In this age of the drive for the perfect public face, how can we be authentic as we live? How do we not become our own fake news? Is it perfection that draws others to us, or does it drive them resolutely away? To be able to identify with someone else, we must, I believe, be able to see something in the other that resounds with us, a kind of mirror image. So if we are honest, not just about…
As an avid reader I am often inspired by what I read. This book; The Gifts of imperfection by Brene Brown is no exception. I was challenged from the offset with her list for wholehearted living, having believed I lived that way already. What about you? Check out this list and see how it sits with you. People who live wholeheartedly have a list of do’s and a list of don’ts. Here are the do’s: Worthiness, play and rest, trust…
This morning I was interviewed on various local radio shows across the UK. The reason; Faith in the world week @BBC radio. A poll by ComRes interviewed 1,003 adults by telephone asking the question: what is the most beautiful quality in a friend, partner or parent? The answer was very interesting. Who do you say you are? I am often seen as a professional woman, a coach and a therapist. But sometimes I am seen as an ex model, and for…
My journey as a coach has enabled me to understand what clients see as the strengths and qualities of a good coach. And to know what organisations want from the coaches that they use? For business it’s all about the bottom line. How they increase revenue and how they increase efficiency? However increased efficiency is not just about the need to stop wasting resources, it’s about not wasting people. It is about giving them the best opportunity to be all…
The autumn days are upon us. Days of hats and gloves. Fallen leaves soft after a downpour, or crisp underfoot lay on the ground. Driving rain, or strange hot October sunshine confuses us, as multi-layered as we face the uncertain climate. The possible chill of the weather against the warmth of the work-place. And so we dress for all possible eventualities. But it’s not just the weather that is changing. The political climate seems to be in uproar too, with…
Sheryl Sandberg wrote in The Wall Street Journal: women are leaning in but they face pushback. It was a fascinating read covering many aspects of women in business; the issues they face and the disparity between men and women. The fact is that we are 100 years away from equality in the C Suite: women are still living with imbalance. I have worked with a variety of women over many years, as a therapist and also as a coach. It…