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Focus on Control
Yesterday morning I woke up at 3am with a sinking feeling in my stomach. It was the day of my son’s International Baccalaureate results....

Amy Rowlinson
Jul 7, 20232 min read


Focus on Music
"If music be the food of love, play on" from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare My guest this week on Focus on WHY, QJ, has built his...

Amy Rowlinson
Jun 30, 20232 min read


Focus on Holidays
This week has been all about creating lasting memories, spending quality time with family and celebrating significant birthdays. A year...

Amy Rowlinson
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Focus on Wealth
So much time is spent focusing on building wealth in life, however, do you know what your definition of wealth actually is? It varies for...

Amy Rowlinson
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Focus on Commitment
Your commitment is shown in the action you take every moment of every day. How you spend your time is a great indication of where you...

Amy Rowlinson
Jun 12, 20233 min read


Focus on Trust
A Focus on Trust was at the core of this week’s Focus on WHY’s podcast episode 343 Trust in Action with Tony Underwood. Tony shares what...

Amy Rowlinson
Jun 2, 20233 min read


Focus on Reflection with Action
After every five episodes of Focus on WHY, I reflect on each one and share some of the learnings I have taken from them and what action...

Amy Rowlinson
May 26, 20233 min read


Focus on Stoicism
One of the four prisoner of war camps that my grandfather was held in was Eichstätt. Here is an excerpt from his diary: 25/3/45...

Amy Rowlinson
May 19, 20234 min read


Focus on Beauty
As part of my book research, I am discovering some truly wonderful treasures of this world. Today’s focus on beauty is one such...

Amy Rowlinson
May 12, 20232 min read


Focus on Balance
Many of my coaching clients and guests on the podcast, Focus on WHY, speak of achieving balance in life, more specifically they speak of...

Amy Rowlinson
May 5, 20232 min read


Focus on Magic
Do you believe in magic? I do! I am currently trying to track down a long-lost manuscript of a play called ‘A Month of Sundays’ first...

Amy Rowlinson
Apr 28, 20233 min read


Focus on Simplicity
Today my message is a brief one. Simply reflect on what really matters to you. In a consumer-focused and materialistic-based society,...

Amy Rowlinson
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Focus on Morals
As the host of the podcast, Focus on WHY, I hold the privilege of speaking with many inspiring individuals who share their stories and...

Amy Rowlinson
Apr 14, 20234 min read


Focus on Desire
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;...

Amy Rowlinson
Apr 7, 20233 min read


Focus on Books
How many books do you suppose have been written since the start of time? According to a study conducted by Google Books back in 2010,...

Amy Rowlinson
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Focus on Tranquillity
I was listening to Brené Brown’s wonderful book Atlas of the Heart* on Audible this week where she speaks of 87 different emotions and...

Amy Rowlinson
Mar 22, 20232 min read


Focus on Paradigms
When a large community shares and adopts a set of beliefs, understandings, interpretations or ways of thinking about a particular aspect...

Amy Rowlinson
Mar 17, 20233 min read


Focus on Journeys
I was fifteen when I first discovered the power of the journey itself versus reaching the desired destination. Nature was my teacher for...

Amy Rowlinson
Mar 10, 20235 min read


Focus on Smiles
If you know me well, you'll know I smile a lot. I have big smile lines etched in my face from making that beaming toothy smile that...

Amy Rowlinson
Mar 3, 20232 min read


Focus on Friends
As I gather more research for the book I am currently writing I was flicking through some old photos, memories and mementos I had kept...

Amy Rowlinson
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Focus on Introductions
"Congratulations Amy, your name has been drawn for one of the 1 minute slots tomorrow - can you confirm you are happy to fill the 1...

Amy Rowlinson
Feb 17, 20232 min read


Focus on Giving
Sometimes when someone starts speaking you are hooked from their very first word through to their very last word. For me, this was to be...

Amy Rowlinson
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Focus on Vitality
Let’s talk Vitality! No, not the health and life cover, although I am a Vitality member and am highly motivated and incentivised by...

Amy Rowlinson
Feb 3, 20233 min read


Focus on Effervescence
What I love about the new year is all the new energy that is freely passed around. Everyone is so enthused about what they will achieve...

Amy Rowlinson
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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