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Amy Rowlinson
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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...

Amy Rowlinson
Feb 11, 20222 min read
Focus on Milestones
In life there are many milestones for you to focus on. Some are easier to achieve than others. There will be peaks and troughs where you...

Amy Rowlinson
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Focus on Value Proposition
What is the difference between your purpose and your value proposition? They are often confused as being the same. They are not. Your...

Amy Rowlinson
Jan 29, 20223 min read
Focus on Silence
Out walking in the woods with my dog, the topic of silence came to my mind. The crunching of leaves underfoot, the snapping of dead wood,...

Amy Rowlinson
Jan 21, 20224 min read
Focus on Responsibility
Do you take responsibility for your actions, your decisions, your life? I see many people sleepwalking through their lives as they don't...

Amy Rowlinson
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Focus on Speaking
In the week that I took over the reins of Regional President of the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) in the South East, it seems...

Amy Rowlinson
Jan 7, 20224 min read
Focus on Beginnings
“The beginning is always today.” Mary Shelley Beginnings; the point in time or space at which something begins; a starting point; an...

Amy Rowlinson
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Focus on Opportunity
“Are you in the water waiting to be saved or are you striding purposefully up the bank looking to solve problems?” This is my reflection...

Amy Rowlinson
Dec 24, 20213 min read
Focus on Memories
Who are you if not a collection of memories? Your memories matter as your life is a sequence of millions of moments all collated together...

Amy Rowlinson
Dec 18, 20213 min read
Focus on Legacy
What or who do you see when you look in the mirror? You see what you choose to see just as you make of life what you choose to do or have...
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