I had a fast response to a question posed on social media. “What’s the best life hack you know?” it asked. My reply: “Be a good person”. For me, a simple question deserves a simple answer.

When I was seven-years-old, I was the lead in my school play. The evening before, there were no nerves. I was just so excited. I’d learnt my lines and now couldn’t wait to get out there on stage. On the night of the performance, there was a scene where I…

Music is truly one of the greatest gifts on the planet, with the ability to uplift and soothe at vital moments in our life. It’s undoubtedly good for the mind and nourishing for the soul. It can bring you into the present moment as you stop thinking and focus fully…

Mindfulness is a profound support for many people in the 100mph world we live in today. It certainly is for me and it’s benefitted me greatly since I first started using it 10 years ago. But it’s not always the simplest concept to explain, especially if it’s not in your…

My dad had one mantra when he was asked about scoring goals. “If you don’t buy a ticket, you won’t win the raffle.” And it worked out very well for him. He’s West Brom’s record goalscorer with 279 goals in 720 appearances between 1963 and 1980 — and all from…

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. It’s a storied quote, first expressed by Chinese philosopher Confucius. But its relevance is as keen today as it was back in 500 BCE. For me, changing the quote ever so slightly, it’s…

It struck me this week that the classic job interview really hasn’t changed that much in decades. Candidate. Interviewer. Desk. But are there other ways of selecting the right person for the job? That’s not a rhetorical question, by the way. I’m genuinely curious. I often think that job interviews…

I’ve had great reactions to my social media posts about the benefits of mindfulness. Finding mindfulness has helped me in all areas of my life, including work. And it’s my posts about mindfulness in the office that have proved most popular. So I thought, in Mental Health Awareness Week, that…

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve been seeing a life coach for the past few months. It’s given me the chance to look at myself in a really honest way as I aim to better myself. And I’ll never forget one of the breakthrough sessions I had…