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09 February 2026 – Yes You Can

If you’d rather listen to this letter, click here. We’re continuing a conversation that actually started three weeks ago, on 19  January, when we sent you a slightly longer newsletter titled “It’s up…

02 February 2026 – The Double-Edged Sword of Freedom

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. The beginning of the year is a topsy-turvy time, full of excitement and a little bit of fear, full of people and events and…

26 January 2026 – Where are you going, and why?

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. 2026 is getting under way! You may have received wishes for a year “full of things that have never been.” Such a lovely thought.…

19 January 2026 – It’s Up to Me … And I Can

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in…

12 January 2026 – looking after your mental health

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in…

05 January 2026 – Sometimes the group is against you

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in…

22 December 2025 – Expect the Best

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in one…

15 December 2025 – Change is a Team Sport

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in…

08 December 2025 – Unlocking the Black Box of Change

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in…

01 December 2025 – Resilience: Bouncing Back

In December and January we’re doing something different in this newsletter. We’re bringing you inspiration, pure and simple. In 2023, life insurer BrightRock commissioned an 8-part podcast series called “Change in…

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