My Philosophy
Whether in conversation or creative work, much of what I do is guided by a simple idea: that a meaningful life begins with paying attention to what matters.
Throughout my life I have been drawn to things that carry a sense of history: artisan crafts, vintage objects, salvaged materials, places, stories and the skills passed between generations. I've also always felt a strong connection with the countryside and the natural world, and the way they can open our minds to what we might otherwise overlook. I'm interested in what these things can tell us about where we have come from, what we value and why some things continue to matter.
I've come to recognise something similar in people and the businesses they create.
We're shaped by our experiences, relationships, expectations and beliefs, often without fully recognising how much they influence the way we see ourselves and the choices we make.
My own experiences of change and uncertainty have taught me how easily the lives we build can stop feeling like our own. They've also taught me that change is not always about becoming someone different. Sometimes it begins with understanding more fully who we are, what matters to us, and what's truly worth doing.
That thinking sits behind my coaching, consultancy and The Worth Project.
Through coaching, I work with people who are questioning how they see themselves and what comes next. Through consultancy, I work with businesses and the people within them to understand who they are, what's brought them here, what matters to them and what they want to achieve. Through The Worth Project, I explore these questions more widely through writing, conversation and creative work.
Across all three, I am interested in the relationship between identity, meaning and possibility. How our experiences shape who we become, how we come to understand what matters to us, and how that understanding influences what we choose to do next.
Creativity is a big part of that. Not simply as a means of making things, but as a way of looking at things differently, asking different questions and imagining what else might be possible.
Perhaps that's why I am passionate about craft, heritage and restoration. They remind me that meaning is often found in the things we choose to notice, preserve and give new life to.
For me, it is less about restoring something to what it once was, and more about understanding what's already there, what still matters, and what it might now become.