‘You’re very nice…’ Ed said to me during his coaching consultation, unsure, unbelieving, almost accusing. I smiled, confused, as I thought to myself, is that a bad thing? According to him, yes. He wasn’t sure that being nice was an effective way to operate. He was hesitating and questioning his decision to hire me as […]
What it Takes to Realise Your Dreams
When I was 21 my dream was to be a dancer. I loved to dance and studied contemporary dance, jazz ballet, and classical ballet. I wanted to continue my studies at a degree level but didn’t have a strong enough foundation in ballet to qualify for the colleges I applied to. This was never more […]
To Find Your Way Sometimes You Have to Lose Your Way
A small, peach-coloured poster on the bulletin board jumped out at me as I walked into the Salad Centre, a vegetarian cafe in Bournemouth, England with the best Banoffee pie. The poster had an image of a Hindu deity and advertised energy yoga and meditation classes with a number to call to find out more. […]
Why Things Don’t Work Out in Your Life (Part 2)
When I was 22 I was offered the opportunity to audition at 3 dance schools for their degree programmes in Dance. The auditions were a disaster, and I didn’t get into any of them. At the time I was really disappointed, but I can see now that what I thought I wanted, was not what […]