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#158 – Letting Compliments Land

#158 – Letting Compliments Land

“That was a great speech”. “I wasn’t happy with the ending”  When someone gives you a compliment, do you receive it properly? Do you let compliments land or do you bat them away? I was made aware I batted them away a few years ago. For me, I believe it stems from my...
#157 – Letting Go: Goodbye Dining Table

#157 – Letting Go: Goodbye Dining Table

Last night, someone came to collect my old dining table and I’m surprised that I’m a little sad today. I realized it’s one of the only things I had left furniture wise from the UK and I moved to Zurich ages ago. The table was with me in London, in my first flat in...
#156 – Stop People Pleasing

#156 – Stop People Pleasing

I went for lunch with a friend recently and she was telling me that someone had asked her to be part of their startup. As she talked, I could sense that she had some doubts about it. After listening for a couple of minutes, I asked her a simple question “Do you want...
#155 – I’m Sorry

#155 – I’m Sorry

You know I’m a big fan of the love languages. That’s because knowing what my husband and I both liked and needed to be to revolutionised our relationship.  The same author, Gary Chapman, brought out the apology language. If you like me, thought it would just be “I’m...
#151 – When No One Signs Up

#151 – When No One Signs Up

I turned up at the American Women’s Club workshop week to give my Show me your true calling workshop. The organizer said, “Didn’t you get my email?” “No, I didn’t” “I’m sorry – no one signed up for your workshop” “Ok, that’s fine”.  When I first started organizing...
#138 – Trusting your intuition

#138 – Trusting your intuition

Years ago, I introduced a speaker to speak at a Fortune 500 company. The topic was “Trusting your intuition”. I remember there being a strong reaction with some people even suggesting it shouldn’t be allowed. I was honestly surprised as personally I thought it was a...