One of the biggest questions I ask my coaching clients
What’s your purpose? While it might not sound like an essential question to ask yourself as a leader, this is one of the biggest questions I ask my clients. In…
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
What’s the best advice you’ve ever had? The kind of advice that’s made a lasting difference to your life? The kind that you return to regularly, and helps you through…
What I’ve learned in the last 12 months
On the 27th October 2019, I’ll be celebrating Ad Florem’s 4th birthday. I can hardly believe it was a whole 4 years ago when I started my business. It’s been…
The Time I Was Brave
Bravery and fear Fear is a funny thing. On the one hand, it keeps us safe by ensuring that we avoid dangerous situations. On the other hand, the things we…
Is it time to discover yourself?
Self-discovery The leadership clients I work with are often surprised when I suggest the first step to being a great leader is self-discovery. Aren’t they already themselves? What is there…
Do you know what gives you joy?
When was the last time you felt joyful? As busy leaders, we’re constantly juggling priorities and curating never-ending lists of things to do. What if that to-do list was filled…
Do you feel underappreciated at work? Show gratitude
Feeling underappreciated at work can leave you feeling frustrated and demotivated. When you’re putting in a lot of effort, and you think it’s going unnoticed, you might start to wonder…
It’s Taken Me A Long Time To Learn It’s OK To Be Me!
I’m always encouraging my clients to relax and allow their personalities to shine through at work. But it took me a long time to reach that realisation for myself …and…
How to Find the Real You
Do you ever feel like you’re a vastly different person at work than you are at home? I’m not talking about dressing and behaving in a professional manner. But when…
Time to Focus on You Using the 4 Pillars of Self-Leadership
What is Self-Leadership? Leaders spend a lot of time focusing on external factors. Processes, people, targets. We’re constantly trying to shape and influence these external factors to bring us closer…
Want to be a better leader? Be true to yourself
Being ‘authentic’ is a popular concept at the moment, but what does authenticity look like? Surely you are ‘authentically you’ just by existing? Well, not exactly. We often put a…
5 Ways to Start Feeling More Confident as a Leader
When I look at great leaders across various industries, one thing stands out. Confidence. It’s easy to look at leaders who seem confident and assume that they never experienced the…
What Is It That Makes You Unique?
What is it that makes you unique? What makes you tick at work? Do you feel happiest when you’re bouncing ideas off other people? Or is it when you’re filling…
Why is Self-Awareness Important in Leadership?
Over 20 years ago, my eldest son was born, and I remember my Grandma saying to me “you can’t be a great mum, wife, daughter, friend, neighbour, boss etc; if…
How to fall back in love with your work
Do you remember how great it felt when you first began your job? The sense of pride and accomplishment at being chosen for a whole new challenge? Do you still…
How to Be a Great Leader
Richard Branson, Lord Sugar, Carolyn McCall. All great leaders, and people that you might consider as leadership role models. But what is it that makes someone a great leader? And…
My Significant Emotional Event
In 2018 I experienced a Significant Emotional Event. It shook me to the core. It disrupted my emotional, mental and physical wellbeing; making me think and behave differently. I know…
Why knowing your values is so important
A lot of my work with my clients is focused on gaining a greater awareness of yourselves and finding the ‘real you’. Recently I met with a coaching client who…
Are you avoiding something by closing your heart?
Some time ago, I noticed I’d filled my life up with ‘stuff.’ My diary was full of client appointments, CPD workshops, concerts, DIY, time with family and friends. There was…