Guess who finally met in person!

After years of working together remotely, Ro Gorell and I finally got to share a hug and a smile in real life — it felt super comfortable, like catching up with an old friend.

Working virtually is amazing. It provides opportunities to collaborate with people we wouldn’t otherwise have even met — let alone work with.

But meeting in person adds laughter, warmth, and time for stories and walks in the park (even if it was a bit grey and damp), that would never happen in a Zoom call.

Moments like this are great reminders that connection isn’t just digital — it’s human. And so great to share time with you in person Ro Gorell.

Here's to more walks in the park, less screen time! 🌸

And enjoy the rest of your holiday in New Zealand Ro! 🥝

Put your own oxygen mask on first!

✈️ In coaching and other helping professions, we live this every day — often on autopilot. 

We know our influence and impact depend on being fully present, which takes plenty of self-awareness and emotional energy. So, we invest in ourselves: training, mindfulness, supervision, reflection, and self-care. We do it naturally – like breathing. Without it, we couldn’t do the work we do.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several reminders that others probably don’t.

Leaders are expected to stay clear-headed, calm, resilient, supportive, manage change, and deliver results - all at the same time. Yet few invest in themselves as intentionally as we do. The result = stress and burnout.

Putting on your own oxygen mask isn’t selfish — it’s essential. If you have no oxygen yourself, you can’t support others to breathe.

✈️ If you’d like to talk about self-care on autopilot, please get in touch. I’d love to have a chat about it.

I’m on fire!🔥

Just did the TetraMap assessment – based on natural elements. Fire came out strongest – just! With Earth and Air sharing close and equal second place.

I often notice this pattern when I take psychometric assessments – I get pretty even results across all dimensions.  It reminds me that our preferences and strengths rarely sit in neatly in boxes. Instead, they mix, overlap, balance, and spark each other.

My top elements are: 

🔥 Fire – inspiration, colour and fun

🌍 Earth – confident, grounded and stable

💨 Air – order, logic and quality

Mixing these together perfectly describes my modus operandi – air fuels creative fire and earth keeps ideas grounded so life isn’t too crazy (most of the time)! 

Thanks Louise Duncan, TetraMap Intl and Belinda Hayes PhD, PCC for passing this on and giving me inspiration today. 

If you’ve a TetraMap user - what combination did you get? And what did it reveal about you?