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Learnings, teachings and insights for anyone to reference during difficult times, stressful workdays and moments when building your better self.
5 Tips to Overcome the fear of Public Speaking
Tip 1
Neuroscience has proved that physiologically we don't know the difference between being Nervous and Excited. So the next time you're feeling nervous before speaking to a group of people say out loud and repeat "I'm excited, I'm excited...". Your subconscious is always listening and it will reframe your thinking in a positive way.
Leadership Lessons from a Cricket Revolution
Two pioneers have changed a game that has been played for hundreds of years and have made it intoxicatingly exciting for both the audience and the players.
Emotionally connect with Employees to help the triple bottom line
Employee engagement and well-being increases if organisations can emotionally connect with their people. The Dream Academy does this.
Do all control freaks walk around feeling sick and with a knot in their stomach?
I had a coaching session with a client recently who was feeling really overwhelmed and out of control in many parts of her life
If I told you to deliberately do something wrong… would you?
So I’m on the golf course. I’m standing on 2ndtee, I’ve hit my last drive to the right and into the trees. I put my ball on the tee and I’m ready to drive
The integrity conundrum - integrity is crucial in business but humans are flawed.
Have you ever noticed how many companies have Integrity as one of their Core Values? As we know Values in a business are important
Believe it or not, you’re a liar… we all are.
Dan Ariely, the Author of the book The Honest Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone Especially Ourselves makes
Looking beyond what’s possible right now, to what might be.
Is it seeing is believing or believing is seeing? It’s an interesting question. Most of the time we formulate our beliefs and attitudes through our experiences.
Why training doesn’t work and the change that you’re looking for won’t last.
A man is heavily overweight so he goes on a diet and through sheer determination, will power and discipline he loses an incredible 4 stone
Impostor Syndrome solution
Do you know where your Impostor Syndrome comes from? I used to think it came from a series of past events and maybe it does, for the majority
Is Mental Rehearsal (practicing in the Mind) as good as physical practice?
practicing in the Mind as good as physical practice?
Tongue-tied - anxiety in meetings
Do you ever get tongue-tied and fluff your words in meetings? I’ve been working with a client recently who has had this issue and explained how she would stutter
Is your leadership style a strength or a weakness?
Most of us are aware that if we overuse a strength it can become a weaknesses. Again, continuing my recent theme, it is all about ‘balance’
It’s all about balance
I’ve been rather fascinated by the concept of ‘balance’, recently. It struck me that life is just one big balancing act and if we get it
4 tips for overcoming network nerves
Here are some tips to help make networking significantly more comfortable:
30-something and unsatisfied at work - retain the talent
Generally, people in their 20s are satisfied with gaining promotions and pay rises; working unquestioningly long hours completing
Is your 360 appraisal telling you the truth?
In my last blog, I spoke about how having ‘balance’ in all areas of our life is important for us to find fulfillment and happiness.
Instant inspiration available but not in a supermarket near you
We all recognise how crucial energy, passion and inspiration are, as leadership qualities. I don’t think there is a leader
Be a better version of yourself in meeting when presenting
Does giving presentations make you mildly uncomfortable, very uncomfortable or even worse? You’re not alone.