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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Choice…

Posted by on 23 Jun 2011 in Blog, Coaching, motivation, Personal | 1 comment

Some say that having choice allows us to be free. Remember the days when you wanted a pair of jeans you had no more than 3 brands to choose from, and 2 or 3 styles per brand. Today there are more brands than I could ever name and so many styles and options that I confess to being overwhelmed by the choice available to me today. They say that the multitude of choice is driven by consumer demand, everyone wanting something unique and different. Companies are continually offering new products and services based on our needs. So we end up with too...

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Being someone…

Posted by on 5 May 2011 in Blog, Coaching, motivation, Personal | 0 comments

Do you take your personal development seriously? A serious question. Really! There is a spectrum of people regarding personal development. There are some who read every personal development book there is, watch every inspirational TED video and listen to all the mantras on the many podcasts out there. There are others who just get on with their life, grinding through each day, taking the opportunities and the challenges as they come. There are all those in between. So what is the right way? Well, in all honesty, whatever is right for you. If...

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