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All Communication Leaves a Mark

Did you know that everything you communicate leaves an impression?  I was thinking about this last night as I concluded session nine of our communication course, and read the thought-provoking story written by Paulo Coelho… Everything we do or say, and what our body language portrays (including those facial expressions that we have no idea…
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Listening – is it a lost art?

I am frequently amazed at how infrequently individuals really listen to one another.  I was involved in a conversation with a customer service person recently about a faulty watch I had.  I carefully explained what it was doing.  It was still working, however it would intermittently stop and when I wound the hands around to correct the…
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Compost Conversations

I’m not a gardener; however I like growing roses and parsley and a few fruit trees.  Not for any reason other than I like them and it’s about all I can cope with.  I get green-eyed when I see my family creating incredible, edible and abundant gardens; however it’s just not my ‘thing’.  Well not…
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Goals, Blue Elephants and the Magic Question

When partnering with my clients, supporting them to achieve their dreams I am humbled to be sharing that sacred space with them – especially when their eyes light up as if they have realised something for the very first time.  And, one thing I hear often, just before we get to that lightbulb moment, is…
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Time IS on Your Side

Well that’s what the Rolling Stones sang, and I tend to agree.  Yet I hear many people asking why do some people achieve lots and others not?  How come some people can work ‘on’ their biz as well as ‘in’ their biz and seem to get everything done?  I think part of it relates to…
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Where’s your Biz Compass Pointing?

Do you have a strategic profile for your business?  If you do congratulations!  I imagine that some of you may be wondering what on earth that is?  A strategic profile provides you with an outline of what you want to achieve out of your business and is one of the most effective business tools you…
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Coulda, shoulda, woulda

Are you trapped by your list of what you ‘should’ be doing? Are you finding that you’re living in the future with a large list, instead of enjoying this moment, right here and right now? Hmmm, sounds familiar. The list. Or maybe your list is like mine – the never-ending or bottomless list, where one…
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