As the year winds down, there’s a natural pull to reflect - but most people either skip it entirely or try to cram in a full life audit that feels overwhelming. So here’s a simpler approach I use with clients, one that creates clarity without the pressure: One thing to leave behind. One thing to carry forward. That’s it. What’s one thing you need to let go of? It might be a pattern, a habit, a role you’ve outgrown, a relationship that drains you or a responsibility you’ve be

By their 40s, many men have become the person everyone relies on: the steady one, the problem-solver, the calm presence in the background.  It’s rarely a role you choose - it just builds over years of taking responsibility and trying to do the right thing. But the weight of that role is often far heavier than you realise. What it takes to keep going Holding everything together usually means holding yourself together far too tightly.  You push through when you’re tired, keep q

There comes a point when even the most successful career stops making sense. You’ve worked hard, provided for your family and achieved what you set out to do - but something inside feels increasingly disconnected. You tell yourself to push through, to wait for things to get better. But if you're really honest with yourself, you know they won’t. If you’ve reached that quiet point of realisation - “I can’t keep doing this” - you’re not alone. Many men in their 40s find themselv

If things look “fine” from the outside, you might not think you need coaching. You’re functioning. Providing. Getting on with it. But “fine” is often code for quietly stuck, tired of pushing on, unsure of what comes next. Here are five reasons successful men choose a coach - when the outside looks good but the inside craves more. 1. You’re done with the old version of your career You don't say “I need to change everything”. Instead you find yourself thinking: “This doesn’t fi

You’ve built a solid life: career, family, stability. From the outside, it looks good. But inside, you’re running on fumes. Work’s become something to endure and it's slowly but surely draining the life out of you. And still, you tell yourself: “It’s fine - I’ll just stick it out until I retire.”  “I should be grateful - lots of people would kill for this career.”  “I can’t change things - too many people depend on me.” Sound familiar? You’re certainly not alone: these are th

I've been thinking a lot about success recently - specifically: what does success really mean? We’re conditioned to measure success in...

Why do I work with men in their 40s? Because too many are silently struggling and it's impacting their mental health. On paper, life...

September brings that familiar back-to-school energy. It makes it tempting to dive straight into fresh starts and focus on the last few...

You’ve worked for 20 years. You’re good at what you do. You’ve built a life, paid the mortgage each month, raised a family and shown up...

There’s a shift that happens in your 40s and it can catch you off guard. Your babies are no longer babies. The fog of sleepless nights,...

If you’re around 40 and feeling like you need a change in your career, one of the first things that can stop you in your tracks is this...

At 20 you were ambitious. At 30 you were juggling. At 40 you’re at a crossroads. We’re often told that in your 40s, doors quietly start...

It’s been four months since I left my corporate digital content job to fully commit to my coaching business. And while that sentence...

We hear a lot about the challenges women around 40 face in their careers - and rightly so. But what about the mid-career men? Jacob*, a...

I recently featured as a guest on the A Job Done Well podcast, sharing tips on how to navigate a career refresh at 40. I talked to...

I had the pleasure of being a guest on one of my favourite podcasts recently: Women in the Coaching Arena with business coach Jo Lott. I...

It's really important to me that I practice what I preach when it comes to coaching so I wanted to share some reflections on my...

Values are a really exciting and important part of coaching. Here I explain what values are and why you need to know yours.

Here I explain what coaching is, my coaching style and how coaching differs from mentoring.