We are all searching. Seeking to find something more that we believe will satisfy and complete. What we overlook in our drive to win is the extent of our compulsion and instinct. The drive forward becomes an unquestioned first base and so we ‘strike and run’, time and...
I cannot get the picture of President Trump pointing his finger at members of the press and stating ‘You are fake news’ out of my mind. And the accompanying news report, stating that statistics show that people are unable to differentiate between fake and real news....
Too long inside concrete walls and around man made things makes me a little stir crazy! A few minutes sat by the river can quickly alleviate this. There’s a powerful, peaceful and grounding energy in nature that seeps into my being. It brings me serenity, gratitude,...
Do you know how to breathe? In the Kate Bush song Breathing, she tells us that she is breathing! ‘Out, in, out, in, out!’ It sounds so simple and indeed it is. We all do it for our entire lives, but are we doing it properly? Do you know how to breathe? Awareness...
“No is a complete sentence.” – Anne Lamott “Hey, are you coming to the mason jar party on Saturday?” My colleague popped her head into my office. It took me a second to realize she wasn’t talking about checking out that new bar that serves irresistibly...
Is happiness a feeling or a knowing? Is it some fleeting feeling we all strive to achieve? According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, happiness is “a state of well-being and contentment.” Can a person be continually happy while also facing struggles or experience pain...
As I sit on the plane back to Dubai after my quarterly visit to Iran to visit my kids, I think of all the ways that laughing with my kids has helped our relationship. My situation is slightly different as my kids don’t live with me and I only see them for a week at a...
Since the 1990s there has been book after book with titles such as ‘How to have difficult conversations’, ‘Crucial confrontations’, ‘How to win an argument’. As a Human Resource professional who has had to manage organisational...
Spring Has Arrived Finally we can say goodbye to winter and welcome with open arms the glorious season that is Spring! A time for rebirth as nature slowly wakes up and comes back to its flamboyant and colourful life. For me it’s a natural time to start spring ...
Strategic – The What If Strength People with the Strategic StrengthsFinder talent theme are always asking, “What if this or that happens?” Think of the game of chess. What if the person moves there then this is how I will move. The Strategic talent allows people to...