There is always a lot to do. FACT! So where exactly is the time to nourish yourself? Sometimes you have to put the phone on silent and trust business will take care of itself. You need ignore the house and garden, knowing the sky will not fall in. You need to place the child […]
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 […]
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’re feeling overwhelmed at work, or at home (or indeed at both given it’s the end of the summer hols!), then sometimes the simplest of things can have a big impact. I have used this tactic. I know this tactic works. When I am overwhelmed I forget this tactic over again….. So I shall […]
The positive effects of cultural change, in a professional environment, are not always instantly noticeable. The world changes and businesses and organisations need to change too in order to accommodate and capitalise on these transitions. Sometimes change needs to happen because of the natural entropy that occurs inside a business. When a business entity has […]
One if the real perks of my job is the very real brilliance that fills the space we share as soon as a client enters the room. What he or she brings is their own wisdom and knowing. We then embark on a collaborative journey, pooling our resources in service of meeting the objectives […]
I have a colleague who has indeed ‘dared’ and I do believe she is winning. She has taken redundancy, left her ‘home’ city and taken off for a year to find how best she can ‘make a difference’? both in her own life and in a larger movement. To choose the best way to make […]
What’s the opposite of shame? Is it being proud? Or is it having enough equilibrium and inner security to be open about who we are? I have held definition of ‘shame’ with me for many a year, so please forgive me if it is less than accurate. I do believe it still has integrity: “Guilt […]
I was watching a colleague of mine practising her fire-fan display and I suddenly really understood what it meant to ‘be in ones element’. Watching this beautiful woman embody a whole new, confident facet of herself was a real privilege. She was in the zone, in tune with the flames, she was absolutely aligned with […]
I am discovering a really useful professional motivator and, unexpectedly, it is anger. There are lots of messages that surround us regarding anger as an emotion. Often regarded as entirely socially and professionally unacceptable, it is easily forgotten that anger has is a normal response to hurt or misunderstanding. If we face an important ethical […]