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Circle of Control
Posted on 25 November, 2020 at 4:20 |
In the confusion of what we can/can't, should/shouldn't be doing, this is a tool I have been using with some of my coaching clients during these times when it can feel that everything is out of your control. It might be of use to some of you.
Get a piece of paper and draw a circle in the ce...
Read Full Post »Christmas Lessons on Time Management
Posted on 11 December, 2019 at 5:20 |
Photo by Barry Plott from Pexels
I had a conversation with a freelance colleague recently about Christmas and the lessons we can learn from it.
As a freelancer, with a freelancer husband, she was talking about the dilemma of having to work for some of the time during the ho...
Read Full Post »Wilson!
Posted on 12 September, 2019 at 4:25 |
Are you one of those people who feel you are brilliant at solving other peoples’ problems, but useless at solving your own?
It is often the case that we can see other peoples’ situations in a much clearer light than our own, clouded as they can be by our imposter syndrome, ...
Read Full Post »Kindness
Posted on 22 August, 2019 at 5:20 |
Photo by Robert Baker on Unsplash
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Albert Schweitzer
I was sta...
Read Full Post »Quiet
Posted on 15 August, 2019 at 6:15 |
Follow effective action with quiet reflection.
From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
Peter Drucker
Generosity
Posted on 11 July, 2019 at 3:55 |
"One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors."
Cyril Cusack
How many times have you found that your work or career has been taken to another level, or just mad...
Read Full Post »Fear Doesn't Have to Stop You
Posted on 23 May, 2019 at 0:10 |
Last week, I got stuck in a lift.
It wasn’t quite as dramatic as it sounds: the outside wall of the lift was glass, overlooking a wide open expanse; the lift never moved so I was just stuck on the ground floor, not between floors; I was only in there for 5 minutes; and the alarm button was extr...
Read Full Post »Take Five with Shannon Reed
Posted on 14 March, 2019 at 4:25 |
Happy Valentine's Day
Posted on 14 February, 2019 at 3:30 |
"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world."
Lucille Ball
Wherever you look today, there are Valentine’s Day cards, chocolates,...
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