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Tag Archives: growth
Is winter dragging on for you?
Last month, we spent a wonderful week in Lapland, well inside the Arctic Circle. The day we arrived, the sun rose at 11.39am and set at 1.02pm! We spent our days cross-country skiing, dog-sledding and snow-shoeing across the frozen lake … Continue reading
Cultivating a strategic mindset
‘At my latest review,’, said Marcus (not his real name), ‘I was praised for my ‘getting things done’ attitude but encouraged to behave more strategically.’. ‘What do you think you’d be doing if you were behaving more strategically?’ ‘While my … Continue reading
Are you living and working with purpose?
Last time, I asked you the question How long will you put off what you are capable of doing just to continue what you are comfortable doing?. The very morning that post went live, I had the privilege of watching … Continue reading
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Has your comfort zone become a comfort blanket?
A couple of weeks ago, a client and I were discussing an opportunity she had been given. Thea (not her real name) described how she was feeling: ‘The thing about the Big Change, as my partner and I are referring … Continue reading
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Are you self-sabotaging?
Earlier this week, one of my favourite authors, Jon Acuff, posted this: ‘Self-sabotage is when you drill holes in your own ship because the trip is going so well that you feel uncomfortable because someone or something taught you that … Continue reading
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Surviving or thriving?
Whilst discussing the definition of success with a client recently, she said to me ‘I’m surviving but I’m not really thriving.’ As part of Claire’s session, we did some research into ‘thriving’. In her book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining … Continue reading
The clocks go forward but I’m looking back
When I was a child, I found the concept of Daylight Saving Time to be rather baffling. I understood that I lost an hour in March and that I gained one in October: that bit was fine. What confused me … Continue reading
Why pruning is an essential element of personal growth
We have a relatively large back garden and over the last few years, we’ve added many trees and shrubs which have now become well-established. Some of them have actually become too big for the space in which they are planted … Continue reading
Chrysalis
We’ve probably all had times in our professional and our personal lives when we’ve felt a bit stuck, like we’re walking through treacle. We’re frustrated because we’re not making progress. It could be that this is just a pause, like … Continue reading
Turning over pebbles 