Sometimes that’s all it needs to be, ‘good enough’. When I quit aiming for perfection, it’s amazing how much more enjoyable my work, my life and my relationships can be. It’s also amazing how much more I can fit into a day and how much more diverse my world can becomes. Sometimes it is essential […]
You have to play to your strengths. It is rare that for anyone using a metric such as Belbin will come out as equal in all areas. This is exactly as it is meant to be and this is the purpose of teamwork. You may be a really strong plant/ innovator, but your completer/ finisher […]
Yep! I was early today. Not only was I a little early, I was a whole day early for my meeting….. I think there is a saying that goes something like this: “Be early and you waste your own time, be late and waste the time of others” That may be a slight misquote but […]
As the zen proverb goes: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” And I take this to mean, that however enlightened you are in your profession development, there will always be the basics to be done. In order to sustain the biggest income the books must still be balanced. In […]
I’m learning more and more about the importance of this skill as my career progresses. Not only are my own advocacy skills being strengthened, but my perception of the importance of, and, the purpose of advocacy, are shifting. I suppose I have come from a place of understanding advocacy as being in support of […]
Nope! This title isn’t a suggestion that anyone reading this should become a detective in order to earn their living. It is however a suggestion that it might be useful to examine the conclusions you are drawing from the experiences you are having. What we humans appear to be pre-programmed to do is to come […]
The reality is that as a coach I do not have your answers. Nobody has anyone else’s answers when push comes to shove. As my client however I trust that you do, deep down, know just what it is that you want to do. Together we shall put on the head torch and explore the […]
As Alice walker said: “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any”. This is really true. Unless we believe ourselves to be potent we cannot even image the changes we desire. Without the freedom to contemplate what we really want we have little or no ability to […]
If you are seeking Career Wisdom, here is today’s thought for the day: If it’s all too much, take a step away. Step back from the decisions. Step back from the conflicts. Step back from the coal face. Rest and recuperate and all the above will be achieved in a third of the time on […]
I found myself posting someone else’s blurb about definitions of professional success and important milestones that entrepreneurs reach. As I did so realised that I too have a unique window into the professional worlds of the successes and lessons of others, and, that might just be something to play with in there. My first observation […]