I walked around the village this morning, but the village didn’t look the same as it usually does. And it wasn’t just because I had my phone with me!
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I need to go faster! is such a common refrain in our instant society, our fast-paced lives. We’re told to breathe and be patient (how’s that working for you?), but there’s a different way to look at this…
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We’re told to “compromise and not make selfish decisions,” but what if being ‘selfish’ is simply being decisive? How do we know when to put our foot down as a statement of clarity, and when to compromise in the interests of someone else’s well-being?
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What do ‘results’ mean to you? Take a minute to answer that and then let’s dive in to a counter-intuitive exploration of what they’re really telling us about ourselves…
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There’s a prevailing philosophy that having less stuff will lead to a simpler life, and a simpler life equates to more peace of mind. Hmm. That’s the way it looks, and the way many of us think it works. But what if there’s a huge piece we’re forgetting?
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What does elephant-spotting and busy-ness have in common? When we’re all about action, action, action, what is it we’re really looking for and how do we know when we’ve found it?
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Many of my clients are entering a new phase of life or work, a new job, a big promotion, starting or entering a growth phase of a business, perhaps something in their personal lives. They often have a sense (although they may not use these words) that they still have to ‘grow into’ that new role, and they’re looking for reassurance and skills to…
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At the heart of being successful is a paradox. It’s a paradox that the most successful people I know have solved, although they may not be aware of it. And it’s the paradox that keeps those of us who are feeling frustrated about our success fro achieving everything we want.
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What do you do when you feel unappreciated or taken for granted or ignored? Here is a simple solution that will help you step aside from feeling attached, and also stops you simply walking away. And, perhaps, helps you get back to the love and respect we all crave.
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Judgement, we’ve all experienced it, and how can we not? We look, and we compare, it’s natural. But then we judge ourselves for judging (seriously!) Read on if you want to see something new about that… it might just change your life.
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What’s the difference between a simple question that we google or that we ask a friend and move on, and those thorny questions that we chew around in our head for a long time, ask people for advice on, and yet never move forward? Let’s look at a practical solution…
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How house-hunting and making up stories about ‘louche Louis’ is a metaphor for life. And how to have fun doing both!
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When you have an inkling of an idea but you’re stuck with, what if X, I don’t know Y… and you find yourself not moving forward. What then?
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We’re so used to being bombarded with the ‘right’ way to do things (eat, sleep, exercise, work, parent, teach…) that we think the solution is always to look for more information. What if there was an easier way? And a more effective way…?
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What does it take to live life happy? It takes seeing where problems are coming from and going upstream—dissolving them before they turn into something toxic. Let’s see how…
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A popular self-help rallying cry “if you believe it you can achieve it!”. But where has that led us other than to hard work and more hard work? Let’s take a look whether it’s true and what else we could believe in instead…
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How can we make life easy? Or at least easier? My friend was excited about the app he’d found to solve his latest problem, “I hate it ,” he said, talking about the complexity of his life, “it’s so hard!” But what if ‘easy’ doesn’t come from the app he chooses or the amount of time he spends doing tasks he loves or hates? What if an easier life comes from somewhere else entirely? Read on and let’s find out…
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“I feel like an imposter!” said my client, and that one phrase took us into a deep dive on comparison-itis, why we do it and what to do instead. (oh yes, we took a side-step with some puppy stories ;-)). Enjoy.
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Ever had that feeling, or seen it in someone else, when it feels like they’re a car, revving too hard but not going anywhere? We can all do that in life, which is exhausting (and unproductive!). Here’s how to…
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It looks like much of development and innovation is to find a great solution and then scale it, roll it out to other areas, other countries, other contexts. But what if we’re missing something in this model? What if we’re missing the very thing that makes that first solution so brilliant?
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