Although the weather has become a little chilly again of late, there is definitely a hint of spring. The lambs are in the fields, flowers are starting to bloom and there are green shoots evidencing new life almost everywhere you look.   The last year has been a...

April marks the annual national stress awareness campaign. Now I know what you regular Fans of Plans blog readers are thinking… ‘awareness’ and ‘campaign’ are all very well and good – but how does this translate into...

This probably seems like an odd choice of topic for a philosopher who is known for being a tad obsessive about good nutrition, on a website where you can browse and buy half a dozen different nutrition, performance and healthy habits plans. Over the pandemic period, food...

I have been ruminating a lot recently on life over the last year among many things and I recently came across this short poem that I felt was quite apt for all of us right now and as it was World Poetry Day last Sunday I wanted to share it with you. Whether you are thinking...

Monday 8 March was International Women’s Day, an annual event with this year’s theme being ‘Choose to Challenge.’    We need to be confident in feeling like we can challenge behaviours and attitudes in our work places that seem to be bias,...