A while ago, I had a meeting that marked the beginning of a very important process. That meeting stressed me out and I was overwhelmed with the task of leading it. When two people cancelled, I was tempted to call it off there and then. That way I could at least have postponed my overload to the next meeting. On my way to the meeting, I realised how my fears were essentially driven by perfectionism. In other words, I am driven by avoiding mistakes. The possibility of making mi

I have just come back from a beautiful church wedding and am trying to get back to the parking space in my green, smart, but unfortunately, oversized shoes. I must look quite funny trying not to lose my high heels by spreading and bending my toes, so I’m just taking them off. I’d rather casually walk to the car barefoot than put my health on the line. At the moment, as a leader, I also feel I am wearing shoes too large and wide trying, by spreading my toes to fill out the sho