I lost a friend five years ago this week. And I still think about him a lot.

Yet, memories that used to bring happiness and laughter - sometimes those same ones bring sadness now too. And maybe that seems obvious. But it wasn't always that way.

I went dancing recently. I love dancing. Though I most definitely didn't always.

My mum always used to talk about dancing when I was younger. Saying it was one of her favourite things. How she could just get lost in it. Go somewhere else. She'd always be first throwing shapes on the dance-floor.

For a long time, this was something I never really understood. The idea of stepping onto a dance-floor - let alone an empty one - filled me with terror.

Smartphone addiction is a real thing, recent research suggests. But have we really got the full picture?

Recently, I watched the video of Simon Sinek talking about 'Millennials in the Workplace'. And if you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend you watch it.

He talks about the how and why Millenials got the deal they did. I found it insightful. A lot rings true. But not all.

Today I presented a workshop about stress to a business I'm working with. It went well. I had fun. But it wasn't all easy.

I've always spent time on my own.
Probably too much at times.
Some is needed.
But too much disconnection is rarely good.

We need to interact as human beings.
To feel connected and..significant, in a way. Like we matter to each other.

We all love a personality test, don't we? "Tell me who I am!" your inner voice screams. The need to understand ourselves - and what it means - seems so ingrained.

Exciting new research shows how the already-known 'Big 5' personality traits are commonly expressed together. Based on the interplay of questionnaire answers, the study categorises people into four new personality types.

Have you ever believed you couldn't do something even though others can?

I jumped out of a plane recently.

I knew I'd be strapped to an experienced instructor. That they'd have a parachute. I knew, consciously, I'd be safe. And that it'd likely be an amazing experience.

I was still fucking terrified.

Do you ever just feel like you're not getting anywhere? Like you make plans, but then they just don't happen?

I've had two weeks of that.

I love early mornings now.

Lucky, really. As I have little choice this weekend, sitting here on the train to LDN, enroute to the third module of my Master Practitoner training. (I'll be a certified NLP Ninja come November).

I'd love to tell you that last night was the sensible, textbook choice. Where I cut short what I was doing. Left early. Made space for a full recharge.

It wasn't though.