by Joanna Pieters | Oct 9, 2018
When Kathryn Nicolai launched her podcast Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, she didn’t plan fuss or fanfare. After all, she was a yoga teacher, not a writer. Even as a small child, Kathryn would wrap herself up in her bed at night, until she felt...
by Joanna Pieters | May 1, 2018
Recently I’ve been talking to people about an idea that’s been going around my head. And on one hand it seems so obvious that I can’t believe that no-one else is talking about it. On the other hand, there’s a niggling doubt that maybe I’m missing something… that it’s...
by Joanna Pieters | Dec 30, 2016
So, my brave, vibrant friends and creators, here we are at the end of another year. How has it been for you? There’s such a strong feeling around that 2016 has been difficult. Many of us have had our values challenged, we have been put in situations that have...
by Joanna Pieters | Nov 24, 2016
Some years ago, I was at a networking lunch, full of people ready to speak about their work for a minute while we ate. Some were nervous, some were prepared, some talked much too fast, or too quietly. There was one woman who sat calmly and quietly. When it came to her...
by Joanna Pieters | Jul 19, 2016
When I was training as a coach, we spent a long time talking about the importance of finding your purpose. What is is? Where is it? How do we help our clients find it? And purpose is awesome. At least, the idea of it is. That somehow, once you find it, you’ll...
by Joanna Pieters | Sep 6, 2015
The editor appeared in my office, his face drawn. ‘I’ve just had a phone call. We’ve printed wrong information. Either we have to withdraw all copies or there’s going to be an injunction against us.’ At stake? A year’s worth of work...