The world was a different place when I booked my ticket in early March. 2020 was to be my first time at the UK ICF Conference. My diary had never cooperated in previous years, so this was going to be something completely new. As it turns out, by the time the Conference arrived we were all doing something completely new. Instead of smart clothes and name badges, we gathered remotely – all carpet slippers and jogging bottoms, children, pets, favourite tea mugs, dodgy bandwidth and Digestive biscuits.

A large percentage of the world is working from home right now, and I’d imagine most of those people are hating it. However, I’m a part of a small minority of people who actually enjoy working from home. Whilst I’m much happier in my own company and luckily not finding isolation as hard as other people, it’s important to remember that long periods of time spent alone, could be detrimental to you.

Over the last few days, amid such unprecedented and sudden change, I have found comfort and inspiration in the wise words of a random selection of people. I hope the quotes below are all genuine. If they are not, I apologise for the misattribution but in the end, I don’t think it matters if the messages resonate with you.

Barefoot Coaching have been shortlisted for the Small Business of the Year Award at the East Midlands Chamber Enterprising Women Awards 2020. On the 29th January 2020, at Haarlem Mill in Matlock, the finalists for the East Midlands Chamber Enterprising Women Awards were announced.

Last month, I did Jon McNestrie’s Visual Facilitation training with Barefoot Coaching – and feel compelled to share this secret with you – improving your visual communication is easier than you might think. I was enthusing about this to a friend – who asked what is Visual Facilitation?

Turned up day one, module one, green around the ears
There in the room fourteen other adventurers
Everyone with a story to tell
Why this course was right for the here and now.