Notes From a Slow Coach

Notes From a Slow Coach is my regular blog-style newsletter where I explore something that has recently caught my attention. I often unpack ideas, assumptions, and trends that, if left unexamined, risk diverting us from our natural rhythms and depths. And consider meaningful ways to resist and rebel sustainably, gently, and creatively.

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I often release video versions of the posts, which you can find through the NFASC Playlist on YouTube.

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Previous Posts

This is not a coaching conversation

This is a Self-Help Illusion, Not Responsible Coaching

Sometimes I stumble on something that captures what feels off about the way we think about progress, purpose, and success. It happened earlier this week……

Creativity is Always Working

In defence of “wasting” time

Are you worn out by the pressure to be useful, always working to prove your worth through productivity? I saw this post on Threads a…

AI Adverts - What is Happening

A “real” man, you say?

A couple of months ago, my Instagram feed started showing me strange, AI adverts for military workouts. Possibly because I’d been researching calisthenic exercises, or…

Time to start again

Starting again along a familiar path

Have you ever found yourself missing something you once loved, but unsure of how to reconnect with it? Perhaps it has been months or even…

Done is better than perfect

Done is better than perfect

The randomiser wheel picked “Done is better than perfect”. I’m currently using a tool to select phrases for my journal practice. They are all associated…

May The Flow Rise To Meet You

Where we wanted to be

May the road rise to meet you. My note from a slow coach this week reflects on Baltic endorphins, some internal torment due to a…

Do You Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes

Ever Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes?

Sometimes, we alter our clothes for a better fit. But a lot of the time, we place ourselves in the options available to us. All…

Black and White Exit Signage on Roadside by Craig Adderley  (Free use via Canva)

The gift of low expectations

When you receive help, do you perceive it as a transactional burden or as a gift? How do you support the people, ideas, and art…

A plee for maturity and a response to bullying

A response to bullying

I know I’m not the only one disturbed by the scenes of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance publicly dressing down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in…

It's Annoying to be told to slow down

It’s Annoying When They Tell You To Slow Down

I feel cautious about promoting the idea of slowness without anchoring it to something concrete and meaningful. Carl Honoré suggests that everyone is eager to…