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WE haVE TO get started somewhere and too often we want what eever we create to be perfect, to say what we wnat exacly as we want, and...

I recently was in Bali with my family, and one day my son and I had a massage. The appointment was booked for 3:15pm. So at about 2:55 I...

I've heard it said that as adults most of us are pretty poor at noticing our internal state and labeling it beyond just three emotional...

I recently was at an exhibition of Cezanne's paintings in London and in the collection were several depictions of Montagne...

Benoit B. Mandelbrot born this day in 1924 was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the...

A quick story A few years ago I met a retired British Army officer who had (almost) climbed Mount Everest. The tale he told was full of...

And for those of you not able to join live, we'll share the recording.... Learning is best when we learn with a group. In that group we...

am more grateful for the basics in life more readily shed tears make more calls to those I cherish tag more connections on social media...

When you finish your full time education and get your first job, you realize how much you need to learn. When you get your first...

My son was struggling with a difficult part of his game, whichever door he went through, he could progress no further. He tried the...

In my role both as a facilitator and a coach I lead a lot of debrief sessions, from dialog at the end of breakout / table groups to the...

What happens if you stay in one place too long? As the world around us changes , we need to relentlessly review our choices and...

There is a change in what leadership development is addressing In the past leadership used to be about how to how to give feedback how to...

As the new general manager in an office of 70+ staff I had this sign on my wall as a reminder to myself and my team. In previous roles I...

One of the most sacred Burmese religious texts, the 'Kammavaca' contains the rules for monastic life, conduct and ceremonies. This is a...

I recently ran a coaching workshop for a client on the topic above. Building coaching capability requires development of skills in asking...

You've attended a course on how to be a coach. You have learned the difference between coaching, mentoring and directing; discussed and...

I've written about To do lists and To be lists and recently about Kill Meetings but here's one I recently read about... the To Don't...

Holding it together can be tough. In an "always on" world with a blurring of lines between work and home life and ever increasing...

Receiving feedback is often just as challenging as delivering it, even when the message is positive. The part of our brain that regulates...