I founded a school.
Richard Flanagan Richard Flanagan

I founded a school.

I founded a school. How?

In 2021 I packed up my family and left the UK in the middle of a pandemic.

Not because I had a grand plan. Not because it made sense.

And definitely not because it was easy.

I just knew: This wasn’t it.

Something inside said,

“You’re building the wrong life.”

It put me in hospital. Twice.

Took me away fromy family.

So we left.

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"Let Go to Commit"
Richard Flanagan Richard Flanagan

"Let Go to Commit"

"Let Go to Commit"

It’s been a week of commitments.

A phrase that came to me in my coaching calls, conversations and reflections - and especially in big decisions:

"Let go to commit."

People love keeping their options open. It feels smart. Flexible. Free.

But it can be an unconscious trap:

Keeping all your options open means you never really walk through any of the doors.

You’re just standing in the hallway. Waiting.

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