Wednesday Wisdom: Stillness
It is when we step back from the chaos of life to take time to pause and listen, that we connect with the soul we hide from the noise. These moments of stillness propel us forward far more than the…
Wednesday Wisdom – We are United in Our Sameness
Three personal experiences over the past 10 days highlighted that, irrespective of our individual uniqueness, we are united in our sameness. Standing in the queue in order to cast my vote in the national elections; joining the long and slow…
Wednesday Wisdom – The Challenge of Change
The work of a business coach inevitably revolves around change, and clients’ desire to do things differently in order to gain different outcomes. Irrespective of the dimensions of change required, the need to shift out of comfortable, well-trodden and familiar…
Wednesday Wisdom: The Power in the Perceptivity of Projection
Many years ago, when working for a superb organisation by the name of Mercantile & General Reinsurance, the Financial Director and I enjoyed an on-going bit of banter about whether or not one or other of us was speaking honestly…
Wednesday Wisdom: A time of revival
Easter - a time to pause and reflect on the year so far as we enter into the colourful months of Autumn in the South and the freshness of Spring in the North. It is in our gratitude for the…
Wednesday Wisdom: Flow of life
Shaped by the flow of life … Beautiful Colourful Challenging Drifting Rapid Unique’ ELISE 10th of April 2019
Wednesday Wisdom: Make me a channel of your peace
The words of the Prayer of St Francis of Assisi, set to music in the chant-like melody created by the South African songwriter Sebastian Temple in 1967, are beautiful. The wisdom encapsulated in the hymn sings out to the simplicity of…
Wednesday Wisdom: There is no present like time
There are many different day-to-day references to time: ‘how time flies’ – ‘time waits for no man’ – ‘when I have time’ - ‘what is the time’, and more. We refer to time in many different ways throughout our waking…
Wednesday Wisdom – Aim with conscious intention
It is striking how often clients find themselves at a loss for an answer when asked what their vision is for their business – and personal – future. When rephrased to the more simple question of what it is that…
WEDNESDAY WISDOM Compassion – Connection – Community
Having recently accepted an invitation to speak at an upcoming conference focused on the challenges of managing mental health issues in the workplace, I was reminded yet again of how isolated many feel when negotiating life and work in a…