What does spirituality have to do with business? EVERYTHING, argues Taz Thornton. — IN SOME ways, it feels as though this article has been a long time coming. In others, it feels as though I’m stating the obvious. Whichever way I choose to look at this, one thing I know is that these words need to spill out of my heart, via my…

What is it that makes one coach’s work “transformational” and another’s a short-lived high? Taz Thornton explores transactional versus transformative. — WE ARE souls, loaded with operating systems, wearing meat suits. That’s what we need to remember, in that order, if we want to create lasting change in our lives. Wondering what on earth I’m going on about? Stick with me. All will become clear. I’m about to take you on…

With more than two decades in the media — as both interviewer and interviewee — Taz Thornton shares insider knowledge for hosting podcast and livestream guests. — I STILL remember conducting my first interviews as a junior reporter. I was just 16 years-old and cutting my journalistic teeth with a regional newspaper group in Leicestershire. It was 1990. My desk was in the middle of a bustling newsroom and my kit consisted of an old-fashioned push-button phone…

Rambling. Bumbling. Unrelatable. Not reading the room. Why do so many politicians get it wrong when speaking to an audience? Speaker trainer and coach, Taz Thornton, shares her take after Boris Johnson’s Peppa Pig speech. — THIS morning, I took a call from the BBC. As both a business coach and speaker trainer, they wanted me to go live on air to provide some public speaking tips for Boris Johnson.

Domestic abuse doesn’t always fit the media stereotype. Here, Taz Thornton relives some of her own experiences, with the aim of encouraging others to seek help and to show there’s always hope. — I REMEMBER the weight, pushing me down. I remember the pillow on my face — no longer a comfortable support, but suffocating and rough. Above all else, I remember the voice coming from above me, behind me, telling me the more I struggled, the worse my ordeal would become.

Thinking of carving out a new career in coaching? Please take care; there are no short cuts and plenty of sharks selling them. — I FORGET where I first heard that quote, but it’s particularly apt now, as furlough ends, many people are finding themselves out of work, and some are reinvesting their redundancy into training for a new career. Enter the greatest dry land sharks of our time – people promising a world…

Ever wondered how some people seem to have a boundless flow of brilliant business ideas? Here’s how a yellow legal pad and a good old audio book can help you to step into your own zone of genius — HAVE you ever wondered where some people get seemingly boundless inspiration from? I’m a big believer that inspiration is all around us if we know how to look for it. I’m also well aware that many of you — particularly after the past few years we’ve had — are finding…

Every day, millions of people attempt to kill off their ‘Imposter Syndrome’. Award-winning coach Taz Thornton argues we’re unwittingly attacking ourselves. — IMPOSTER Syndrome. Two words — five little syllables — we’ve been conditioned to fear, fight and do all in our power to obliterate. …

We’re supposed to have all the answers and be able to pull positivity out of thin air, but plenty of coaches, healers and therapists will be feeling the strain of lockdown. I’m writing this for you. I hope it helps. — I AGONISED over writing this piece. I’ve ummed and ahhed, swung to and fro like a pendulum, weighing up the pros and cons of speaking out. Honestly, I’ve given myself emotional whiplash!