Apr 27, 2021 | Mission, Motivation
“You can’t perform surgery on yourself” A therapist once shared this quote. We were discussing why it was sometimes hard to work on our own topics by ourselves. There are different reasons why it can be harder. For a start, we can be knee-deep in it and not see the...
Apr 23, 2021 | Motivation, Vision
I recently went to a dentist office that had a wall covered in certificates and letters. As I was waiting to see the dentist, I started reading some of them. Some were certificates of his educational achievements and others were letters of acknowledgement or...
Apr 22, 2021 | Connection, Networking
Recently my friend Cécile Bastien Remy, a wonderful keynote speaker and public speaking coach (1), gave shoutouts on LinkedIn to women that have supported her over the years. She did it so beautifully telling how they have inspired her. She was very kind and wrote...
Apr 21, 2021 | Happiness, Motivation
Why is it important to know what we are thinking? If we are not aware of our thoughts and they are negative ones, they could be stopping you from doing something you want. I’m often talking about the importance of becoming aware of our thoughts. It’s often easier said...
Apr 18, 2021 | Networking
I love giving talks on Networking and last week, I gave one on Networking in Covid Times to a women’s group in a large bank. I’ve heard people say it’s not easy to network these days and I understand, networking is certainly different. Most people are working from...
Apr 16, 2021 | Connection, Motivation
Have you ever found yourself being envious of anyone? I have. I remember being envious of a friend who was putting herself out there on social media. She seemed to have an amazing knack for it and seemed like a natural. I was envious because putting myself out on...
Apr 15, 2021 | Experience, Happiness
Lately, the topic of self-care keeps showing up for me and that’s normally a sign for me to do something about it. What is self-care in the first place? At its most basic, it means looking after yourself. I know people that don’t look after themselves properly or...
Apr 15, 2021 | Experience, Motivation
When I was training to be a client advisor, we were involved in role-plays where one of us would be the client and another the client advisor. We were put in difficult situations where we would need to enact things out. It was always good practice as it was a safe...
Apr 13, 2021 | Experience, Happiness
Over Easter, our household had a special guest with long ears visit. The Easter bunny thought he would make both a game and training out of his visit, leaving post-it notes with little chocolate eggs around our flat. The first appeared on our kitchen table asking...
Apr 9, 2021 | Mission, Vision
“Your drawings are getting better” My son had asked me to draw a picture of his Red Duplo train that he loves dearly. I stuck it in front of me and started to draw it as best I could. As he was colouring it in, I was chatting with my dad and showed him. My dad asked...
