It was while I was teaching at Yale last year that I first came across Harvard professor Howard Gardner’s work … Read More
What Kind Of Intelligent Are You?
life skills
Quotations to Change the (your) World
This week, a smorgasbord of quotations that I hope will provoke, intrigue, captivate and transform. More of my favourite books … Read More
Whose are your Hoops?
Yesterday I was giving a talk at Newlands Girls School, plus a minibus-ful of boys from nearly Desborough College, so … Read More
Say No to Distraction, Yes to Action
If you have 3 minutes to spare, please watch this cute but cutting video about our mobile phone addiction. (And … Read More
Not Doing
Tonight I’m going to the launch of Not Doing: The Art of Turning Struggle into Ease, the latest book by … Read More
The Power of What If
“What If” is one of my favourite games of the imagination, and gives plenty of food for thought, so I … Read More
Synchronicities and Serendipities
I’m curious – have you noticed a higher than normal occurrence of synchronicities in your life recently? Since the start … Read More
Crafting a Career in Conversation
Last week I wrote a blog post about Crafting a Career in Conservation. Sometimes it feels more like I’m crafting … Read More
Narratives, Neuroscience, and No Money: Favourite Books of 2017
Forgive me, dear reader, for I have not blogged for eight months, since I finished teaching my courage class at … Read More