awareness

Managing Difficult Workplace Conversations

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“In the best conversations, you don’t even remember what you talked about, only how it felt.” – John Green, Work is a hard place to have hard conversations. Workplaces are focused on results and time-sensitive outcomes, and so there will always…

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The Importance of Both Motivation and Consistency

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“When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.” – Arsene Wenger You will probably be quite familiar with the term ‘motivation’. Motivation is…

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Why A Gift-Free Christmas Could Be The Greatest Gift of All!

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“Love is always bestowed as a gift – freely, willingly and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.” – Leo Buscagia Gifts are a big part of Christmas tradition. But gone are the days when…

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What’s Right With Humanity

What’s Right With Humanity?

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From the devastating blow of The Supreme Court in the US rolling back the settled law of Roe v. Wade, to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the creeping sense of global recession, there is a lot of sad…

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Rebooting Post Catastrophe

Rebooting Post Catastrophe

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“Rebooting our enthusiasm is like deciding to become our own best coach, rather than our own worst enemy.” – Cathy Burnham Martin A few months ago, everything seemed like it was getting back to some kind of normal. However, as we…

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Tips for Forgiving, Forgetting, and Moving On

Tips for Forgiving, Forgetting, and Moving On

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“Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It’s something you do for yourself. It’s saying, ‘You’re not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.’ It’s saying, ‘You don’t get to trap me in the past. I am worthy…

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Home-Working_ New Problems and Their Solutions

Home-Working: New Problems and Their Solutions

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“The art of being wise is the art of knowing that solutions don’t come from individuals, but rather experiences.” – Shannon L. Alder The past two years have forced us to change in many ways. And indeed, although the pandemic…

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The Algorithm is Sick

The Algorithm is Sick

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I see more clearly than ever that the algorithms that run our social media platforms are sick – they are anxious, depressed, and mentally unstable. More importantly, just as we created them and imbued them with our own immature consciousness,…

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Doubt_ How to Get Out of Your Own Way

Doubt: How to Get Out of Your Own Way

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“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem Doubt. We have all had that feeling once or twice at least! Doubt is one of those things that, although unpleasant, is necessary for many ways. It is necessary…

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Self-Awareness_ Knowing Your Emotional Self

Self-Awareness: Knowing Your Emotional Self

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“Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.” – Lawrence Bossidy Self-awareness, I find, is something that other people often find uncomfortable. I don’t know what it…

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