Award-winning executive coach/trainer, career, leadershhip, communications, author, speaker. Completely goofy about cats esp ones with attitude. And gardening!

Belfast, Dublin, Graignamanagh
Joined July 2009
Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: “It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. “There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. “If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice! “Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”
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Swan couple reunited after one went to a treatment centre for some time
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Sleep well.. with a smile ..
Penguins being weighed.. 😊
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I like to think I know everybody … and now I’ve met these two! – at Richmond, London
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Dept for Education former perm sec Jonathan Slater criticises successive education ministers for prioritising ideology - ie the creation of new “free schools” - over rebuilding unsafe schools. He also criticises Sunak as Chancellor for funding the rebuilding of only circa 50 schools per year compared with a need for 400. On @BBCr4today
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I’ve recorded this tribute to George Alagiah: one of the finest and nicest journalists at the BBC. For the former Africa correspondent, I play Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Lord Bless Africa). Thank you to George's close friend Allan Little @alittl for suggesting the music.
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The best Del Boy one liners from Only Fools and Horses, written by John Sullivan: “You can’t trust the Old Bill, can ya? Look at that time they planted six gas cookers in my bedroom.” “Look at Grandad. His brain went years ago, now his legs have gone. There’s only the middle bit of him left.” “As Macbeth said to Hamlet in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 'We’ve been done up like a couple of kippers.'” “You've always been the same, even at school. Nothing but books, learning, education - that's why you're no good at snooker.” “Sit down, Rodney. Keep your brains warm.” “She used to say, ‘It’s better to know you’ve lost than not to know you’ve won.’ Dear old Mum, she used to say some bloody stupid things.” “It’s the toughest chicken I’ve ever known. It’s asked me for a fight in the car park twice.” “You dozy little twonk, Rodney.” “They're yuppies. They don’t speak proper English like what we do.” “It's a well-known fact that 90 per cent of all foreign tourists come from abroad.” “Dear old grandad, bless him. He was about as useful as a pair of sunglasses on a bloke with one ear.” “He who dares wins. He who hesitates... doesn’t.”
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For women, singing is forbidden in Iran. This woman is bravely singing in one of Esfahan’s most historical mosques. When the security agent tried to stop her, she resisted and continued. Brave Iranian women like her will some day bring down this most anti-woman regime.
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The Times knew that from when he worked for them and got himself fired and yet backed him to be PM.
Otto English@Otto_English22 Apr 2023
The Boris Johnson that emerges from The Times serialisation is no different to the Boris Johnson that many of us said was there all along. An inconsistent, bumbling, moron who was only interested in being head boy while staying in with the school bullies. What a ghastly oaf he is
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God, I love life. I know it will come and kick me in the teeth (again)… but in the meantime… how lucky am I? Enjoy it while we can…
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22 years of having this wonderful, handsome, loving man in my life. Love him to bits 🥲🥰💛 – at Lisburn, Northern Ireland
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This is really alarming. I do think the @HertsPolice have some very serious questions to answer here, and apologies to make
'The only question was how I knew to be there.' After being arrested while covering an eco-protest LBC Reporter @charlotterlynch recounts her experience.
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Dear me: things really are pretty darn bad when a Secretary of State doesn’t stay in the post long enough for me to write that he’s useless at the job!
Shortest serving NI SoS returns to backbenches
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The police have today concluded that the PM, the Chancellor and the PM’s wife all attended illegal parties, that breached Covid laws written by the PM. This is most serious for Boris Johnson of the three of them, because it was he who told MPs on 8 December…
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Amid warnings that Brexit red tape could bring UK factories to a halt, No 10 attempts to resolve the problem with introduction of amber and green tape.
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Replying to @WomensAidNI
Looking forward to the ⁦@theaoec⁩ Ireland Alumni ReConnect event tomorrow morning. Great that it’s an opportunity to support ⁦@WomensAidNI⁩ too. #coaching #connection linkedin.com/posts/aine-o-ke…
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Do you feel you have an aptitude for coaching and would like to develop those skills further? If so, you may be interested in our next Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching starting this September. You can message me here or register via our website: aoec.com/international/aoec-…
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"I’m stunned at how well everyone has got on (in their learning as a coach)". Feedback from our latest Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching. If you have been thinking about getting an Executive Coaching qualification, get in touch. DM me. aoec.com/international/aoec-…
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Our AoEC Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching starts in Sept. It will run virtually with our Facilitiation Team supporting you throughout. Our last cohort was full and we are expecting increased interest this time.Get in touch if you are interested. aoec.com/international/aoec-…
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