What a week, what a whirlwind. I had forgotten what starting a new job was like. Meeting loads of new faces and finding out about loads of new services you did not know existed. I have not experienced such a thorough induction since sitting in a classroom at the police training centre, but that can only be a good thing. I have more faith in a business that gives you the tools to do the job up front rather than one or 2 I have worked for who expect you to guess, then we all know who is to 'blame' when the wheel comes off....

And I suppose, there's the rub; this is going to be the acid test. All the positive work I have done on myself, all the courses and the concepts that I thoroughly believe in and practise on a regular basis, how are they going to stand up to the rigures of the corporate world? How will I stand up back there with the IT not working (it took me 3 days to log on and I only huffed once, not a bad start), sitting in traffic late for a meeting (how busy is it out there?!!!) and of course the red tape, the inevitable 'because we have always done it this way'.

Watch this space folks to see how things go!

Oh, and by the way, I will still be taking on private coaching clients so get in touch if you want to change your life too...these ideas really work, which is why I invested so much in myself to find out what I really wanted from life!

Like many people, I have been keeping up with the Olympics, excited by the fact that it is in our own country. This is actually a big move for me. I have vivid memories of being forced to watch the Olympics as a kid, names such as Seb Coe and Steve Ovett are etched in the mind of my youth. But to be honest, there is nothing really since then, I can't remember ever having watched a single Olympic event since I left home.

Other than noticing how very fresh faced they all seem to look (well all those without a horse), I am bowled over by the amount of positive vibes being generated at the moment. Wouldn't it just be great to always live in a world where we applaud people for giving their best, for magnificent effort and spirit. Chris Evans on Radio 2 has commented on how fab the atmosphere is at the Olympic City, an air of anticipation, excitement and understanding.

So for 2 weeks we have our own little utopia in the middle of that great city and I am pleased to be doing my bit to cheer everyone on. My only slight concern is with all those lovely young people apologising for only getting bronze or silver. I can understand on one level because we all want to be the best but the American census reckons that there are 7 billion people in the world...so wanting to be first rather than second or third out of 7 billion is just a bit greedy, methinks. Enjoy, you are all fab!