Safe in the Harbour

(1274 words – approx 7-11 mins to read)

We spoke last time about being open enough and brave enough to entertain the idea of worlds different to our own, so I thought I’d tell you a story that I wrote a while back for a client that seemed to be appropriate

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Pebbles (podcast)

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This isn’t that new a tale – I first used it as part of a series of ‘Creating Calm’ stress-management sessions a few years back.

As always with metaphorical tales, it’s about whatever you take from it… enjoy! …read the rest… »

Distant Singing (Podcast)

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A therapeutic and metaphorical tale about… well, I’ll let you decide..!

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Unploughed Ground (podcast)

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A tale of opportunity, potential, focus, action, investment, success and reward…

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How do you get it all into someone’s mind..?

Odd, isn’t it, how we manage to keep some shelves and cupboards reasonably tidy and others are a total jumble?

I was speaking to a legal boffin at a local networking group last week about presenting and public speaking and came up with a metaphor for one of the powerful techniques derived from hypnosis of creating speeches that really, truly work.

It’s a bit like filling an empty cupboard with stuff. …read the rest… »