Paul's Notes from a Coach

Bold explainers, thoughtful pieces and some fun in between – usually about neurodivergency, inclusivity, and tech.

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Neurodiversity

October Special Offer!

A number of my clients are taking training, going on holidays and changing jobs, giving me more temporary additional capacity next month, so I can offer up to 4 discounted sessions, at £100 per session, rather than £140 per session.

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Neurodiversity

September’s Silver Linings

Client insights: a coaching timeline. Scottish Parliament: LDAN Bill cancellation and generally-applicable lessons learned (so far!). Dysregulation: a personal story AND Coaching update: capacity, sleepiness and availability.

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Neurodiversity

Mind your Language!

This blog edition is dedicated to the power of language, in a positive way (not dog whistling as per Channel 4). As a coach, it’s my number one tool*. Language doesn’t have the respect – and fear – it deserves!

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Leadership

Lessons from Scottish Politics

There are certain moments in life when you know you have “arrived”. This piece is about one of them. I’ve gone from not attending any political meetings, to attending two in one day!

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