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Changing the World through Living our Best Lives!

Patrick Mayfield

I am not sure how you found me here, but welcome anyway! I am a writer, coach, change leader, and Christian, helping you and others to live your fullest life, and to change the world in the process! If you are not interested in one of these things, that's OK...what I offer is not for you and you should close this page. However, I am interested in serving that small community of people who are interested in all these things. You are my world changers! If you know me and my work and want more, then please check out the resources I offer below and sign up for my newsletter! We can then begin a conversation where we can explore what my experience has taught me in leading change, both in organisations and in myself(!), in my faith journey with Christ, in my writing, and in my coaching. and how all this can benefit you.

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It's Your Funeral!

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thrusday, 4;35 pm-ish Hi Reader, For someone who extolls the virtues of becoming a positive outlier, at first sight this might not look at all positive! But please read on... Resumé Virtues versus Eulogy Virtues I came across these terms recently....

9 days ago • 2 min read

The Shire, nr Oxford UK 4pm-ish Hi Reader, Well, we’re back from our glorious short stay in the Peak District National Park. The picture above is the cottage where we stayed. The countryside was stunning. We went e-biking one day on a wondrous trail through tunnels and across viaducts, and up a cable car another day. Equally memorable were the warm meetings we had with people in the area. In my post a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned a season of more freedom, more choice as to how I use my...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. 670 words | 3 minute read The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thursday, 5 pm-ish Hi Reader, This week my thoughts return to a collision of AI and Creativity. I hope you enjoy! A Fresh Chance for Human Creativity The excitement around AI at the moment tends to be rooted in a sense of...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. 427 words | 2 minutes read | rapid transformation The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thursday, 2;35 pm Hi Reader, Last autumn, around my birthday, my daughter took me to a farm in the Sussex Weald. It was a rather more exciting birthday treat than it might sound. The farm was the...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thursday, 9;00 am 561 words | 2 1/2 minutes read | Life-Changing Value Hello Reader, As a culture, we have forgot to count our blessings. Doing this seems odd to most, and scandalous to some. Our world seems to scream that we pay attention to the...

2 months ago • 2 min read

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thursday, noon-ish GMT Hello Reader, Visionaries are those who see what others do not yet see. Across the West, academic achievement by young students had been rising… until 2013. Since then, grades have declined, and continued to go down. Why?...

2 months ago • 2 min read

The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thursday, 8am 249 words | 1 minute read Hi Reader, This week, the power of fresh eyes came up twice for me. On Monday, my friend Juliet asked me about my time as a business consultant. I told her what was easy for me. Fresh eyes helped me see what I called, “Stepping over the dead bodies.” People often had heavy routines which were second nature to them. Yet, they seemed odd to me. Once they had come to trust me, I would ask the dumb question: Why are...

3 months ago • 1 min read

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Thursday, 5 pm-ish 230 words | 1 minute read | 2:16 video Hi Reader, Our focus is powerful and we should consider where it's directed.Let's emphasize this in our Unburdened Programme by practicing a simple mindfulness technique: The Daily M I T...

3 months ago • 1 min read
What then, at the beginning of a New Year?

Calling Out the Gold In You The Shire, Nr Oxford, UK Thursday, 3pm-ish Hello Reader, I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year. If you don't want to read this email, I have made a video for you instead: Although we are now into the second week of the New Year, for many, our thoughts are still with the year ahead and how we should prepare for it. Well, allow me to suggest two ways not to do so. First, let me address the weakest of these two: we make New Year’s Resolutions. These are often...

4 months ago • 1 min read

In case you were forwarded this email by a friend and you would like to make sure you receive your own copy of my future newsletter, please head over to patrickmayfield.com where you can subscribe for yourself. The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK Saturday, 8:00 am Hello Reader, I am troubled by something that I hear in conversations with some of you. I even recognise it in my own life. Medics take something called the Hippocratic oath, which includes the pledge to "First, do no harm."...

6 months ago • 1 min read
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