I am a Jamaican-born British nurse, poet, blogger: http://nicholemcintosh.com, vlogger, podcaster, motivational speaker, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Editorial Advisor of the Royal College of Nursing Institute’s Nursing Management Journal.
I am also the Founder and Director of Maroon Mindset Unlimited Ltd, a consultancy company that works with the NHS and other systems to learn, think and behave differently.
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I woke up today and the marketer in me sprung to life. Yes I am a trained marketer, among many other skills. I am not sure what made me to decide to ask a well known artificial intelligence (AI) platform what it knew about me to see what it would unearth. Not bad! Not bad […]
(Head towards the light) Head towards the light! When you’re in one of the tunnels of your life. When all seems to be going awry. When the storm clouds descend Head towards the light! When life events arrive like buses. When you lose a devoted father. When every day presents a new challenge. When you […]
As we mark World Poetry Day 2023 I reflect on life’s experiences recently. I have not blogged, vlogged or shared creatively. For some time now, I’ve searched for inspiration to ignite my flow. Work-study-life juggling have not been an easy road. Still, I live in hope that soon I’ll find. A spring-inspired theme that captures […]
A little birdie told me that it’s National Poetry Month. It got me thinking and wondering how I became a poet. It started when I had so much to say, yet couldn’t. When words failed me and I picked up my pen, like a bullet. Shooting through the layers of thoughts that rattled through my […]
Hello 2022
#Poem
I spent years with jumbled thoughts rattling in my head. It was then, at my lowest point, that I started to offload my emotions to put them to bed. I write my words down so I can be free. It’s in the act of release of my emotions, that I am most me. It’s funny […]
On the day that the former police officer has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, we pause and reflect. Is it justice? What is justice? Is there remorse? His mother spoke in his defence, as only a mother could. As we move forward, let’s be the change we […]
Here’s a poem I wrote at the height of the pandemic in 2020, The Year of the Nurse and Midwife. I recited it and posted on my YouTube channel, however I haven’t publish it in the written form until now. The sentiments mean even more to me today than ever before. Word, sound and power. […]
There is so much wisdom to be found in the words of our ancestors. They’ve experienced so much in their lives and it would be wise if we learned from their experiences and their mistakes. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, these carefully selected Jamaican proverbs have one thing in common, they are part of our roots, […]
This World Poetry Day, I take a few minutes to pause and reflect. On my life’s journey and being the best me even if it is not what others expect. Living a life of service to others is most gratifying. It is the giving, not the receiving, that I find most satisfying. I spent years […]
Nichole McIntosh FRSA, Hon DUniv (BNU) 