You would have noticed recently an undertone in my blogs relating to road safety. It’s a reflection of a perception shift and the increased awareness I’ve experienced over the last few months. Last week I had another perception-shift I want to share with you. I had an opportunity to experience someone else’s world. Yes –…
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When there’s no-one looking, are you the you that you want others to see? Or are you a different, ‘sneaky’ you? Are you honest with yourself when you’re not within view of others? How do you sit with your integrity in these situations – comfortably or not? We’ve experienced another fatality on our road…
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There’s something to be said about this well-worn catch phrase courtesy of Nike. And yes, I’ve heard it said regularly and often, yet how many of us really do ‘just do it’? Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the thick end of thin things (to quote Stephen Covey), which is where we’re pushing ourselves to…
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When you speak to others, how do you sound – to them? What do others see when you talk to them? How do they feel after having had a conversation or interaction with you? Have you really heard yourself and listened, not so much to the words you say, but the way in which you deliver them? Would you pay attention to you…
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Yesterday I experienced it again. My shadow self. Deepak Chopra poses the question in his teachings and writings that we all have a shadow – that ‘dark’ side of us. It could be uncontrollable anger, some form of addiction, the ‘naughty’ part of us that pushes us to break the rules, or to break ourselves. …
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Did you know that you can change your world by simply moving your but? I know this from my own experience and it can be life changing, for you and those around you. You probably heard it as a child. You would have heard it at school too. I did. It’s not helpful or positive…
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This message is becoming ever-stronger in my life and I’ve had another nudge (or kick) in this direction this long Waitangi weekend. Work is important to us, I accept that. It provides the vital form of exchange that we need to sustain ourselves on this planet and hopefully, there’s enough left to help us achieve…
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My 2 BEST EVER Productivity Tips (that really do work) Did you have few things on your ‘to do’ list to get done over the holidays? I sure did! For me it was the HUGE pile of papers in the office that I’ve been stockpiling for ‘one day’ that I’d ‘get a round tuit’. And…
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Six Tips on Dealing with Feedback You feel like you’ve been kicked in the guts! It’s painful. This wasn’t what you were expecting. You thought you’d get a response like ‘it was fantastic’ and now you’re hurting. All you did was ask your colleague what they thought of your work. You thought it was a great…
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Last year I developed a problem. It was curable, and didn’t require prescription drugs or a doctors’ visit. I shared my problem with a few people and then I started devising a strategy to overcome it. What was my problem? It was the word ‘busy’. When people asked me how I was, I would reply…
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