If there were a Valentine’s equivalent to ‘bah humbug!’ I’d be saying it now. I’m not a big fan of the endless pressure to buy things as a demonstration of love, and more than that, I’m profoundly anti the idea of a day designed to make single people feel crappy about their single status. So, pah lovelug! Or whatever the expression is. Suggestions on a postcard, please. On the other hand, I am a massive fan of love, and of expressions of love. I just don’t happen to believe t

In the middle of last year I went part-time in order to dedicate a couple of days a week to my coaching. On the first or second day a really strong feeling dawned on me; it was like I’d been shown a mystical secret, a hidden truth, and I wanted to share it with everyone. “Did you know”, I whispered to my friends in reverent tones, “did you know that you don’t have to work a full-time job?” Lots of people called me brave, but honestly, I didn’t feel brave at all. I felt joyful