This was written in honour of International Grief Awareness Day and those we have all lost, loved and grieved.

On Tuesday last week, we buried one of my brothers, Colin David Simpson. Laying him to rest reminded me of the importance of a possibility mindset and sense of adventure. Colin was a risk-taker, a true rascal, and could make you laugh until your belly hurt. Then we lost him.

For most students, the end of August is a bittersweet time for one simple reason – exam results. As an educator or parent, you're likely pondering, “How can I provide the most effective support when my students’ exam results come to light?”

Time to think is a tremendously precious commodity in our fast-paced modern world. Consumed by haste, minutes slip away like sand through our fingers. We reach for our phones to check the time, and before we know it, we've fallen down a rabbit hole, just like Alice in Wonderland. Glued to our phones, we chase the next online distraction, even when knowing how much we’d benefit from immersing ourselves in nature or reading a paperback book.

See what one of our Art alumni has to say about his coaching journey.

We all know precisely what impacts our mental health: sleep, stress, exercise, and time spent with loved ones. Plenty of books, articles, research papers, podcasts and even Instagram reels consistently remind us of their importance. But who’s talking about conversations? You likely engage in about 250 per week. Have you ever paused to consider the influence of those daily interactions?

Every coaching conversation begins with a powerful question, what do you want coaching on? This question provokes your coachee to look inwards and consider what’s worth discussing. But what they bring as their coaching topic is not always what they really need coaching on. Most often there’s a bigger picture to uncover.