Author: Phil Adderley

  • Are You Leading Today… or Just Getting Through It?

    Are You Leading Today… or Just Getting Through It?

    Here’s a question most first-time leaders never stop to ask:“What do I actually want from today?” It sounds simple, almost too simple, yet it’s the doorway to clarity, confidence, and intentional leadership. And it’s a question that often gets buried beneath pressure, self-doubt, and the lingering fog of habits that no longer serve you. As…

  • It’s Not The Amount You Drink, It’s The Reason Why

    It’s Not The Amount You Drink, It’s The Reason Why

    A recent client came to me feeling stuck. On paper, everything looked fine, solid career, respected by colleagues, doing “all the right things.” But underneath, they couldn’t shake the feeling that their confidence had quietly taken a hit. They wanted to feel sharper, more in control, and to actually enjoy the success they’d worked so…

  • The Revolution of Life Coaching

    The Revolution of Life Coaching

    Coaching ‘Old-School’ Stigma Looking back at coaching from when I started in industry, nearly 30 years ago, it was considered something only sportsmen and women would have considered, with discipline-heavy approaches. Analytics which are commonplace nowadays were emerging but not mainstream. The style will have been often more authoritative with less focus on mental health…

  • 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…