subscribe pop-up will appear if you would like future research-based ideas when I return.
What would you most like to make room for this summer: rest, play, people or perspective?

But that does not mean you are stuck.One small word can change the instruction your brain receives:yet.“I don’t know how...
06/07/2026

But that does not mean you are stuck.
One small word can change the instruction your brain receives:
yet.
“I don’t know how to do this.”
becomes
“I don’t know how to do this… yet.” ✨
Marie Forleo’s Everything is Figureoutable idea is not about pretending life is easy.
It is about reminding yourself that the story is still unfolding.
Your brain is always listening. 🧠
It hears:
“I can’t.”
“I am behind.”
“I am not ready.”
But it also hears:
“I am learning.”
“I can take one step.”
“I have not found the way yet.”
And that small shift matters.
Especially when you are changing direction, rebuilding confidence, returning to study, stepping into leadership, or beginning again.
Unfamiliar does not mean impossible.
Sometimes it simply means:
not yet. 🌱
🔹 Tiny Move
Take 60 seconds today.
Write down one sentence that feels heavy.
Then add:
“…yet.”
Read it back slowly.
Notice what changes.
For more weekly research-based ideas, visit my website — open the page and the subscribe pop-up will appear.
What is one “not yet” sentence you could give yourself this week?




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During our annual cycle ride in France, we came across a locked gate.No easy way through.No quick solution.So we used th...
29/06/2026

During our annual cycle ride in France, we came across a locked gate.
No easy way through.
No quick solution.
So we used three simple principles:
💛 Care — making sure everyone felt safe and supported.
🤝 Collaborate — lifting bikes, steadying one another and finding a way forward together.
🥂 Celebrate — later, around the table in our hotel restaurant.
The celebration may be the part we remember, but it was care and collaboration that made it possible.
Care creates trust.
Collaboration creates solutions.
Celebration reminds us what we can achieve together.
Which of the three Cs could help you this week?

They need somewhere to land.This notebook makes me smile — it is not exactly understated. 😊But it reminds me of somethin...
15/06/2026

They need somewhere to land.
This notebook makes me smile — it is not exactly understated. 😊
But it reminds me of something important:
Writing things down changes the relationship we have with our own intentions.
When a plan stays in your head, it is easy to renegotiate.
When you can see it, it becomes a cue. ✍️
Dr Gail Matthews’ research found that people who wrote down their goals achieved significantly more than those who only thought about them.
And research by Professor Kuniyoshi Sakai and colleagues suggests that paper may support memory because it gives the brain richer spatial and tactile cues.
That does not mean phone notes are useless. 📱
They are brilliant for catching ideas on the move.
But for committing, clarifying, and coming back to what matters, paper may have an advantage.
So perhaps the rule is simple:
Capture anywhere.
Commit somewhere visible. 🧭
Tiny move for this week:
Write one sentence somewhere you will see it:
“This week, I am committing to ______.”
Your brain is always listening.
Give it something clear to listen for.
What idea or plan would benefit from being written down this week?




Oscar and Pedro are giving a masterclass in calm presence here. 🐾And it made me think about the tone we bring to ourselv...
08/06/2026

Oscar and Pedro are giving a masterclass in calm presence here. 🐾
And it made me think about the tone we bring to ourselves before we step into the day.
Before a meeting.
Before a difficult conversation.
Before pressing send.
So often, the inner voice sounds like pressure:
➡️ Don’t mess this up.
➡️ I hope I sound confident.
➡️ What if I get it wrong?
But when your inner voice sounds like threat, your brain scans for danger.
When it sounds steadier, your attention has somewhere more useful to land.
✨ Tiny Move for this week:
Before one meeting, call, or task, swap one line of self-talk.
Instead of:
“I hope I don’t get this wrong.”
Try:
“I am here to contribute one useful thing.”
That is not hype.
It is direction.
A small instruction your brain can listen to. 🌿
What sentence would help you show up with steadier confidence this week?



Not because you are behind.Because starting again has friction. 🧠I took last Monday off for the UK Bank Holiday, and for...
01/06/2026

Not because you are behind.
Because starting again has friction. 🧠
I took last Monday off for the UK Bank Holiday, and for many people it was also half term here in the UK.
So this week may feel like a return to routine after a different rhythm.
This photo is my small reminder that environment matters.
💻 Laptop open
📓 Notebook ready
🖊️ Pen waiting
☕ Tea nearby
🌻 Sunflowers adding brightness
Nothing dramatic.
But enough to say to my brain:
this is where we begin.
Your brain is always listening.
Not only to what you say.
But to what your environment is quietly asking of you.
An open notebook says: continue here.
A pinned link says: begin.
A first sentence says: you do not have to start from scratch.
This week’s tiny Move:
➡️ Remove one step before you begin.
Open the document.
Lay out the notebook.
Put the shoes by the door.
Write the first sentence before you need it.
Keep it small.
Sometimes progress begins before the task begins.
If you would like weekly research-based ideas like this, visit my website — open the page and the subscribe pop-up will appear.
What is one step you could remove to make starting easier this week?




This is my outdoor gym.On its own, it cannot make me stronger.But it can act as a cue.It reminds me:this is where I star...
18/05/2026

This is my outdoor gym.
On its own, it cannot make me stronger.
But it can act as a cue.
It reminds me:
this is where I start.
That is why prompts are powerful when they are practical.
Gabriele Oettingen’s work on mental contrasting reminds us that change is not just about imagining what we want.
It is also about noticing what might get in the way.
The wish matters.
The obstacle matters.
And then we need a plan.
Not:
“I need to get fitter.”
But:
“When I step into this space, I will move for 60 seconds.”
Not:
“I need to write more.”
But:
“When I open my laptop, I will write one sentence before email.”
Tiny prompts help your brain recognise the next right step.
This week’s tiny Move:
Complete this sentence:
When I ___, I will ___ for 60 seconds.
Keep it small.
Keep it specific.
Let the cue do some of the work.
If you would like more weekly research-based ideas like this, I share them through the Growth Hub on my website.
What cue could you link to your next right step?




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