What if success wasn’t something in the future but something in the present? Sure, this doesn’t sound like a new concept but what if this question could crack open the whole idea of success for you?
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Resilience goes hand in hand with phrases like ‘bulletproof’ and protecting ourselves, like we have to build an emotional kevlar suit for life, or find ‘bulletproof leadership’ in a work context. But what if there’s an easier way to experience resilience without having to 'do' anything or suit up like a soldier?
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When we think we need to figure out a solution to a problem, it looks like there’s a lot on ‘us’. But when we see that there are infinite levels of solutions and we simply need to widen our vision, we see problems in an entirely different way…
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Trying to decide what’s in the future and running scenarios and then managing our actions (and those of others) to try to achieve them is exhausting! When we see THIS, we can let go of all of that and sink into the beautiful fabric of life itself…
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It’s easy to make a quick response to an invitation. But is that response based on what’s possible for us, or a habit of thought? And why would we rule ourselves out of something before we even…
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It’s easy to judge, and especially those in the public arena. Politicians seem easy game for most of us! When a politician I’d worked with passed away recently, I found myself reflecting on his career, and on what it might mean if we choose to look through our judgements, rather than at them…
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I was at a debate on Universal Basic Income. As I listened to the panel and we talked around the table, I realised all of us were operating from one huge misunderstanding….
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It’s so easy to give ourselves a hard time when we mess up and things don’t go to plan. But maybe we’re missing this…
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I can drive myself crazy planning my day around the weather forecast on my phone—just as a client was doing with the results of her project. “It’s not on the forecast!” she exclaimed. Well… here’s how it actually works!
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When it feels as if clarity is necessary before you can move forward… We’ve all been there, but what if the way out is in the opposite direction to the one you’re wanting to take?
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In conversation with a client who was feeling demotivated about her to-do list, we broke down the distinction between inspiration and motivation and how to keep ourselves in the flow.
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As I celebrated some wins with a client recently, I wanted to share with you what had made her successful where others fail.
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I walked past this sign on my way to a meeting and it got me thinking… why is self-worth considered better than self-doubt, and what really is the difference between them?
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So often it looks as if life is a series of either / or choices. I can do X or I can do Y. I know for me, binary choices make me feel dissatisfied with life—when I have fixed choices, and neither seem that appealing, I feel limited. Constricted. But what else is there? Read on and find out!
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My gardening-savvy friends know something about planting daffodils that applies to life in a million different ways. Get it right and they will bloom year after year, get it wrong and this happens….
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There’s a quote from Bruce Springsteen that I heard this week that resonated with me as an approach to life in general. “When I’m on stage…. (read on for the rest)
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We don’t realise how much we put people in boxes—personality type, political affiliation, what business niche you’re in, or industry, or occupation… And what damage is this doing to our relationships? Read on to find out more…
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If your emotions are information, what are they telling you? This was a discussion I had last week, and here is what we came up with…
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In conversation with a social entrepreneur yesterday she revealed what can be a huge block for any of us bringing our ideas into the world: the fear that we have to ‘know it all’ before we can start. Because that fear can halt us in our steps…
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What does the TV show ‘What Not to Wear’ have to do with creating transformational change? And how can we solve the age-old problem of waiting for ‘one day’ in our lives. Read on to find out more…
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