As the kids have gone back to school it’s given me some much needed time alone to work on myself and my business. I’ve had two coaching sessions in the last week, both for me as the coachee. One with my own coach and another as part of a supervisory session. One of the things … Read more
My daughter often speaks in absolutes. “You never do x” or “you always say no”. These statements are often uttered with the immortal words of “it’s not fair”. Today, she said she’d had the worst time at the park because she was hot, thirsty and she’d had no-one to play with. I was tired and … Read more
What’s your biggest challenge right now? I ask this question a lot. Often I ask it as part of a coaching session, but sometimes I ask in the groups I facilitate. Occasionally it is asked as an interview question. Sometimes it feels like we have challenges everywhere we look – so what to do when … Read more
Acceptance is a choice. It’s not always an easy choice but it is something we are required to choose nonetheless. Why? Because when we are faced with a challenge there are two ways out – the first is to accept it and find a way to make peace with it. The second, to fight against … Read more
There are many benefits of a mindful career and I want to share some of those with you today. First though, so we are clear, a mindful career is one in which you make conscious decisions rather than steering your career on autopilot. Do you remember how you got into work today? Or perhaps you … Read more