One of the things that most bothers me when I mentor or coach people, is when they say: 'I'm not confident - never have been, never will be.' It's like they think there's a 'gene' for confidence - which they don't have. It bothers me because if

The Power of Routine

Apr 5th, 2022 7m 8s

Performed mindlessly and without love, routine is a prison cell. Committed to with attention and rigour, it IS your path.

Performance Training is an Ecosystem

Apr 1st, 2022 7m 58s

Freelancers are agile players. Institutions are not. Yet each have their place and serve their communities.

JUST DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD!

Mar 20th, 2022 8m 54s

Sometimes a group or a class just will not engage..... Oh the temptation to scream at them can be overwhelming. Here's how to resist!

Letting Go

Jan 26th, 2022 11m 45s

Take ten minutes out of your day to let things go. #personaldevelopment #motivation #personalgrowth #mindset #inspiration #success #selflove #selfcare #lifecoach #entrepreneur #growth #leadership #coaching #love #growthmindset #goals #mindfuln

Meditations in Movement

Jan 8th, 2022 15m 13s

Winter (in the North) is a time to retreat inside. It is a time of contemplation, renewal and gathering. Though we no longer live by the natural rhythms we evolved within, our needs have not changed. We still need to retreat and renew. We still

A Movement Meditation at New Year

Jan 1st, 2022 18m 55s

Though we think of New Years' Day as the start of the year, every day is actually the start of a new year. And every minute the start of a new hour. We do not leave the past behind when we start something new, we combine our past with our new d

Standards #1 Autumn Leaves

Jun 26th, 2021 30m 36s

Gideon's Rest is a fishing village on Sanctuary Bay. On the cliggs abover there stands a lighthouse. Automated now. In the lighthouse lives The Captain - who made his home in Gideon's Rest some decades ago but is seldom seen. At night he broa

Security is a Lie

May 17th, 2021 10m 44s

This last year has taught us many things.There’s one lesson we’re not learning, amid all the talk of ‘returning to normal’.

How to choose when there's no good choice (or what a feral cat taught me about being human)

Mar 25th, 2021 13m 35s

Logic is not thinking. It is only part of thinking. Thought involves the whole body. We forget that at our peril. Here's a story about a feral cat and being human. https://linktr.ee/johnbrittonhttps://linktr.ee/johnbrittonIf you'd like to a

8 Things That Improve When You Train Presence

Mar 3rd, 2021 16m 27s

People know ‘presence’ is a ‘good thing’. It’s useful. Like a nice smile. Or a spare hair-clip. They’re not so convinced you can train it — that investing time or money in ‘enhancing presence’ is a smart use of scarce resources. Training peop

Coming Home

Feb 21st, 2021 11m 51s

A childhood dream of constant flight became a way of life. Pandemic ended that. Who am I if I am not in motion?

Light Always Conquers Darkness

Feb 14th, 2021 12m 13s

In deep midwinter I'm reminded of Easter on the Greek Island of Lesvos - and what it taught me about the power of light to dispel darkness and build community.

The Past is Foreign Country

Feb 10th, 2021 17m 33s

A recent heart-attack caused me to revisit and reconsider experiences that happened decades ago. I found healing grew from unconditional acceptance and a focus on the present. Neither of those things were as easy as they sound.

Positive Feedback

Feb 8th, 2021 8m 25s

I only give unconditionally positive feedback. Nothing else! I only discuss things someone did well. Isn't that simply flattery, a way of avoiding tough learning......? I suggest not!

What is charisma?

Feb 2nd, 2021 8m 2s

What is charisma? We all want it - to be able to ‘turn it on’: to become the centre of the conversation, with people hanging on our every word, effortlessly commanding attention, respect and silence. But what is it? Is it something we have to b

What is 'Presence'?

Jan 27th, 2021 7m 38s

Presence is a key attribute for personal confidence and professional effectiveness. There are reams of books, articles, podcasts, blogs (like mine) based in exploring and training 'presence'. Excellent. But what exactly is it? And what has it

Why Presence?

Jan 24th, 2021 8m 11s

We learn from experience. If we want to learn new lessons we need new experiences. That means we have to be present with what is happening to learn teh lessons we can learn.

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