In the first of two blogs I shall be discussing the nature of, and the need for, inner motivation. In the second piece I shall detail some straightforward things that can be done on a daily basis to help generate and sustain it where it matters – from the core. As with all change be […]
QUICK TIPS, EASY WAYS, SIMPLE STEPS? In life development there’s no such thing! I write a blog relating to issues I come across on a regular basis: decision making; obstacles to clear thinking and focus; self confidence; workplace stress; early depression among executives, and so on. Just recently a coaching website very kindly agreed to […]
MEDITATION IN BUSINESS: IT WORKS! In a frenetic, noisy and obsessive world, the ability to disengage from the hurly burly can prove invaluable, most particularly when we are trying to find inspiration to fire our inner motivation or to manage difficult challenges. In my own experience I have found that the ability to be able to […]
QUOTATIONS ARE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION IN MY WORK & MY LIFE I tend to use quotations in my work, particularly during speaking engagements. They give my tremendous inspriation and focus throughout my owrking week. Here is a selection quotes, many of them well known to all: This is central to all of my work, […]
Following on from a recent blog about the benefits of acknowledging weakness , a blind alley that individuals, managers and organisations need to be aware of is when fear is confused for respect. Actually, such confusion should never arise as they are so completely different, but alas it is all too common. Fear, if unchecked, […]
CAN ACCEPTING A WEAKNESS BE BENEFICIAL? weakness noun 1. the state or condition of being weak. synonyms: frailty, feebleness, enfeeblement, puniness, fragility, delicateness, delicacy, 2. a disadvantage or fault. Synonyms: Fault, flaw, defect, deficiency, weak point/spot, failing, foible, Shortcoming, imperfection, blemish, chink in one’s armour THE POPULAR VIEW When such definitions and synonyms are […]
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE is regarded by successful business leaders as an essential skill to compliment IQ and is defined as: “The capacity for recognising our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships” The five domains improved by enhanced Emotional Intelligence are: […]
Our desire to be a different body shape to that we already possess is one of the obsessions of our age and so many of us are subject to this at some time or other. THERE’S NO SECRET We all know what it takes to be in better shape and unless we are impeded by a […]