You get what you focus on
When you are pursuing something new, whether it be a big dream or simply a goal, it’s so important to maintain your focus on what you are aiming for because it is just so easy to be knocked off your…
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Energy
Resume vs Restart
There’s a certain kind of exhaustion that comes from starting over and over again and again. New goals. New plans. New bursts of motivation that fade quickly. At some point, you don’t just feel tired — you end up feeling…
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It’s your journey, not theirs
I mentioned in a previous blog that one of the things I help clients navigate when they are on their journey of change, is the reactions of people around them. Sometimes, they can be supportive but, it’s pretty much guaranteed…
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What are you spending your time on?
There are two components to being, doing and having what you want in life. Number 1 is that you need to know what you want, and Number 2 is putting in the time and effort into the things that will…
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How to bear more fruit in your life
It was tending to my garden that got me thinking about this month’s blog topic: How to bear more fruit in your life. I was cutting away the excess growth from a tomato plant so that the plant’s energy could…
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Direct your energy to the right place
Many years ago I went to a conference on corporate communications and I remember that one of the speakers asked us brainstorm a list on all the possible ways to get employees who were resistant to organisational direction or strategy…
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Keep your eyes on the prize
You know an organisation has done a good job in embedding their vision when you hear their leaders and their employees all using the same language to describe their company and its future. Written communications and conversations with leaders all…
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It is what it is
Have you ever watched dolphins surfing ocean waves? They dive in and out of the water, gliding along with the pull of the waves. There’s no struggle and no pushing. Dolphins live in flow. We all can. But the truth…
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Distance is you friend
When travelling to China a couple of weeks ago, I was part of quite a large tour group. Just like in everyday life, most people were really nice and very friendly. Most people on the trip didn’t have any set…
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What are your triggers?
We all have triggers that can send us off into thinking or behaving negatively, don’t we? I’m fairly certain that if I asked you what yours were, you might take a moment to think about it, but you’d probably be…
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