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Freedom Vs. The Pursuit of Happiness finding solid ground Aug 19, 2021

Yesterday I shared a video about the safety of the bumps in our everyday experience. Somebody messaged me in the telegram chat afterwards and told me that they had found it helpful but that it wasn't very reassuring.

Watching it again, I could see why that might be their experience, particularly...

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Adapting To Change More Gracefully finding solid ground Aug 18, 2021

Over the past week or two I've noticed that I have been feeling this sense of loss and grief.  There's been a lot going on at home, but this sense of grief felt bigger, like I was shedding a skin or going through some kind of initiation.  

In May you may recall I recorded a video...

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Do You Feel Stuck Or "In A Hole"? Aug 10, 2021

I hope you've had a good weekend.  

It's common to feel stuck sometimes like we don't know what to do, or we find ourselves in a situation that we feel like we can't get out of.  

When that happens, sometimes there really is just nothing that we 'Know' to do in that moment....

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The Heart Of Impact Programme (more details) Aug 04, 2021

Due to a personal situation at home I have decided to postpone the Heart of Impact Q&A call that I was going to be running tomorrow evening.

I know many of you had questions about the programme, so what I've done is recorded a video sharing a bit more about the programme and answered the...

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Freedom - a 'Day' or a Place Within? finding solid ground Jul 19, 2021

It's 'Freedom Day' here in the UK and many of the pandemic restrictions are being relaxed and removed. How are you reacting to the changes? Do you feel more free or are you upset that some restrictions still remain?

Whatever you feel, I wanted to share some of my own thoughts about the nature of...

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How To Help, Without Helping! helping others Jul 16, 2021

I hope this finds you doing well.

Have you ever found yourself trying to help someone with their problems or challenges, and found that either that they don't seem to connect with your help or it seems to actually rev them up more?

Perhaps you've been touched by coaching yourself, and then see a...

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How To Be "In The Zone" performance Jul 09, 2021

I hope this finds you doing well.

Do you know that feeling when life feels like it is flowing through you and things appear to come to you easily and effortlessly? Perhaps you've felt it dealing with a situation at work, being a parent, running a business or playing your favourite sport. Athletes...

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The Need For Love & Kindness Right Now finding solid ground May 29, 2021

As the world continues to transition and shift, more and more of our shadow is being pushed to the surface to be looked at.  

I'm seeing how easy it is for us to dismiss the level of change that we are collectively going through and try and push through with things, and then beat...

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The Mind Body Connection - A Missing Link? health May 25, 2021

I hope you are having a good week.  

A common question I get asked when people are exploring working with me is this:

"OK John, so how is a conversational program with videos and calls going to affect my health"?  

And it's a really good question.

One that I answer in today's video...

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What If You Are Far More Capable Than You Think? finding solid ground May 14, 2021

Have you noticed how we all walk around with ideas about ourselves that feel solid and objectively true.  Some examples might include:

  • "I'm shy"
  • "I'm anxious"
  • "I'm a high achiever"
  • "I'm weak"
  • "I'm a happy person"
  • "I'm healthy/sick"

Many of these ideas about ourselves have been conditioned...

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Are You Beating Yourself Up For Not Doing More? finding solid ground May 11, 2021

I hope you found the conversation I had with Colin the other day about change and transitions useful. If you haven't watched it yet click here.

I wanted to follow up that video with this shorter one where I share a theme that has come up with numerous people I've spoken to about transitions...

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Dealing With Transitions & Change finding solid ground May 08, 2021

I hope this finds you well. Today I have another video that I have recorded with my good friend Colin.  Although Colin practices from a different discipline as a yoga therapist, I feel we are colleagues as our conversations about life always seem to converge into the same place.   ...

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