You’d Never Guess Why Appreciation Matters
“leadership, with its inevitable panoply of attack, sucks the tender self-appreciation right out of people” As a coach, one of the things I encounter with everyone, especially the Brits I coach, is the cognitive error of discounting. People overlook positive...
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How to be like Arnold: Mindfulness Part 1
Mindfulness is back!
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The Secret of an Outstanding Atmosphere
It’s not just a child friendly place, but a child led place
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The Three Levels of Listening
"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." ~Stephen R. Covey Years ago when I was training to be a 'Don' in my university residence, we were introduced to a concept called 'Active Listening'. It seemed a bit...
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The Secret of Staying Connected and Clear
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” ~Peter Drucker Humans are funny creatures. We live in this globalised network of overlapping, integrated (mostly) and interdependent groups, making and eating things like garlic infused olive...
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How to Keep Goals on Track When Things Change
…goals shift and change as their values and beliefs emerge in the coaching sessions. That’s normal and healthy. It’s not ‘giving up’ or ‘quitting’ or anything like that, it’s just making adjustments to your course as your journey progresses. I’m a bit broken right...
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Three reasons you should NOT start hitting the gym.
Walking is what your DNA is expecting and there are all kinds of genes switched on and off by walking that bring enormous wellbeing and health benefits. I used to be a gym monkey. I found bodybuilding when I was 16 and more or less spent the next ten years working...
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How to Give 100%, 100% of The Time
“When you sit just sit, when you walk just walk, but whatever you do, do not wobble.”
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The Secret to Incredible Energy ~Part 2
As you know, I'm big on sleep and for so many people, it's a fast away to incredible energy all day. So many people are deprived and silently suffering. They might not even think they're suffering, but unless you're sleeping 7ish hours a night, waking up feeling...
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The Secret to Incredible Energy ~Part 1
“Sleep is for the weak” is just not true and if you think you can “sleep when you’re dead”, you’re probably hastening the day.
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