Author: Phil Adderley

  • Coaching Framework

    Coaching Framework

    Elevate your performance. Lead with clarity. Live with purpose. I coach professionals who are at the time in their life where they are finding that their career has plateaued and that the enjoyment from their job has been lost. They are looking at how they can re-ignite their ambition so that they can flourish in their…

  • The ‘Middle Lane Drinker’

    The ‘Middle Lane Drinker’

    Have you ever heard this term? Do you think you might be considered to be a middle lane drinker? So what is a Middle lane Drinker? It’s not someone who has a serious dependency where they are getting up in the morning and needing a drink to kick the day off. Middle Lane Drinking is…

  • Walking On Dartmoor

    Walking On Dartmoor

    I am sure that those reading this will have read up on who I am and my background. At the end of 2024 I decide to train as a Positive Psychology Coach, and I am proud to say that I am now a qualified coach in Positive Psychology and a coach for living Alcohol-Free. I…

  • The October Theory

    The October Theory

    An Excuse To Delay Really interesting to see so many articles in the last few days about October being used as an excuse to delay until January. Why is this? On the surface, it doesn’t make logical sense. October isn’t the end of the year, there are still three full months left. Is it that…

  • Moderation – Sounds simple.

    Moderation – Sounds simple.

    I am now over 250 days alcohol-free, and for a long time, years in fact, I would battle against the habit of drinking by thinking that if I could moderate, I could enjoy having a drink without the hassle that comes with having too many. Well, unfortunately, if you are stuck in a habit, then…

  • Why The  Motivation to Go Alcohol-Free is Heavily Linked to Leadership

    Why The Motivation to Go Alcohol-Free is Heavily Linked to Leadership

    In my last newsletter I wrote about when I was in my 20’s and 30’s, I was working up the management ladder, I was ambitious and very determined to prove that I was more than capable, and it is fair to say this paid off, but I was very much in the mindset of making…