Five minutes of fundamentals …
It struck me the other day when sitting on the patio of a favourite meeting place, how many insights I have gathered through working in my own business, as well as coaching others in theirs over the past 20 years.…
Enlightenment
‘Enlightenment is not something you achieve. It is the absence of something. All your life you have been going forward after something, pursuing some goal. Enlightenment is dropping all that.’ Joko Beck[1] A year ago, even six months ago, this…
December 2022 Communique
‘Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean' - Ryunosuke Satoro What an interesting year it has been, with a great many drops of inspiring, fascinating and sometimes challenging moments making up the ever-shifting currents that have flowed…
Wednesday Wisdom – Be Brave and Choose to Write that Book
It is said that everyone has a book inside of them; albeit unwritten for most. There are probably many reasons as to why those who aspire to write a book don’t get around to it. Shortness of time; being ‘too…
Take the Road Less Travelled in Creating Customer Service Differentiation
The famous late poet, memoirist and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, is often quoted for having said: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” …
Wednesday Wisdom – Find the Greatness of Your Grit
Each of us has the gift of grit, At the centre of our being; Unique, personal and great, Not some generic gene. Grit has different guises, That play out in various ways; It is in finding what grit means,…
Wednesday Wisdom – Joy and Peace
Anyone who has visited my consulting room will know that the wall behind my desk is graced with the most beautiful photograph of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. And those who may have browsed the publications sitting on top…
Wednesday Wisdom – Tribute to a Tumultuous Year
It is that time of year, when everyone seems to be rushing a little faster than usual as we head towards slowing down and taking time to pause during the sunny days of the summer holidays that lie ahead. As…
Wednesday Wisdom – Just Do It!
So many reminders this year so far, Of the fragility of life, work and play; So many loved and lost, Who I honour by seizing the day. Carpe Diem ELISE
Wednesday Wisdom – Live to Thrive
We are taught, hear and read much about what is required in order to attain success. Education systems; workplace performance programs and assessment tools; societal attitudes; ‘gurus’ on the subject and personal frameworks all contribute towards creating definitions aimed at…