Simplicity in Mind
Feeling like everything is in order but there's a niggle that feels like something is missing? I'll be sharing ideas I'm learning through my work and conversations with my podcast guests.
The weight of responsibility
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Hi Reader, His team. His clients. His targets. His family. Jack carries all of it. Quietly. Because that's what leaders do. Isn't it? Where did you learn that carrying it all was part of the job? As a young Platoon Commander, I was taken aside by my Platoon Sergeant. He told me I was failing the Platoon. “I'm working flat out,” I said. He agreed. “That's the problem.” I tell the full story in The Leadership Field Manual (The Creation). Lynne Brannigan...
Phone a friend with Alexis Colantonio
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Phone a friend with Alexis Colantonio Hi Reader, In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I’m joined by wellness teacher Alexis Colantonio for an honest conversation about moving through divorce, overwhelm and worst-case thinking. Alexis shares how asking for support helped her find perspective – and how noticing anxious thoughts as thoughts, rather than facts, made room for calm, creativity and new possibilities. We talk about being okay even...
Overwhelming mental noise
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Hi Reader, Jill isn't short of ability. She's short of quiet. The deadline. The board paper. The message she hasn't answered. The one she wishes she hadn't sent. Every alarm going off at once. When did you last have ten minutes with nothing going off? “Modern leadership rewards noise… Silence restores capacity.” That's from The Wellbeing Field Manual (The Silence). I often think of a glass of muddy water. If you keep stirring it… it stays cloudy. But if...
It should be simple, but...
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Hi Reader, Jack could solve this for his team in five minutes. For himself? He's been staring at it for a week. It should be simple. But… Why do other people's problems always look so much simpler than our own? It's rarely the problem that's complicated. In The Understanding Field Manual (The Pattern) I put it like this: “The difficulty lies not in the problem itself but in the limits of the thinking we bring to it.” Natasha Swerdolff and I explored...
Meet my clients... ish!
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Hi Reader, Jack and Jill went up the hill… You know how the rest goes. Meet Jack and Jill. Two leaders who've been climbing for years. Promotions. Bigger teams. Bigger responsibility. From the outside, it looks like success. What nobody talks about much is the tumble. Over the next few weeks – every Monday, Wednesday and Friday – I'll share a simple sketch of a moment on their climb. Some you'll smile at. Some might land a little closer to home. Jack...
From trauma to purpose with Stuart Anderson MP
Helping you to thrive in any situation. From trauma to purpose with Stuart Anderson MP Hi Reader, I hope this finds you well. You won't have heard from me as month over the last month as I was spending time with my girls... but I'm back and kicking off with this... In the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I speak with Stuart Anderson MP about military service, trauma, recovery and the courage to be vulnerable. Stuart shares his journey from being a young Rifleman and suffering...
Life can be easier than you think with Natasha Swerdolff
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Life can be easier than you think with Natasha Swerdolff Hi Reader, In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I speak with Natasha Swerdloff about the Three Principles, her work as president of the Three Principles Global Community, and the shift from pressure-based work to a more easeful, reflective way of living. We explore how she’s helping expand a global community, why she co-wrote Life Can Be Easier Than You Think with Dicken Bettinger,...
When change feels obvious with Christine Heath
Helping you to thrive in any situation. When change feels obvious with Christine Heath Hi Reader, In the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast I speak with Christine Heath, Executive Clinical Director of the Hawaii Counselling and Education Centre, about a lifetime of helping people transform through the Three Principles. Christine shares stories from her work with violent men and substance users, the surprising speed of human change, and why she still feels energized after decades...
Rebuilding belonging after service with Baz Melia MBE
Helping you to thrive in any situation. Rebuilding belonging after service with Baz Melia MBE Hi Reader, To mark Armed Forces Week, I have a special episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast for you. In this episode, I am joined by my good friend and fellow Rifleman, Baz Melia. Baz is Head of the Always a Rifleman Programme and Head of The Rifleman's Association, to discuss the realities of military mental health, life after service, and the power of community. Baz explains why “reaching in”...
The way home with Anna Keeble
Helping you to thrive in any situation. The way home with Anna Keeble Hi Reader, In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I reconnect with coach Anna Keeble to explore her new guided audio series, The Way Home. We discuss how teens and adults can learn to trust their own inner wisdom, tune out “noise,” and take the next right step without needing a perfect map. Anna shares how the programme was shaped by feedback from teens, including its calming, insightful impact on school stress,...
Feeling like everything is in order but there's a niggle that feels like something is missing? I'll be sharing ideas I'm learning through my work and conversations with my podcast guests.