It’s been a month since Baby Grundy made her lively entrance into the world.

Since then, Lauren and I have discovered that Baby Grundy is a bit of a practical joker.

Take nappy changing for instance.

There’s been umpteen times in the last few weeks where I’ve carefully and diligently removed Baby Grundy’s nappy, grabbed the baby wipes, conducted a military-grade posterior polish, then suited the baby up in a new nappy, vest and baby grow.

Then 30 seconds later, when all the hard work has been done, I’ll hear a SPLURRRCCH coming from down below which echoes off the walls of Fort Grundy with such vigour that the neighbours are probably wondering if we’ve adopted a small elephant.

At that point, I have to ask myself:

Has Baby Grundy let off a thunder biscuit?

Or has Baby Grundy….how shall we say this?…unleashed something a little more substantial from the depths of the fudge factory? And is it time to change Baby Grundy’s nappy all over again?

Either way, our bambino has no concept of appropriate timing. 

When she needs to release, she does. 

No hesitation, no embarrassment, no second-guessing. 

Just pure, uninhibited authenticity in its rawest form.

Meanwhile, I've spent almost three decades adopting an intricate framework of filters, unspoken rules and overthinking about "what will people think if I do this?" or "is this the right moment to bring that up?" or "should I hold this in until a more appropriate time?"

There’s even some of this going on with these daily emails.

Truth be told, I would’ve NEVER written an email about poop a couple of years ago. I would’ve had thoughts like “what will my readers think?" or "is this too unprofessional?" and I would’ve stuck to a more squeaky clean topic.

But something’s changed over the last couple of years.

I've gradually learned to write with less filtering, less second-guessing and less concern about pleasing everyone.

I’ve always liked the line from the English writer Cyril Connolly which goes:

“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self”

I think there’s freedom in this approach to life as well.

The less we filter what we want and who we are, the more we create a life that actually feels like ours.

As it happens, I'm a launching a new group coaching program built around this very idea.

The aim of this program is to help you find a clear sense of who you are, what you want, and the confidence to live life on your terms without seeking permission or second-guessing yourself. 

I’m keeping this program nice & snug. 

I’m only offering it to a small number of readers, based on who I think will get the most out of it.

If you think this could be you, please hit reply and tell me what you like about the sound of this program.

Hitting reply doesn’t commit you to anything.

But it does let me know you might be interested.