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Day 5 in the house

On Friday morning I drive over to The Riverside a little earlier to enjoy breakfast with the housemates. Linda has made a special effort to find and cook haggis – just for me – so that famous Scottish dish, with the addition of a fried egg and some mushrooms makes for even more gastronomic delight. [...]

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Day four in the house

After rather a late night at The Smoke House restuarant there were a few grey faces on Thursday morning – but the best cure for a hangover is to start thinking about finances (?) so we dived quickly into our main topic of the day. I have always been the “authenticity coach” and so there [...]

Day three in the house

Blimey I’m tired! Wednesday we began with a session on tolerations – asking each of the housemates to write their own list, listening to their comments and reflecting upon the commonalities – we are all tolerating much the same in the way of: Relationships that are not functioning and Things that are not functioning and [...]

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Day two in the house

After a splendid feast on Monday night our housemates were all off to bed early and ready for their first full day of planning. My own day began at 6.00am with a 90-minute email catch up before heading out to the Riverside. As I have mentioned, there is no mobile phone signal or internet connection [...]

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Day one in the house

After a management meeting with Bonnie and an emergency coaching call with a client (parked in a Cornish lay-by) I arrive at The Riverside for 3.45pm Monday and begin the process of “meeting and greeting” our “housemates”. They arrive in dribs and drabs, one has taken the train from London, two couples have flown to [...]

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The Business Retreat Week

Later today I will be hosting the introductory dinner for our first client retreat in Helford, Cornwall. The Riverside Cottage is way off the beaten track, with no mobile phone or internet access and I will be working with a group of 7 clients, hand-holding them through their own “annual retreat” Tuesday – 3-year business [...]