What are you avoiding right now? Some feedback you have been given, an early night, eating more healthily. Sometimes, we avoid what’s best for us. Ask yourself: 1) If I keep avoiding, how will this affect my life in the weeks, months and years ahead?...
All too often we get wrapped up in all the different stories going on in our lives, and easily loose perspective. Every now and then, unwrap yourself from the stories. Close the book. Take a deep breath and let a bit of quiet calm wrap...
Are you quick to say ‘yes’ to everyone and everything? Yes. No wonder you’re feeling frazzled and fried! Try slowing down the quick ‘yes’ response. Slow down to choose wisely when to say 'yes' or 'no'. Make the choice and then say it and mean...
Detachment is often misunderstood. It's often seen as being disconnected or disengaged. Detachment means to not allow the negativity of a relationship, an event or even myself to overwhelm me. Detachment means that I am separate from the relationship, the event and even my own...
Do you send too many emails to too many people? How about, think first, email second. Think before you hit the ‘Reply All’ or the ‘Forward’ button, or send a group email. Do I really need to send this email? Is it going to the...
We all know that moment when our conscience 'bites'. There's a sense that we haven't done the 'right' thing. The conscience 'bites' not to make us feel guilty but to nudge us to put things 'right'. The next time your conscience 'bites', avoid the guilt...
We want people to find us interesting. But what you’ll most probably find is that the more interested you are in others, the more interesting you are to others. Approach your interactions and conversations with more interest in what others have to say; their stories,...
What you give is what you get. The quality of energy that ripples out from us is likely to return in a similar form. It might not be from the same place or the same person but you get back what you give out from...
When you’re in the middle of a difficult conversation and you’re being challenged, it’s so easy to dextify, Defend, EXplain and jusTIFY! Of course, there’s a time to defend, explain and justify. But most often, dextifying is not the best response. It almost always sounds...
