There is a purpose to this phrase for me, it means ‘putting on the mantle’ or being the defender of a particular position. We all have many a role in our lives. In a day I move between coach, mother, wife, supervisor, domestic goddess (!), accountant, confidante, marketing manager, et al ……….& sometimes I don’t […]
The world is a much nicer place if we can hold it gently and with gratitude. It is also SO much easier for us to do our best for our careers, our families and our Colleagues when we come from a place of appreciation. So how can we maintain gratitude? Yes, the outside world can […]
…….is not a phrase that is said too often. It is something that is usually viewed as an asset to any team or project. As a completer-finisher I (& those who know, love or work with me!), know only too well that there are downsides to this trait. Firstly, because I have no intention of […]
Be it procrastination or the sheer overwhelming number of tasks in a day, sometimes it is difficult to know where to begin. A blank canvas, a relocation, a blog to write on the run, it’s usually fear that prevents humans from getting it done. We can worry and plan and stress and resist for as […]
I never ‘got’ that word when I was small. Somehow when I heard it said of me I would understand somehow that I was ‘different’ from other people and inherent within that was a separateness. It seemed as if others stood together and I stood apart, alone? I only write of this now because I […]
Working therapeutically, and, having processed a lot of my past, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that I am exempt from denial. Ha! “You do know what you do not know”, is otherwise referred to as ‘unconscious incompetence’. When we move from this stage to knowing what we don’t know, or ‘conscious […]