What’s your superpower?

If you asked me, I’d say mine is reading people. Not in a “woo-woo, psychic” way, but in the sense that I can usually tell - pretty quickly - who’s genuine and who isn’t. It’s a gift that’s served me well, both in life and in coaching.

I’ve always had it. Even as a kid, my parents would (sometimes grudgingly) come to me for advice about their own friends. I remember being ten, watching the adults, and thinking, “Why are you friends with that person?” My mom would roll her eyes and tell me not to judge. A year later? She’d admit I was right. Superpower confirmed.

Let’s rewind to 2012. Luanda, Angola. I was a director, but still the “junior” on a business trip with one of my seniors and the co-owner of the company. We’d landed a golden ticket: dinner at the home of the CEO of one of the Big Four consultancies. Not a hotel bar, not a stuffy boardroom. The CEO’s private home, inside a walled, guarded compound that could’ve been airlifted in from Beverly Hills.

Let’s get real: I grew up listening to self-help tapes.
Not music. Not stories. Self-help tapes.

From the age of eight or nine, every car trip was a motivational seminar on wheels—success gurus, personal development programs, you name it. My dad ran a consultancy company, so this was just… normal. I honestly thought everyone grew up like this.

If your company expects you to sacrifice your life for your career, they're not building a high-performance culture—they're building a burnout factory. After 20 years of coaching and my own burnout experience, here's the truth about work-life balance: it's not a luxury. It's survival.

Nineteen years in London. Seventy countries visited. Clients from over 150 countries coached. Here's what becoming a chameleon coach taught me about authentic adaptation, reading people, and why great coaching is never one-size-fits-all.

In a world fracturing at the seams, with global conflicts, climate disasters, and systemic breakdowns, how do we maintain our humanity and mental health?

This blog explores practical strategies for navigating a dystopian landscape without surrendering hope, authenticity, or our fundamental connection to human experience. Discover how resilience isn't about toxic positivity, but about staying genuinely, courageously human.

Let's talk about the coaching world's dirty little secret: the eye roll I get when I say "I'm a life coach."

Introduce me as a "leadership coach" or an "executive coach," and suddenly I'm taken seriously. But "life coach"? Cue the skeptical looks and barely hidden smirks.

Here's the irony: Life coaching is the most comprehensive, challenging form of coaching there is.

Three years ago, when the genocide in Gaza began, something broke inside me. Not just from witnessing the horror, but from watching people I deeply admired stay silent.

Coaches I looked up to. Wellness professionals I respected. And when the world literally started burning down, they said nothing.

How do you call yourself a wellbeing coach while children are being slaughtered and you don't say a word?

As a Career Coach, I am often asked what the most powerful tool to find "the dream job" is, and my answer has remained the same for the past 15 years and I doubt it will ever change: NETWORKING!

Now that Spring is here, what better way to do that than by giving your life a much-needed spring cleaning? No, we're not talking about dusting off shelves and vacuuming carpets (although that's important too!). We're talking about spring cleaning your entire life, from your physical space to your mental well-being.

After all, Spring is the perfect time to rejuvenate and revitalize your life, and what better way to do that than to embark on a 31-day spring cleaning program?

Spring cleaning your life might not involve mops and brooms, but it can still be just as transformative! As the flowers start to bloom and the sun shines brighter, it's the perfect time to take a step back and evaluate your overall well-being. Just like decluttering your home, decluttering your life can lead to some incredible benefits that will leave you feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to tackle anything that comes your way.

As a coach who has had the privilege of working with numerous incredible individuals over the past 15+ years, I can confidently say that no one has been as inspirational as my remarkable youngest client ever, Hanalei Swan.

I know you are not supposed to have a favorite client, let alone say it out loud - or even worst, plaster it all over the internet for the world to see, but I can’t deny it, Hanalei is that client.