The benefits of exercising with a friend Wow! What a fab bike ride I’ve had today! It wasn’t lengthy, it wasn’t a race, nor did it take in our wonderful coastline. It was simply a ride with a friend on the most glorious sunny day in the East Midlands. In fact, we both commented that [...]
Top 5 Tips for Mental Health Awareness I’m sure that the fact that it is Mental Health Awareness Week right now hasn’t passed you by, as there are a wealth of (virtual) events, fundraisers, stories and resources on this year’s theme of ‘kindness’ available to all. I started the week by taking some time to [...]
I am happy to admit that I am NOT a LinkedIn professional! I do know one thing though – if you are looking for a new job, or a change of career, or simply want to make connections business-wise, you need to have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile in place. It is VERY important. Let’s [...]
Yes, this is a genuine question. I know that I am not alone when I say that the current enforced ‘solitude’ that we are now experiencing has been quite a wake-up call. The lockdown has enabled many of us to invest our time very differently – cooking and baking from scratch for the first time, [...]
Fresh Air & Exercise: The Norfolk Coastal Coach Walks Her Talk Unprecedented Times I’m pretty sure that being stuck at home for the unforeseeable future was certainly not on anyone’s 2020 agenda. Now, more so than ever before, it’s important to create new routines and find meaningful ways to spend our long days [...]
I’ll be upfront and honest; so far, I’ve found this enforced lockdown time liberating and exciting. The main reason for this is that I also run a successful recruitment business, which takes up a lot of my time. But this is no longer the case – aside from dealing with outstanding queries, and bits and [...]
Well, we are all navigating uncharted waters at this moment in time, aren’t we? Every day is different, and brings with it more change than you can shake a stick at. (Where did that saying come from? Hmm … that is completely different topic of conversation …) So, COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the nation [...]
Whatever your standpoint on the Royals, one thing is for sure, the decision that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have made in relation to their career is a HUGE one! At the time of their announcement to step back from Royal life, I was contacted by BBC Radio Nottingham to discuss the subject on [...]
One of my passions is delivering talks as I love to share my enthusiasm for life, and enable others to live their lives more fully – happier and healthier ideally! As such, I was invited back to talk to the Federation of Small Businesses (I’d spoken last year at their October conference) at their January [...]
It’s 8:30am on Friday 3rd January 2020, I am eating porridge in line with my new year Joe Wicks-inspired routine when my mobile phone rings with the ‘private number’ caller ID. I answer, thinking that it might be BBC Radio Nottingham as all my calls from them are listed this way. But it’s not, it’s [...]