Focus on Moving

Since my last Reflections with Actions episode in May, I’ve been reminded that life is never really still. Even when it feels paused, we're always moving in some direction and when I looked back over the past few weeks, that movement became very clear.

There have been meaningful milestones along the way: my son Eddie turning 21, three close friends’ birthdays, reaching 1,000 days sober, and Jon and I celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. Each one marks a journey, not just a moment. Time, choice, commitment and connection all quietly shaping the direction of a life.

Work has been moving too. I created a new masterclass on Meaningful Success, which I’ve now delivered both online and in person. The response has been powerful, particularly with senior leaders, and has already led to conversations about wider organisational work. It feels like an important evolution in the direction of my work, helping people redefine success in a more aligned and purposeful way.

Behind the scenes, I’ve also been putting more structure in place so the business can move more smoothly, with support helping to reduce the admin load and create more space for the work that matters most.

Then there’s been the house move… or rather, the series of moves.

After six months living in a rental while our home was being refurbished, we’re finally back in. In total, it’s been three full house moves in under a year. The final stretch wasn’t straightforward, with Jon injuring his back that left me spending nine days moving everything in a heatwave with a hand truck and some help from family, friends and our incredible cleaner of 18 years. It was exhausting but it got us home. Now we’re here, in a beautifully refurbished space that already feels like a fresh chapter.

Life has also been moving in quieter, unexpected ways. Jon built my new greenhouse and I’ve found myself immersed in growing vegetables, nurturing the propagated plants from our old garden and witnessing them finally bloom for the first time. There’s something powerful about that slow, patient growth, the reminder that not everything moves at the same speed but everything moves in its own time.

I’ve also discovered nesting skylarks in a nearby meadow. I’ve returned daily to watch them rise into the sky in mesmerising song. It’s become a grounding ritual, a reminder that movement can be effortless, natural and deeply aligned when it comes from instinct rather than force.

Alongside that, I’ve been learning and creating in new ways, from sewing and making blinds to upholstering furniture using up-cycled materials. Each project has reinforced the same truth: confidence comes through movement. We don’t wait until we feel ready. We begin and we grow into it.

Then came a moment I never expected. During a conference break on 14 June, I received a photograph which my cousin had taken showing my book, Focus on Why, on display in WHSmith at Singapore Changi Airport. Seeing something I created sitting in one of the world’s busiest international airports was both surreal and deeply humbling. It’s a reminder that when we put something meaningful into the world, we never fully know where it will travel or who it might reach.

All of this has brought me back to a simple truth: movement matters. Not rushed movement. Not reactive movement. But intentional movement.

The kind of movement that comes from reflection, clarity and purpose and that is the heart of all my work.

Focus on Moving. Focus on Why

REFLECTION WITH ACTION: Where in your life have you already made more progress than you've given yourself credit for? Celebrate that movement, then identify one purposeful step you can take this week to keep moving forward.