Coping with criticism

For many people, the only way they know they’re doing a good job is when they’re not being criticised. We Brits aren’t that good at giving praise are we? But having had a recent rejection, I have been very touched by the many congratulatory comments received in the last few Read more…

‘I got it wrong’

We’d witnessed chaos and conflict. People lost sleep and found anxiety. There were accusations with no evidence. No one willing to say they got it wrong. No one willing to accept defeat. It was a sad sight. Then last Saturday, at around 10am Pacific Standard Time (6pm GMT), a rainbow Read more…

Time to Remember

Two minutes silence. The season of remembrance. A time to remember the many people who gave their lives during war and conflict. A time for memories of the loved and lost. Memories. Memories can be both reliable and unreliable. Accurate and embellished. Reassuring and frightening. Clear and unclear. Timebound and Read more…