Do you want to be helped, heard or hugged?
When you are facing a challenge, what does support look like for you? Do you want to be helped, heard or hugged? Everyone is different. Instead of being a 'fixer' imposing what you think someone [...]
Recovery is not a race!
It's been 12 weeks. 12 weeks of not using my right arm and wrist. 12 weeks out of the gym, 12 weeks of constantly being strapped, wearing a wrist brace and a sling to immobilise [...]
Media soundbites for you
Its been a busy time in the media recently, with some influential journalists, podcasters and influencers. I have collated a selection of interviews for you to listen to. Bruce Whitfield's Business Week podcast on News24 [...]
Have you heard of the self-leadership gap?
The question you should be asking: If your organisation's management layer disappeared tomorrow, how much work would still get done? That's a reasonable measure of how much self-leadership actually exists in your workforce. It's also [...]
Gravity sucks, but ageing doesn’t have to
Gravity sucks, but ageing doesn’t have to as long as you keep perspective, choose your attitude, take action and hold onto your sense of humour! 😆 I have a brand new presentation for the 60+ market. 👀 [...]
What would you do with 5 extra days a month?
Momentum slows down when you have a month of short weeks and long weekends. Now we need to wind ourselves up to a sprint again and play catch up to meet targets and deliverables. "I [...]
What is incomplete or elusive for you?
I asked this question of a coaching client recently and it precipitated a massive reframe in her thinking. She immediately came up with one thing she has been putting off that she felt was an [...]
Just because the BIG is happening…
There is so much in this profound quote from Trevor Noah. We all experience big things in our lives that suck up all our energy and require a big chunk of our focus and time. Whether [...]
You’re not broken, just bent
"I'm not broken, just bent", is a line from Pink's song, Just Give Me A Reason, and it's so true. You can choose to be broken or you can choose to be bent by life. Everyone [...]
Quotes to inspire as the world holds its breath
The world keeps holding its breath as the war in the Middle East escalates, as power games are played, as threats are made and as negotiations stall. Wherever you are in the world right now, [...]