mindfulness Archives

The Strength Hidden in Surrender

Aug

26

2025

We often think of strength as something rigid, unbending, always pushing forward. But in Tai Chi and in life, real strength often looks very different. It shows up in our ability to pause, to listen, and to adjust when the world doesn’t move the way we expect. When we surrender to what is happening, we ...

Why Softer Can Be Stronger

Aug

22

2025

In Tai Chi, there’s a principle called yielding. At first glance, it looks like giving way or stepping back. But when you practise it, you realise it’s not about weakness at all. Yielding is the art of staying soft when the world pushes hard. It’s the wisdom of recognising resistance and choosing to move with ...

How to Create Calm Before a Big Work Moment

Aug

19

2025

We all face moments at work that test our nerves – presentations, difficult conversations, or job interviews. In those moments, your mindset can make all the difference. Before stepping into the spotlight, try grounding yourself. Take a few breaths, slowly and evenly. Feel your feet on the floor. Let your shoulders drop. These simple actions ...

Why Quiet Strength Is a Superpower in the Workplace

Aug

5

2025

In a world that often rewards loud voices and fast decisions, quiet strength can be easily overlooked. But those who embody calm confidence bring something invaluable to their teams – clarity, presence, and grounded thinking. Quiet strength isn’t about shrinking or hiding. It’s about leading without noise. Listening deeply before speaking. Choosing intention over impulse. ...

Do you hate the hustle?

Mar

18

2023

Growing a business is hard enough when you love what you do. However, if you feel like you’re having to hustle and you’re forcing yourself to do things that you don’t want to do, that don’t align with who you are, that are just not enjoyable for you, and you’re told that you have to do ...

Gamification, and how dull or scary activities and tasks can become more interesting and rewarding

Jan

22

2023

It’s time to reward progression and consistency as well as results Have you ever struggled to get the motivation to do things that are just not fun or do not give you any obvious reward. I’m talking about things like cleaning a sink (you could argue that you have a nice shiny sink but big ...

Mindset Strategy Workshop

Oct

11

2022

Thank you for signing up for the mindset strategy workshop. Simply follow the videos and write down your answers to the various questions to gain clarity and confidence to level up your business. You’ll need a pen and notebook. I’d also recommend making sure you’re unlikely to be disturbed so switch off your phone and ...

How to flow while playing a musical instrument

Aug

11

2021

In this article, you will learn how to apply the HAPPY Way to playing a simple musical instrument. In particular, I’m focusing on learning to play a simple instrument called the lyre but the principles can apply to any instrument. Playing an instrument can be a joyful experience especially when you’ve been practising for decades ...

The secret to inner calm and true happiness…

May

9

2021

… learn to live the HAPPY Way I realised that over the years there have been some underlying principles that have kept me moving forwards in a genuinely positive manner. By “genuine” I mean not just the “fake it until you make it”, “grin and bear it” kind of false happy but the sort of ...

The EAST Way

Mar

15

2021

How to live in joyful flow whatever the weather The EAST Way is an approach to life that brings a sense of joy and ease, while maintaining a realistic view on life. Crap things will happen in your life – this cannot be avoided (hint: you’re going to die) – but with the right mindset, ...