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Thank you to our friends, family and clients. Happy New Year to you all. Here's to 2023!

Use the 'Feynman Method' to Learn New Things

Use the 'Feynman Method' to Learn New Things If you can't teach a subject in simple terms, you probably don't understand it as well as you think you do.

“When I was a kid I’d hide between the bedpost and the wall and read books about King Arthur. I wanted to be a knight. I wanted to be anything other than my father. We lived under his rule; it was horror. My mother was loving, and strong in many ways. But she wouldn’t leave him. I used to watch her wipe her own blood off the walls. When I was thirteen I ran away for good. I didn’t tell her a thing; I just disappeared. And I know she was hurt by that. I slept in the park with a whole crew of punks and addicts. People in the neighborhood would give me little jobs. They trusted me, and I never stole from them. Because I had honor. I’d rob a leather coat from Macy’s in a minute, but that’s Macy’s. I’d never take a woman’s pocketbook. I’d never break into a deli. No matter how far I fell, my honor never failed me. Music never failed me. And a good book never failed me. One day it was pouring down rain, and I ducked into a cubby hole. There was a copy of The Diary of Anne Frank; just laying there. I was stoned out of my face. And I knew nothing about this little girl. But it’s pouring down rain; there was nothing else to do. So I read the whole thing. She was beautiful. All this horror, but she was surviving. And that gave me strength. By the time I was twenty-five I had my own room, with a hot plate, and a pair of reeboks. I was playing music with some cool cats. I was proud. It’s like: I’m making it. When I finally got clean, the first thing I did was knock on my mother’s door. Hadn’t seen her for twenty years, but she gave me the biggest hug. She told me that every Sunday since I’d left, she’d lit a candle and prayed for my soul. That night she cooked some chicken, which I killed. Then she gave me what was left in some Tupperware. That was smart, because I had to bring back the Tupperware. And I never stopped coming back. I’m 66 now. I’m clean, I live comfortably, I’m financially OK. And I still go to see her every Sunday. She’s 94. She’s half-blind. She can’t hear. But I’ll bring her cake, and we’ll talk. She likes to take my hand, so she can feel my rings. And while we’re talking, I can tell: she’s in heaven. I was able to give her that. I gave her peace.”

Love this so much.. Sarah hosts it every year over on Twitter and if you are feeling a bit overwhelmed with it all, or if you simply just fancy a chat with others online then do take a look.

Our latest blog on being kind at Christmas - we hope you enjoy!

'Tis the season to be jolly... - Equa Coaching Tis the season to be jolly and to help ourselves and others by spreading a little kindness throughout the last part of 2022.

Love this - hope they all bought her book, too.

Stephen King, Margaret Atwood and more reassure debut author after lonely book launch Chelsea Banning tweeted about being ‘upset’ when only two friends showed up to her signing. Then some of the world’s biggest authors – and Flavor Flav – stepped in

A reminder to be kind to ourselves... it's been a heck of a roller coaster ride this year (again).

We have often felt like we don’t deserve to have a book out (let alone two) and have struggled quite a bit of the time thinking we are not good enough. So we wrote this poem in our second book.
This is for anyone who feels the same about themselves at times.
You are enough.
And so are we.

Our second book comes out on 24/11/2022 - http://amzn.to/3CjJO4z