Focus on Commitment
‘Commitment is an act, not a word.’ Jean-Paul Sartre Two years ago, I decided to launch a weekly newsletter in the form of Friday Focus....
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Amy Rowlinson
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Focus on Imperfection
What does it mean to be imperfect in a world that idolises and seeks perfection? It has taken me decades to realise that perfection is...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Focus on Personal Development
How do you practice personal development? Considering myself to be late to the party of personal development in my early forties, I threw...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Focus on Lifestyle
Looking out of the bedroom window as I write this, I can see the morning sun cast its light across the tops of the trees and the...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Focus on Movement
Is it possible to move and dance like you are at one with the world where you feel as light as a feather completely free as a bird? Yes,...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Focus on Games
Fun, fun, fun! Games are not just for kids and certainly not just for Christmas or the summer holidays! I love playing all sorts of...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Focus on Networks
Network events; love them or hate them? I love them. I thrive meeting new people, picking up where I left off with old acquaintances or...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Focus on Genius
This week, Lysette Offley in Focus on WHY episode 284 The Genius Maker said that ‘we’re all geniuses’ and I have been reflecting on this...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Focus on Nothing
Last Friday morning on a coaching call, my coach Kat suggested to me to focus on nothing! What? Nothing? How is that even possible?...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Focus on Serendipity
What role does serendipity play in your life? Do you call it serendipity or do you choose to call it luck, synchronicity or coincidence?...
Amy Rowlinson
- May 20
- 2 min
Focus on Solidarity
What do you do when you witness or experience sexism, misogyny or marginalisation? Do you ignore it or do you stand up for what you...
Amy Rowlinson
- May 13
- 2 min
Focus on Generosity
Generous: showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected The etymology of the...
Amy Rowlinson
- May 6
- 4 min
Focus on Menopause
The unspoken conversation… Did you watch Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and Menopause on Monday night? My husband and I sat transfixed on...
Amy Rowlinson
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Focus on Expression
As the lady scanned our tickets, she said, “Oh, you’re one of the lucky ones!” Indeed we were, as I had secured tickets for my husband...
Amy Rowlinson
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Focus on Yesterday
I knew Malta was a small country steeped in rich history however I was totally unprepared for what that actually meant in reality. 8000...
Amy Rowlinson
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Focus on Potential
Why is it so important to have absolute clarity on your WHY if you are to achieve your potential in life? Purpose is unique to everyone....
Amy Rowlinson
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Focus on Goodbye
Saying goodbye to someone you love is hard however I do believe that it is a true gift to be able to be there to say your final goodbyes...
Amy Rowlinson
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Focus on Becoming
I caught my reflection in the mirror. A particular mirror that has been witness to whom I have become over the years and to whom I am...
Amy Rowlinson
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Focus on Joy
What brings you joy in life? Today I bring you three short stories of joy: The White Rose, The Snowdrop and The Orchid. The White Rose...
Amy Rowlinson
- Mar 18
- 4 min
Focus on Podcasting
To pod or not to pod, that is the question! Or should that be, to cast or not to cast? If you want to inspire, inform or influence your...
Amy Rowlinson
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Focus on Women
On International Women’s Day this year, I marked the day by speaking about purpose and podcasting at the Professional Speaking...
Amy Rowlinson
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Focus on Seeds
“This morning before my day started I listened to another one of your podcasts. Loving it. It is the water to a seed I planted that is...
Amy Rowlinson
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Focus on Coaching
Many people in life don’t know what they want but they do know what they don’t want! They recognise that there is a difference between...
Amy Rowlinson
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Focus on Tomorrow
What you do today will shape the way you live tomorrow. Reflecting on Iain Clague’s Focus on WHY episode 245 we talked about planning...