Fear wants to keep us safe, out of harm and will deploy many tactics. It blows the likelihood of events happening out of all proportion, it tells you you will never be able to cope, that everyone will find out what you are like really. This keeps us away from new experiences, changing things that …
Criticism or requests
Someone said to me 'A criticism is just a really bad way of making a request.' What do you think? Could we just make the request? Could we say 'Could we work on this thing that makes me feel this way?' How about instead of getting frustrated saying "Can we discuss expectations?" Try it today …
Finding meditation difficult?
Many of my coaching clients take on a short mediation practice to help build their awareness and focus. But, meditation can be a little fraught with the myths we tell ourselves about meditating e.g. it should be easy, my mind should be quiet, I will instantly be a calm enlightened being! To reassure yourself that …
More reckless abandon please!
What a lovely idea from Seth Godin - Reckless abandon (is neither). What would you do if you bought a little more reckless abandon to your life? What unrealized dreams do you have lurking, that little voice in your mind saying go-on, give it a try? What would you be emboldened to try? #coaching
International Coaching Week – Faster, faster, faster
I love the line from this great article by Justin Wise "it is no use screaming at a seed to make it grow faster". I find it hard to remember when things are tough or when I'm learning a new skill or increasing self awareness. How much more enjoyable would my life be if I …
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“Résumé Virtues” vs. “Eulogy Virtues” – why not both? International Coaching Week
There are many books on how to bring forth your best self in your cv. There are many books on how to bring forth your best self in your life. In coaching I'm interested in what can be done to help people have both - a good life at work and outside - bringing the …
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Lets play – does that sound more enticing?
State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/67060 Development can be too dull and worthy. Dull and worthy doesn't get done - our lives are just too busy. New opportunities and possibilities remain unexplored. What if we took our development just as seriously - but saw it as playtime? Time to explore, try things, do tests? …
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Mastery and Michelangelo
"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.”—Michelangelo What a great quote. An antidote to the idea that organisations and individuals can suddenly change, learn and implement new skills or habits. When trying to change a habit or take on a new …
Is your mind is like a puppy?
Another one of the super quotes from Jack Kornfield: A Path with Heart: 'the mind is like a puppy’. When you are training a puppy it runs away many times and you gently bring it back to the training – this is like the brain. Many people still expect their mind to be calm like …
Just because you think it doesn’t make it real
One of the main abilities of successful leaders is understanding themselves. The only thing we can start to control is how we respond to situations and they know their habitual responses and are able to manage them. But golly, that can be a big ask! Meditation can help - even 10 minutes a day …
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