Cathy Presland | Leadership Development
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Where in Life Are You Taking Yourself Too Seriously (I speak for myself, of course!)
Where in Life Are You Taking Yourself Too Seriously (I speak for myself, of course!)

We don’t see it, until we see it, but taking ourselves too seriously can be heavy work! Click to read more to explore the nature of seriousness and the much preferable joy of lightness…

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Cathy PreslandFebruary 22, 2019Writing, consciousness, life lessons, loving life
The Wildflowers Beneath the Rocks... (navigating the journey of life)
The Wildflowers Beneath the Rocks... (navigating the journey of life)

When something comes along to knock us off our stride, we try our hardest to right ourselves. It can look as if we’re battling a hurricane and, sometimes, we get a glimpse that it’s a storm in a teacup. But what if…

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Cathy PreslandFebruary 7, 2019
Are We Navigating Hurricanes, or Trying to Manage a Storm in a Teacup?
Are We Navigating Hurricanes, or Trying to Manage a Storm in a Teacup?

When something comes along to knock us off our stride, we try our hardest to right ourselves. It can look as if we’re battling a hurricane and, sometimes, we get a glimpse that it’s a storm in a teacup. But what if…

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Cathy PreslandJanuary 30, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn Really Annoys Me! (the truth, and the illusion, of how we think about other people…)
Jeremy Corbyn Really Annoys Me! (the truth, and the illusion, of how we think about other people…)

It can look as if someone else is the cause of ALL of our bad feeling—and the world certainly looks like that to me sometimes! But here’s why it isn’t as personal as we think—or maybe it’s because we think that it becomes (paradoxically) personal…

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Cathy PreslandJanuary 23, 2019
Brexit, Booze and Starting Over… (when we know more we can do better)
Brexit, Booze and Starting Over… (when we know more we can do better)

We’re reluctant to turn back once we’ve started out on a path but here’s why it might make sense and why none of it matters as much as we think…

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BlogCathy PreslandJanuary 16, 2019
‘Habits’ and the Secret Ingredient That Makes Good Habits Stick
‘Habits’ and the Secret Ingredient That Makes Good Habits Stick

I joined a gym last month for the first time in, oh, let’s just say quite a few years! Here’s what’s been interesting about the experience and what it means for creating (and sticking with) good habits.

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Cathy PreslandJanuary 12, 2019getting things done, goal-setting, habits, happiness, leadership, resolutions, good habits
How to Be 100% Happier
How to Be 100% Happier

Even when we think we should be happy, we don’t always feel it. Here’s how that happened to me when I thought about how to be happy, and what I saw as a result…

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Cathy PreslandDecember 26, 2018happiness, leadership skills, personal development, purpose
Have You Got Way Too Many Things on Your To-Do List?
Have You Got Way Too Many Things on Your To-Do List?

It’s amazing how the things that occur to us to do are the things that need to be done, and those that don’t, well don’t need to be done! Don’t believe me…

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Cathy PreslandDecember 19, 2018get more done, leadership, leadership skills, productivity, to-do list
The Best (The Only!) Way to Get ‘Back on Track’?
The Best (The Only!) Way to Get ‘Back on Track’?

There’s an analogy in the coaching world that we’re always course-correcting that sounds very plausible. But is it true? And what if we’re can’t get ‘off-track’ because there’s no track to begin with… Curious?

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Cathy PreslandDecember 12, 2018coaching, coaching skills, happiness, life direction, love of life, personal identity, purpose, self-coaching
What Does 'Money' Mean to You?
What Does 'Money' Mean to You?

If trying to manage money is like trying to catch water with a sieve, what they are our best strategies and tactics? Or should we be looking at the money question entirely differently?

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Cathy PreslandDecember 7, 2018happiness, mindset, money mindset, success, success strategies
Why are Some Things ‘Hard’? (the nature of resistance and the universal solution)
Why are Some Things ‘Hard’? (the nature of resistance and the universal solution)

There’s a gulf of difference between things that appear ‘hard’ to me, and things that are ‘easy’, mindless almost, that get done without me noticing. What makes it so and how can we make it all ‘easy’?

