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What planet are you on?

22nd April

Did you know that April 22nd is International Mother Earth Day? Earth Day originated as a grass roots civic movement in 1970s America, the inspiration of US Senator Gaylord Nelson. In 2009, the date and the concept we ...
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Advent-agious

20th December 2025

I really love creating & delivering quirky, alternative events for leadership & team building. Weaving together what we know about history, or the world around us, to draw parallels with modern business enables me to immerse ...
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International Self Care Day: How are you doing?

24th July 2025

Launched in 2011, International Self-Care Day is marked each year on 24 July to emphasise the message that self-care is not just a ‘once and done’ annual activity but something to pay attention to 24/7. And, of course ...
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Crossing the Rubicon

20th May 2025

In Part 1 of 'Crossing the Rubicon' last month, we started by discussing all the times we have 'passed the point of no return' in life, or in business - sometimes bravely, deliberately, with eyes wide open; sometimes without ...
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The funeral of Catherine of Aragon

29th January 2025

Those with an interest in the life & times of Henry VIII will, no doubt, know that next Tuesday, 28 January marks the anniversary of his death - the 478th to be exact - & the beginning of a new phase in English history as th ...
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A perfect goodbye

19th November 2024

Those who know me well, will know that the inspiration for my very first event in May 2021 was my aging Arabian ex-race horse & our journey through training to the racecourse & beyond. Barney's career spanned four se ...
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A meeting at the Duck and Drake

5th November 2024

On this day 1605, Guido Fawkes was discovered with 36 barrels of gunpowder underneath the houses of parliament. Arrested & detained, he was taken first before King James 1 to be questioned before being handed over to ...
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World giraffe day

21st June 2024

Apparently, today is World Giraffe Day - celebrating the tallest mammal on the planet. Did you know, giraffes are rarer than elephants? They are also amongst the species requiring the least sleep, making do on just 30 minutes a ...
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End of the road?

31st July 2023

Earlier today, I came across a presentation that I had put together for a business event back in 2018. Still attired in my old branding, all the content now feels just a little bit dated. But, one slide – the final one of th ...
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How much do yo utrust your auto-pilot?

28th June 2023

No, that’s not an error you see before you – on this occasion, it is fully intentional because this little ‘typo’ is flagging up something interesting. Like many business people, when it comes to typing, I consider my ...
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