“Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.” Rita Pierson The Role of Teachers/Educators A friend and mentor introduced me to this...
‘As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.’ Rumi As the month of October draws to a close I become even more mindful of the need to commit to my wellbeing. It is a time where nature battens down the hatches and many plants, animals and humans, retreat. A...
I speak to so many people including my internal self about trying to maintain balance. When coaching, it is one of the areas of life that clients are determined to crack. I have wrestled with this notion throughout my life. What I have learned in the past year is that...
It is an exciting but scary time of transition for me, as I leave a 30-year career in education, to coach those who work and want to thrive not just in education but all walks of life. I don’t know about you but there is always that edge of exhilaration,...
The apple doesn’t fall far from… A stitch in time… There is no smoke… You can’t have your cake and… When the going gets tough, the tough… We all experience a range of starting and finishing lines. They are not a one-time event, because as you reach one...
The Courage of Spring Sometimes things can get a bit hairy along this path we call life. We seem to sail through uneventfully and then wham! something, a comment, an idea, a sudden realisation that things need to change causes unsettledness and...
I’m Karen and this is my blog, written by me, for you. I find the beautiful and extraordinary in the everyday. Now that amazes me.
As a coach, learner, teacher, leader, school adviser and just a generally curious person I love asking great questions that lead me to new territory.