Storytelling coach and trainer, author of five books on working life, teaches a class on work-life design, lives by the coast, also loves an urban wander.

Leigh-on-Sea/ London
Joined October 2008
I have no big sexy New Year prediction for you. No jaw dropping revelation. Just this. My call to action for 2024: “If it matters, make time for it.” A walk in the park. A takeout coffee. Reading fiction. Playing sports. Going to a gig. A swim. Whatever floats your boat…
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It’s Your Time. 🎭 Ian decided it was time to try something he'd always been curious about: acting. See where that first step took him. 👉 Read his story: citylit.ac.uk/blog/what-it-l…
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Ian Sanders took his first acting class at 57 after a cancer diagnosis shifted his view on time. He shares how the beginner's acting course rekindled his creativity and sense of possibility. 👉 Discover your next step: citylit.ac.uk/its-your-time
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Out in June.
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I was invited to talk about what I’d learned since my cancer diagnosis. So I called it, ‘Riding The Waves: a manifesto for thriving in good times and bad.’ Probably the hardest talk I’ve ever given. But perhaps the most important. thedolectures.com/talks/ridi…
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‘When we put our heads above the parapet and say how we really feel, beautiful things can happen.’ From my 2025 Do Lecture
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Create Your Dream Work Summit Register for free at: createyourdreamwork.com Day 5 - June 10 @ChrisDucker Louis Grenier @willowing @IanSanders @thevirgilbrew @OzolinsJanis @danoshinsky
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Do Lectures is hiring. Communications/Event assistant. Must have a hunger to be world class. Tech smart. People loving. The job is based here in Cardigan. Message Lia if this of interest.
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I’ve teamed up with Sally Croft at Ericsson to submit an idea for #sxswlondon 2025 - ‘The surprising power of storytelling to create change in ethics and compliance.’ Details here - please vote! @sxswlondon2025 sxswlondon.awardsplatform.co…
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Everything I have learned in 25 years about solo entrepreneurship and going it alone: all on one page? BAM! Here’s my 25 Truths manifesto Read the full version at iansanders.com/25truths
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I have been to many conferences and festivals in the last thirty years. But none so unique as @TheDOLectures. Life-changing talks - and a life-affirming experience - in a cowshed on a farm in the west of Wales. Applications for Do 2025 close on Monday. thedolectures.com/events/do-…
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Listening to young Ian as I walked in the field this morning. Ian Sanders’ Wake Up: Ten stories on being alive youtu.be/JZTWiCnHOq0?si=B1CP… via @YouTube
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Yeah, I’m over *there* now
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Obligatory ‘you can find me over on Bluesky’ post
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At the end of September, just a few days before I started seven weeks of radiotherapy for prostate cancer, I premiered my one man show ‘Wake Up: Ten stories on being alive’ at my local theatre. youtu.be/bAwgjguip74?si=_ruv…
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Thanks for the reminder - currently giving my forty year old album a spin…
Happy 40th Anniversary to The Smiths’ compilation album 'Hatful Of Hollow', originally released this day in 1984. A gathering of the band's best singles with a raw and romantic makeover, demonstrating the enduring influence of their finest moments.
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Really nice example of visual communication in Singapore - says 'slippery floor' even if you don't speak the language:
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The geese are over from Siberia. And hearing them makes me happy
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Today's hospital visit done. Back home for lunch on the decking with Sukie
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Today’s radiotherapy done. The sun is shining. So a change of plan: a walk down to an Old Leigh pub with Zoë
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