What do you really want?

In his book ‘The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever’ Michael Bungay Stainer says: “We often don’t know what we actually want.  Even if there’s a first, fast answer, the question ‘but what do you really want?’ will typically stop people in their tracks.” The Lesson There’s a…

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Thoughts v Feelings

Loving What Is – Byron Katie: The concept around thoughts v feelings is one I’d love to share with you.  I’ve only just started reading the book Loving What Is by Byron Katie and, even though Kindle says I’m only 9% of the way through, I’ve still got to write about it.   I’ve come across…

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Are you saying “yes” too often?

Saying yes too often?  I’ll not be surprised if this is the case. All to often I hear of cases where well meaning, kind and caring people are swamped with too much to do and it’s often because they don’t want to say “No”.   Saying yes just seems so much easier and kinder. Let’s be honest…

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Time – Our Quest for More

Time – if only I had more but do we really need it? How many times do you hear the plea “I wish I had more time” or ” I wish I had more hours in the day”? Talk to anyone these days and it seems they are struggling to keep up.  I wonder how…

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Feel Good Films

How many times have you watched a feel good film only to realise that there is a hidden story?  Usually a moral or a tip for life, just like Aesop’s fables.  It’s often the case in films for children and animations like Disney. My friend and coach, Elaine Mitchell, mentioned this recently in a post…

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Little Gestures

I’m in a reflective mood this morning.  Funerals tend to do that to you don’t they.  Especially when they are for someone who passed away too quickly. I’ve changed my profile picture on facebook to remind me of the last time I saw Angie.  She’d been in hospital after weeks of pain and discovered she…

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Change – Part 2

Today I’m following on with the theme of change and words that inspire action. Music to inspire change “I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you want to make the world a better place Take a look at…

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Change – Part 1

Be the change you want to see in the world. The other day I was musing about the world of politics.  I’d cast my vote but was wondering what it would really take for me to be able to vote with confidence.  What would I need to know about the candidates? At that point one…

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Monday Blues v Friday Feeling

There are certain days when my facebook feed gets filled with posts on a theme.  From Thursday evening it’s the ‘don’t worry the weekend is nearly here’ stuff and Sunday evening the ‘oh no Monday’s coming’ posts begin. I know I’m really grateful that I’m not working a traditional Monday to Friday job and that I…

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A lesson in friendship – Reason, Season, Lifetime

Friends Years ago now and email arrived in my inbox.  It was one of those circulars that had been sent to many people and I thank whoever sent it from the bottom of my heart.  This one had a real impact for me and the lesson is one I’ve used time and again in my…

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