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WHICH LANE ARE YOU IN?
Posted April 16, 2022
One aspect coaching which can yield powerful insights is in the creation of ‘in the moment’ metaphors. Depending on the preferred learning style of a client, this can involve good old fashioned flip chart work. In a recent session with a client, we explored a simple but powerful distinction in the midst of an exploration […]
One... Read MoreBEING FULLY HUMAN – THE ROUTE TO TRANSCENDENCE
Posted March 30, 2022
Both the wonderful and the challenging aspect of being a coach is in the exploration of what it takes for human beings to thrive. So much ‘information’ and so little time. In my recent deeper dive into ‘Flow’, where I get very narrow on the topic, I began digging into the history behind flow which […]
Both... Read MoreWHAT DOES IT TAKE TO FLOURISH?
Posted March 10, 2022
Working as a coach is a lifelong journey of exploration and discovery of new ways of looking at what it takes for the human organism to thrive, and in the words of Martin Seligman, to flourish. Positive psychologist Dr. Lynn Soots describes flourishing as the following: “Flourishing is the product of the pursuit and engagement […]
Working... Read MoreTHE POWER OF SHOWING APPRECIATION
Posted February 20, 2022
How could showing appreciation to yourself and those in your world help you? The dictionary definition is: To understand the worth or importance of (something or someone) To admire and value (something or someone) To show appreciation is an expression of gratitude and is a form of acknowledgement. Of late I have found myself showing […]
How... Read MoreHOW FOCUSED ARE YOU? WHERE IS YOUR ATTENTION?
Posted January 3, 2022
What is the easiest way to address the challenge of juggling the demands of your professional life, personal and familial responsibilities and life in general? Get more productive. A lot more. How? Work smarter. Live smarter. I am a big fan of the work of James Clear (Atomic Habits), Nir Eyal (Indistractable and Cal Newport […]
What... Read MoreFROM DOING TO BEING: HOW TO CREATE YOURSELF EACH DAY
Posted December 10, 2021
How do you start your day? Have you done your best to create the space and time in lockdown for exercise, meditation, journaling, etc.? It can be easy to fall into the trap of approaching our wellbeing as a doing, when the real leverage is in the state of being that our wellbeing practices generate. […]
How... Read MoreNATURE IN MIND
Posted November 3, 2021
Has your relationship with nature changed over the last year? I know mine has. I have always loved the outdoors whether I’m walking up a mountain, playing golf or a simple romp across a local park (I do miss Hampstead Heath now I’ve moved up North. But of late I have found myself more deeply […]
Has... Read MoreAN ALTERNATIVE CENSUS – A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT
Posted October 10, 2021
What questions do you wish were included in the Census? I’ve just completed it online and it got me thinking about what I would love to ask everyone. Here’s my list, not far off the kind of questions I explore with my clients… What is most important to you in life, what are your top […]
What... Read MoreSAWUBONA
Posted September 30, 2021
Do you feel seen? Do you not even see yourself? Who in your life can you commit to truly commit to seeing today? I’ve only just discovered the word Sawubona through the work of Susan David Sawubona is an African Zulu greeting which translates to: “I see you, and by seeing you, I bring you into being.” […]
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