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Cathy PreslandDecember 5, 2018leadership skills, personal impact, productivity, resistance, self-coaching, self-leadership
Purpose: Is It Possible That Having Intentionality About What We Do Is Counter-Productive to Actually Achieving It?
Purpose: Is It Possible That Having Intentionality About What We Do Is Counter-Productive to Actually Achieving It?

Most of us get that intentionality = good and inflexibility = bad. Or at least that’s the way it looks. But what if that wasn’t the way it worked when it comes to achieving the big things in life?

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Cathy PreslandNovember 28, 2018coaching, fulfillment, leadership skills, purpose, self-assurance, self-coaching, self-leadership
Clarity Audio Series: Answering Your Questions About Clarity in Life and Work
Clarity Audio Series: Answering Your Questions About Clarity in Life and Work

When you’re looking for more clarity in life, those are the moments when it seems most out of reach. In this free audio series, I answer my readers’ most burning questions about how to get more clarity in life and at work. I hope you enjoy…

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Cathy PreslandNovember 19, 2018authenticity, clarity, consciousness, decision-making, happiness, leadership, presence, resilience
Are We Experiencing Reality? or Something Else?
Are We Experiencing Reality? or Something Else?

There’s a brilliant scene in the latest Johnny English movie that reflected a reality deeper than the one portrayed in the film. Are we living in a real world, or a virtual reality world?? And how to know the difference?

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Cathy PreslandNovember 14, 2018leadership skills, life direction, purpose, reality, relationships, vision
What Might Happen If We Dropped Some of the Anger Driving Our Activism?
What Might Happen If We Dropped Some of the Anger Driving Our Activism?

Why is so much activism born out of anger? Is it effective? Some would say yes. But is there an alternative view and what can that teach us?

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Cathy PreslandNovember 7, 2018activism, humanity, leadership, personal leadership, social impact
What Gets You Out of Bed in the Mornings? (especially when you don’t feel like it)
What Gets You Out of Bed in the Mornings? (especially when you don’t feel like it)

Mostly we go about our lives and everything’s fine. And then, sometimes, we have days, or longer, when we feel like we’ve lost the motivation to do the things we normally enjoy. Here’s such a day… or three!

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Cathy PreslandOctober 24, 2018commitment, consistency, getting stuff done, habits, inspiration, leadership skills, motivation
What If We Really Did Have ‘All the Resources We Ever Needed’?
What If We Really Did Have ‘All the Resources We Ever Needed’?

I used to hate that phrase ‘we have all the answers we need’ because if I had the answers, why, then, was I asking! The phrase, though, means something different to me now. Something infinitely more beautiful.

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Cathy PreslandOctober 17, 2018coaching, coaching skills, leadership skills, resilience, self-development, self-leadership, self-reliance
Catching Fireflies… (and the flickering of an idea)
Catching Fireflies… (and the flickering of an idea)

I seem to have a lot of ideas and I sometimes wonder how I know which idea I want to capture in words (for writing), or in some other form, and which to let go. As I was musing, I was suddenly taken back to a Mozambique campfire and the fireflies…

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Cathy PreslandOctober 3, 2018creativity, happiness, ideas, leadership skills
What 'Showing Up' Really Means
What 'Showing Up' Really Means

When we don’t get results the first time we try something, it’s easy to want to stop there. “It didn’t work.” we tell ourselves. But what if…

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Cathy PreslandSeptember 26, 2018doing the right thing, leadership, personal growth, personal impact, personal leadership, positive impact, showing up, social impact
A Simple Fix to Gain 5–10 More Productive Hours a Day
A Simple Fix to Gain 5–10 More Productive Hours a Day

I was at my son’s university halls of residence last week and I noticed this… which gave me an idea to save 5-10 unproductive hours in a week. Or maybe even in a day!

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Cathy PreslandSeptember 19, 2018getting things done, leadership skills, productivity
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