Elloa Phoenix BarbourGet Outside: 3 Simple Ways to Support Your Mental Health at WorkI’m writing this piece in my kitchen with the back door wide open. Outside, the sun is shining, there’s a breeze rustling the trees on the…5 min read·May 14, 2021----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourRide the Wave With Joy: Principles for WritingI’m exploring and sitting with a lot of questions around writing, vulnerability and storytelling at the moment. Here are some principles I…4 min read·Feb 22, 2021----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourThings we don’t talk about enoughYoung children are amazing, aren’t they? I love the way they speak the truth in all its bare simplicity. They don’t sugar coat things, nor…7 min read·Feb 7, 2020----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourBeyond “I can’t be bothered” — why I’m not running a marathonThe essence of today’s post is this: I’m not running the Brighton marathon in April because I don’t bloody want to. The end. That’s the…4 min read·Jan 21, 2020----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourWhat it’s like to feel uglyI have spent a lot of my life feeling ugly. I know I’m not, but I often feel like I am. This is my attempt to tell the truth about that.5 min read·Jan 20, 2020----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourI think, I am, finally ready to writeWRITING — CREATING OF ANY KIND — TAKES COURAGE.4 min read·Jan 13, 2020----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourWhen it comes to leadership, why don’t we talk about the f-word?A friend told me the other day that if he was offered a promotion in his team, he wouldn’t take it. “Why not?” I asked. “Because I know…5 min read·Apr 24, 2019----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourHow to become a Deliberately Developmental Individual — and why you should bother with it at allIf our organisation isn’t relentlessly supportive of our growth, we can take personal responsibility for the fulfilment of our potential6 min read·Nov 5, 2018----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourThere is no Life BI wrote this post in June 2018 and published it on my blog, but for whatever reason, the time now feels right to publish it here.6 min read·Nov 4, 2018----
Elloa Phoenix BarbourWhy we hide, lie and fake our way through the work day — and how to stop itYears ago, I landed a temping role at the head office of a major UK high street retailer, which quickly became a permanent position. This…6 min read·Nov 1, 2018----