Empowering individuals to express more of who they can be so they can make purpose real in life, work, and business.
To live and lead well in a world which is becoming increasingly complex is difficult. It is so easy to forget who we want to be and things we want to do when the world keeps us busy, distracted and away from the sense of purpose and impact we desire. We live in a world in which we are overwhelmed with information but bereft of wisdom and the sense of connectedness our ancestors so naturally embodied. On a broader level, our understanding of Purpose has been broken. Modern culture has framed purpose as simply something to do or something to monetise. This is a gross oversimplification of purpose.
The personal development market is flooded with shallow ideas of how you can be more productive or ‘perform’ better. This is not the aim of life. Simply setting more goals is rarely what the purpose-driven individual is seeking. You are likely already a high-achiever. What you are really seeking is a place to pause and gain clarity so you can ensure the vision, the decisions, the actions you take are all aligned with who you want to be in the world and the aspirations you have for your work, life or business.
Purpose is an expression of your identity, constantly evolving and alive just as you are. It is not a thing you find. It is about the person that you choose to become. The key to living and working ‘on purpose' is to fully express all of who you are and can be. What you do, how you live, your relationships and your legacy will all flow naturally from a commitment to allow all parts of yourself to be seen and expressed in the world. Your life, work or business simply provide the vehicles through which you express your whole self.
I wanted to build an online space that supports individuals seeking to deepen their understanding of who they are so they can live, work and lead with greater authenticity and impact. Expression with Fiona English is made up my personal reflections on navigating life and essays on broader social matters. All of my work, whether I am speaking, coaching, or writing, centres around concepts which are uniquely human. My reflective essays are the combination of topics I research and speak about such as purpose, leadership, self-actualisation, spirituality and authenticity and my personal lived experience of grounding these ideas into the messy reality of life.
Like this one: Becoming Your Whole Self Begins With The Truth or this one: What I Wish I Knew: 7 Lessons from the Last 7 Years.
Occasionally, I write opinion pieces on social & cultural issues if I have a strong or different view (often both!) as I did in: 5 Narratives We Need to Challenge to Enable Greater Gender Equality in Leadership. More recently, I wrote about peace, something we need more of in our world: If We Want Peace, We Have To Choose Peace.
Living a fully expressed life matters. To express your whole self is to amplify your impact in the world. It is the call of our time; to evoke your inner leader and become who you are destined to be - not simply who the world wants you to be - in service of a better world. My hope is this newsletter supports you with community and content to inspire and empower you on that personal journey.
About me:
I am a keynote speaker, writer and coach. After almost 20 years working in global investment management, I resigned in 2017. As I watched the mounting problems globally, I was certain I was supposed to have a greater impact in the world. The only problem was I had no clue what that would look like. During that period of soul-searching, I returned to university to study the psychology of human potential and conducted an academic study into spirituality, meaning, purpose and authenticity. You can read about that here: My Research.
What I learned most during this time is that the answers we seek are always inside us. We just need to carve out time, find moments of silence and listen to what that inner voice is telling us. The truth was I knew exactly what I was wanted to do, I just needed to find the courage to do it.
Today when I speak and write, I draw on my multi-disciplinary background and a deep love for narrative and story. I speak on topics as diverse as meaning, purpose, leadership, self-actualisation, authenticity, self-expression and spirituality; what they share is the exploration of who we are & how we want to show up in the world.
Alongside this publication, I coach purpose-driven professionals, business leaders and entrepreneurs seeking to deepen their understanding of who they are so they can live, work and lead with greater authenticity and impact.
You can read more about me, my speaking and coaching work on my website: www.fiona-english.com
