In business, or in pleasure never, ever, underestimate kindness. Genuine concern, and it really cannot be faked, for another’s welfare, is what makes business a pleasure. They do say ‘it’s not what you know but who….’ Whilst this is simplistic and can seem callous, what I now realise is that alone, without each other, without […]
Sometimes, even with the best will in the world, its difficult to avoid feeling angry….There is injustice in the world. And may we never become immune to feeling badly about these! There are behaviours towards ourselves and others that we would much rather not see. Sometimes a mix of tiredness, with misunderstanding or mal intent […]
This might sound ‘sacred’ but for the purposes of this blog it lies much more in the realms of the profane. When we give, be it gifts on a birthday, or time to a colleague or assistance to a stranger, we generally receive in return. That grin of gratitude, or the sigh of relief, or […]
Slowly but surely, here on in, the days will get longer and the light will return. Even though we cannot see it yet, small seedlings, snug beneath the soil, begin to send tentative tendrils downwards to seek the nourishment they need to flourish. We humans are no different. Whilst the days are dark, our transitions […]
When you have a passion for something then it is authentic. When something is authentic people ‘get’ that authenticity. It doesn’t matter if you communicate by email or smoke signals, in person or by pigeon, the person on the receiving end of your communication will ‘get’ that you are real, genuinely excited by what you […]
One part of my job is helping people name their identities. I find it fascinating that whenever I attend an event, be it social or business, the first question usually asked is ‘what do you do?“ On one level i get it. This is a nice unthreatening question that does not invade a stranger’s personal […]
Working with clients to enable them to achieve their career goals, I am reminded just how impatient we humans can be…. Encouraged by a buy-it-now-fix-it-quick society, (and I include myself in this whole heartedly!), we can lose heart very easily. Once we have chosen a purpose or mission, we quit when we don’t land on […]
In blazing offices and centrally heated homes it is easy to forget we need the essential vitamins provided by real sunlight and fresh air. In our synthesised environments we easily lose touch with the rhythms and cycles of the year. Whilst in our bodies we may know we needs a good dose of vitamin D, […]
Trusting that in the spaces, whilst it feels dark and winter-esque and full or dormancy, tiny tendrils of new ideas and plots and desires are reaching tentatively outwards. Later they will extend out into the world. In the meantime’s, let them secretly grow and whisper your encouragement. Wait for them to ‘become’. To learn more […]
Slowly but surely, here on in, the days will get longer and the light will return. Even though we cannot see it yet, small seedlings, snug beneath the soil, begin to send tentative tendrils downwards to seek the nourishment they need in order to flourish. We humans are no different. Whilst the days are dark, […]