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Who started that habit?

When was the last time you forgot to brush your teeth? Ancient cultures aside, modern day dental hygiene wasn’t a regular habit in the western culture until 17th century and as with most things, was reserved for the wealthy. Then it became widespread after the Second World War. If you want to learn about the…

Saturday night TV just got weird…

Because they can’t have live audiences, the presenters are keeping calm and carrying on. But you can see, hear and feel the tension because it’s weird for them. Having a live studio audience has become the staple component for most live broadcasts and recording… until now.And it’s got people on the back foot. I think…

It’s all gone viral..

I might assert we have become dependent on “productivity hacks” to get stuff done and this is now ever more important to get the REAL work done – the stuff that matters. A friend said to me: “It would have been nice if my parents had taught me some of those basic needs, like leadership…

Networking for Sales. Or Networking for Knowledge.

Are you collecting or are you sharing? Transmitting or receiving?  You can decide. And you can do both.  But probably not at the same time.  So, what is your intention?  And, is it right for that room?  Because once you can get clear on that, you might find you’re using your time and effort more…

Presupposition

And the ability to recognise it, say hello and seek to understand it. Having recently moved by grandma into my home because she has dementia and can’t take care of herself, it is starting to become a wonderful experience in understanding some else’s worldview and why they do what they do. She doesn’t remember she…

Values and Rewards – Friend or Foe?

Values are great and when applying them it would make sense to articulate it to your team by describing what that value looks like in action.   For example: Honesty A great and necessary value to have and comes easily to most – it’s a bit of a given. And yet honesty means different things to…

Everyday Learning Moments

Reflective Practice – Through Retrospective Technique. What went well? You can do that again. What didn’t go so well? You can change some of that. What still puzzles me? You can find that out. What can I do differently? You can test that. Then… Ask again, and again and again. You wrote a book… write…

Finding Purpose

Or does Purpose find YOU? Take elite athletes. Someone who is built like a brick outhouse is probably not going to be a good candidate for gymnastics. No matter how much dieting and training they do. Their frame, body composition and genetics are working against them. However, they are ideal for powerlifting, boxing, hammer etc……

Defining and refining what success looks like to you

First Rule of Success Club – You can’t use any metrics, monetary values or statistics. Think about, what it FEELS like. If you could take a picture of your success – what would you be doing? What emotions come to mind? If other people described your success – what would those people say? What impact…

Making Friends with Your Impostor

So, we’ve reflected on the past year, made our resolutions, set some goals for 2020 and created our vision boards… Now what?  Oh yes, the implementation part. The hard part of making a start and moving forward.  Enter stage left – His Imposture’s Voice. The worthy adversary to the main protagonist in the narrative of…