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Leadership at Midlife: From Performance to Stewardship
Midlife leadership does not happen in isolation. For many leaders, this stage of life is defined by simultaneously holding multiple systems. Work demands are often at their peak just as family responsibilities deepen. Children need stability, guidance and emotional...
What often holds us back and what becomes possible as we develop.
Most people are not held back because they lack ability, insight, or effort. They are held back by ways of seeing the world that once made life work. These ways of seeing are not conscious choices. They are meaning making systems. Quiet internal frameworks that shape...
The Power of How We Begin: Presence as a Leadership Practice
Presence is not something I switch on when a coaching session begins. It’s something I intentionally cultivate long before I sit with a client. At Vantage Proof, presence is foundational to how I coach. Not as a technique, but as a way of being. This philosophy was...
Beyond survival mode.
Fear is not the enemy. It is a built in survival mechanism designed to keep us safe. At its core, fear helps us detect threat, avoid danger, and respond quickly when something feels uncertain or risky. In moments of real danger, this response is essential. It sharpens...
Goals, Motivation, and the Person We Are Becoming
As a new year begins, goals naturally return to centre stage. This isn’t because humans are endlessly driven or obsessed with achievement. It’s because goals give us something deeply human a sense of direction. They help us organise effort, make meaning of time, and...
When midlife leadership goes global
Moving to a new country is often described as a fresh start. Midlife is often described as a reckoning. When these two collide, the experience can feel quietly seismic. What looks like an external transition a new role, a new culture, a new environment is often...
From reading the room to reading the table
A practical and playful guide to Christmas lunch. Christmas lunch is not just a meal.It’s a live social experiment with seating arrangements, unspoken histories, loud opinions, tender topics and someone who arrived already hungry. So reading the table matters. Here’s...
Five tiny chapters, one big question.
Ever read Portia Nelson’s There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery?If not, it’s the shortest story about behaviour change you’ll ever find. Five tiny chapters.One big question: Are you really ready to change… or are you still walking down the same...
Where’d my motivation go?
Imagine life as a vast forest, full of twisting paths, hidden streams, and dappled sunlight. Each decision you face is like a fork in the trail. If your self-trust is strong, it’s as if you carry a compass and map in your pocket, quietly guiding you, giving you...