LEADER : /ˈliːdə/noun The person who leads or commands a group, organisation, or country. LEADERSHIP : /ˈliːdəʃɪp/verb NB: Is also a noun that is less resistant to being used as a verb The action of leading a group of people or an organisation. Leadership is a doing word, it’s actionable and a practice that should…
Who am I? I think life is so hard and unfair, it’s not even anything I do or don’t do. Nothing seems to go right and everyone else makes it more difficult. I can’t change anything and I am so stuck. I’ll just do nothing then! There are plenty of others who will just take over. They…
You don’t have to say yes, just because it feels safe and familiar. I think we are rational rememberers. After the fact, we rationalise our decisions.Once we have made them and witnessed the outcome. Justifying our actions. What if, you got a call from your old boss and they wanted you back? Does that change…
Learning is hard! You can provide the reins, the map and even the water… But, don’t always expect plenty of drinking to be going on. Learning is a very private experience that only the student has ultimate control over. Displaying a vast array of information for them to memorise for a test is not learning.…
Check for those co-working spaces. Apply for that course. Bid for that funding. Go to that meet-up. Get that first draft written. Ask for help. Instead of agonising over whether an endeavour could be a failure or a success… Challenge yourself to do something purely for the experience of noticing how you respond and react…
“Resistance is the enemy within” – Steven Pressfield First comes the feeling of not wanting to do something. You could just get on with it and do it anyway. But you don’t! You will Rationalise: I’ve pressed the snooze button too many times now and I wanted to be at the gym for 0600 and…
Time to cast aside the LBD Big breath in… and out… She then opened the doors of the wardrobe and began thumbing through the hangers on the rail. Nope… Not that one… Definitely not THAT one… It’s not a Saturday night on the town! Nope… That one is too small now (I must go to the…
•Take someone for a coffee •While you are at lunch – video chat with someone •Before you go to lunch – check in with someone via email •What gets scheduled, gets done! – set some reminders in your calendar Once upon a time… We didn’t have time to recycle. Now look at us! If you…
That depends… If it is to tell me a solution to a problem I didn’t know I had – you can have 1 min of appreciation. If it is to talk about how you want to make a change that will improve either you, a process or both – you can have all the time…
Little Miss Resistance is definitely controlling the narrative and she needs to stop! It’s not helping you… and it is not helping her either. Talk about a paradox! Every day you will muster the energy to resist the resistance. And it becomes more and more difficult as you work towards your realising your dreams. And,…
Abbie Pierce 