Mistakes are a key part of growth that if celebrated can lead to success and happiness beyond measure. One executive shares the learning process of realising that her references around mistakes were adopted from childhood. As a child mistakes and how an adult addresses them can leave a lasting impression of bad, retribution and wrong. The gift of mistakes is that they are actually life enhancing, evidence of progress and can be given a higher meaning.
Real Leadership “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” ~ Lao Tzu What a relief… I meet so many business leaders who are completely exhausted, battle weary and burnt out. Efforting to lead, they put themselves in […]
Seizing The Opportunity There’s a blogger out in blogging land who inspires me with his stories every Monday. His name is Darren Zwiers and he quotes himself as putting the “awe-in-some.” Recently he shared a metaphor that reminded me of a parallel in my own life. In Darren’s story he talks about a man who […]
Your Time, Your Self Worth A number of years ago I attended a Tony Robbins Life Mastery event in Hawaii. Even though climbing a 40 foot power pole was a definite highlight, one story shared at the conference has stuck in my mind. Tony shared a story that has stayed in my mind and changed […]
When faced with the choice of going on holiday and being made redundant while he was away this executive is not the first and will not be the last to question whether he is living to work, or working to live. Even making the choice to go on holiday, knowing you may lose your job can turn something that’s supposed to be wonderful into a miserable existence. There is a solution worth looking into.
Who do you need to be Strange as it may seem I recently decided to spend a few days thinking about how the question, “who do you need to be?” showed up in my life. I want to share this with you because it’s been an expansive journey that has led to some profound learning […]
Goals, are they only scored in team sport? In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) I have the privilege of learning from many people about their goals and dreams, and through my work I help people to live the life of their dreams. Mostly, I assist people who either want to transition from employment into the world […]
Who to pity more workplace bully or victim? A few weeks ago a friend of mine made a Facebook Post regarding her experience turning up to work late. She’s a professional working in a big firm. She’s also a mother of two children, with two early morning drop offs followed by a 45 minute commute. […]
At what stage do most people take a serious look at superannuation, longevity and future lifestyle? My answer? When it’s generally too late to do anything meaningful to preserve one’s dignity. In July 2011 The Australian newspaper reported that a $500,000 superannuation nest egg was insufficient if you chose to live comfortably, retired at 65 […]
So often I am asked how do you know if the time is right to leave employment and start your own business? I wish I had the answer to this. It may have prevented me from literally living off the top ups on my credit card in the early 1990’s, something I will never do […]