I had a weird experience last night. At a meeting I noticed that the tension between myself and a really amazing colleague had dissolved. Whilst there had been no malintent, I think I had been little awed by her brilliance and had perhaps been prickly or defensive in return? So on quitting the venue last […]
It’s amazing how self-limiting we can become without even noticing. Humans are creatures of habit, and we can easily, especially in the dark months of the year, get into a rut of dong the same things over and over. We may not even be happy doing some of these familiar things over and over, but, […]
In moments of rage and despair it is too easy to forget that there was a time of enjoyment before this ‘present’, or indeed that there shall be anything beyond it. I am living proof, as indeed are you, that there is life after hurt. I believe it is a Buddhist belief that the measure […]
If you feel your boss has been unfair, or your client has misread your contract, if something you have published has been misconstrued or you’ve been on the receiving end of the criticism about a mistake that someone else has made…… The accusation can feel very unjust. The natural human response to unfairness is fear, […]
I attended a business finance course today….. I learned three things. Firstly I learned that when the trainer is unfamiliar with the intricacies of the course content, it can make it difficult to to decipher some of the information. It simply does not translate. Secondly I learned that for all the ‘models’ and ‘channels’ one […]
Is a question I get asked often when people notice a blog every week day. The first rule is show up. Nothing will get written if I don’t write. Some days I do not want to write. These days are usually the days I need to write and I learn most. The second rule is […]
This is a question we often ask ourselves, but in this case I do not mean ‘are you running yourself into the ground trying to fit everything and everyone that you ‘should’ into your day?’ What I am asking is “what are you doing with the Spaces In-between?” Within the pauses, the sitting in traffic, […]
When one of those absolutely beautiful, clear, cold, blue, winter days arrives…. If you can, drop everything. Walk away from the PC, shove your paperwork back into the pile it came out of, put your out of office auto reply & your voicemail on, wrap up warm and leave the building……. Really! do it! Even […]
It is within the tensions or conflicts that we have not yet resolved that the most brilliant creative responses emerge….. The difficulty lies in sitting with it. Unresolved situations are uncomfortable. We do not know what will happen. We do know there will be some change and change is challenging. We can feel unsafe and […]
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 […]