It's a real honour and a personal joy to be recognised for my #creativewriting as well as celebrating the whole team's futures facilitation and psychological safety skills. You can experience the story and a whole host of other creative outputs, like future soundscapes, here: www.plagueseason.com

xkcd.com/2758/ This guy gets interviewed and responds in song

If you've got a big decision to make, or are wondering what to do about a threshold you feel is approaching - maybe a new job; maybe a move to a new place; maybe something's intervened to upset your well-laid plans - consider working with a coach to help you find the right path forward.

If you're looking for some automation-free time, think about joining The Outsiders theoutsiders.org.uk or an outdoor networking group wherever you are! Or please reach out to me & I'd be delighted to have a non-automated coaching chemistry call with the unique, wonderful, and non-automatable you.

That's not just about free slots in the calendar, it's about knowing what else is going on that day and that week to ensure the right conversation is happening at the right time. /fin

I don't want potential clients to be able to click on a link and book a session; I want to establish a rapport first. Then I want to choose the time that's right for them and for me to do the work.

For me this requires a lot of pre-work before clients book their first sessions - the problem I have in client discoverability isn't about calendar management; it's about relationship-building.

After some consideration, I've decided that [this place] isn't the right platform for promoting my coaching work. I want to build an intentional relationship with clients which is grounded in their real needs and goals.

I had to personally notify one of those automated booking platforms for coaches that I didn't need their services anymore, because the one thing they hadn't automated was a way to delete my profile. This is what I said:

If you've been thinking about getting MHFA training, I can't recommend it highly enough. And whether you're thinking about getting MHFA or not, maybe spend some time thinking about how you can be compassionate to yourself today, because we can always use that. ❤️‍🩹

My MHFA training is vital for my coaching & volunteering: I have the confidence to step into really tricky conversations, because I know I have the tools to support someone in the moment and to point them in the right direction for other resources or ongoing sustained support, if needed.

And please do join me for a discussion about how you can reframe your toughest challenges into your biggest wins as part of my Finding Courage in the Complicated workshop - online, 2 PM, 8 November: yorkshirefestivalofstory.com/event/findin...

And please do join me for a discussion about how you can reframe your toughest challenges into your biggest wins as part of my Finding Courage in the Complicated workshop - online, 2 PM, 8 November: yorkshirefestivalofstory.com/event/findin...