It’s just a ride…

Posted by on 21 Feb 2012 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

I came across this today after watching Chris Bliss on TED, when he mentioned Bill Hicks. So, with a few spare minutes to hand, I googled him and watched this video (transcript below). See what messages you get from it: The World is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round, and it has thrills and chills and is very brightly colored, and it’s very loud. And it’s fun, for a...

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ICF 2012 Survey

Posted by on 6 Feb 2012 in Blog, Coaching | 0 comments

2012 ICF Coaching Survey (pdf document, 934KB) The International Coach Federation (ICF) asked me to get involved in their annual survey, and today I got the 2012 Executive Summary. The key points are: Coaching continues to grow, especially in Western economies, though other regions are expanding There remains optimism about the future of coaching as a profession The key issue for coaching is the number of people starting in the industry without any training It makes interesting reading. What are your...

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Will to live, will to die?

Posted by on 22 Dec 2011 in Blog, motivation, Personal | 6 comments

We hear of many brave stories of those who demonstrate a strong will to live. What about having the will to die? My mum passed away last week. She was an extraordinary woman. One of her many qualities was her strong determination. Be it her desire to get something done despite the odds, to do what was right, or to simply have her own way, she never faltered in her focus to see something through to the end, no matter the timescales. Minutes, hours, days, years. Mum was happy to talk about death. She didn’t want any fuss, a simple funeral...

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Doodling away…

Posted by on 5 Oct 2011 in Blog, Business, Coaching, Personal | 0 comments

Remember that time in the meeting when things were not as interesting as they should have been? You had that pad of paper in front of you and a pen in your hand, so you started to draw something. Probably not a masterpiece, certainly nothing you would want to share with the chair of the meeting, but all the same it was all your own work and in a way you were quite proud of it? Welcome to doodling! I suppose we have all done it at one time or another, if only to pass the time. Some do it more consciously by using the pen and paper to draw out...

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Follow your passion…

Posted by on 27 Sep 2011 in Blog, Coaching, Mentoring, motivation, Personal | 3 comments

Has anyone ever asked you this question? I have heard this question many times over the years and admit to being a little overwhelmed by it. My thoughts run into overdrive as I analyse all the permutations of the things I am passionate about. Of course, it depends on the context. For me it would be my partner and my children, for sport it would be football and for recreation it would be hill walking. For work it would be to serve people. I didn’t always know that. From an early age it was all about making a living, getting on in life and...

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Lesson in Leadership

Posted by on 25 Jul 2011 in Blog, Leadership | 0 comments

Do you need to be mad to want to be a leader? It takes courage, self belief and a lot of passion to be a true leader, though many would argue that you also need to be a little mad to want to take on the responsibility. Yet if no-one else does, how are we going to change the world for the better? How are we going to improve the life of others, build a society that we can all feel proud of, and enable people to find their own rhythm and dance… What tune are you dancing...

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