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...
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Amy Rowlinson
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Focus on Persistence
The subject of persistence came up in a Q&A session at my son’s school this week. The guest speaker was Eddie Jones, former England Rugby...
Amy Rowlinson
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Focus on Relationships
Spending time with relatives over the holiday period has inspired today’s focus. After driving to see my husband’s family on Christmas...
Amy Rowlinson
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Focus on Focus
There's magic to be found within the power of focus. Multitasking is not really that productive. Focusing on the most important thing is...
Amy Rowlinson
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Focus on Presence
Today's message is a short but profound one. It is to remind you to give the greatest gift you have to offer to your loved ones over the...
Amy Rowlinson
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Focus on Contribution
I am writing a book on life purpose at the moment and talking it through with a couple of other book buddies, the topic of contribution...
Amy Rowlinson
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
Focus on Flexibility
It’s 07.41 on the day of the event I have been planning for months and I get a text message saying, ‘I don’t want to let you down, but…”...
Amy Rowlinson
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Focus on Less
Whilst recording a podcast this week with Karen Skidmore (out next month), we talked about how the world today is so wrapped up in being...
Amy Rowlinson
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Focus on Security
Heading through Gatwick airport to Dublin to speak at the Global Speaking Summit this week, I passed through the various stages of...
Amy Rowlinson
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
Focus on Strength of Purpose
What is Strength of Purpose? Your strength of purpose is the determination behind what drives you to achieve your goals. It helps you to...
Amy Rowlinson
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Focus on Discomfort
A memory just popped up on my Facebook feed reminding me that two years ago, on 8th September 2020, I smashed through a personal barrier!...
Amy Rowlinson
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
Focus on Belongingness
Do you feel like you belong? Belongingness is a focus that comes up in many of the conversations I have had on my podcast, Focus on WHY....
Amy Rowlinson
- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
Focus on Disruption
For those who have been in the UK this summer, disruption has featured in the news headlines daily. Train strikes, flight cancellations,...
Amy Rowlinson
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
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....
Amy Rowlinson
- Jul 29, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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 8, 2022
- 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
- Jun 24, 2022
- 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 10, 2022
- 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
- Mar 25, 2022
- 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...
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