When I began as a classical guitar concert player and teacher, I used to tell my students ‘Practice makes perfect’, so often that their eyes glazed over. It’s a cliché, so no one paid any attention to it. They ‘knew’ it was true, practised when they felt like it, berated themselves when they did not… read more →
What does ‘Ozymandias’ mean to you? You may know it as the title of the 60th episode of the great TV series ‘Breaking Bad’, called by many one of the greatest TV drama episodes ever made. It had action, drama, pathos, emotion, the tangled webs of each character came together in a defining moment. But.. read more →
Para ela, uma das Master Trainers em Coaching de mais detaque do mundo e co-fundadora – com Joseph O’Connor – da ICC, “O mundo de amanhã está aqui agora”, mas para conseguirmos o que sonhamos “temos que agregar ação às metas. Porque se o futuro não é o resultado das ações de cada um e todos juntos, o que é?”
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Happy New Year to all our readers! My apologies for the unpredictable arrival of the Lambent Letter before Christmas, this was due to a lot of travel and time zone hopping. Christmas and new year were a holiday, and a very enjoyable one. And….as it is new year, how about new year’s resolutions? Well, you will.. read more →
The ICC virtual summit – ‘Coaching For Peace’ is running now and I gave the first session a few days ago talking about a coach as an internal peacemaker when the client is fighting themselves. I like the idea of the coach as peacemaker, many clients are at war with themselves in different ways. Sometimes.. read more →
I spent many years as a professional musician, my instrument was the classical guitar, and I gave concerts both as a solo performer and also in ensembles. I also taught the guitar for many years to students with an age range of 5 to 65 and an ability range from beginner to concert player. I.. read more →
The last letter was from Tokyo and so is this. Tokyo is a rich city and Japan has a rich culture and there is so much to write about. I was staying at a small hotel in Minato-Ku and when I took the elevator to my room I saw metal box pictured above in the.. read more →
I have always loved the Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, they have an anarchic splendour about them, Calvin and his special tiger, Hobbes see the world in a special way, as only six year olds can. Through innocent, (yet very smart) eyes, they comment on some things we do without thinking and make them suddenly look.. read more →