Up is good, and down is bad.
That’s how we’re conditioned isn’t it. When numbers are ‘up and to the right’ then things are good. But when they're going down, that's bad.
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Ready Think Go
Unresolved Stories
Our best life is not the thing we get to do once we've resolved all our problems, rather it's the life we live on our way there.
My Life's Passport
Our experiences and what we take from them shape our ability to make the most of opportunities in front of us.
Connection is critical
Relationships are valuable, we can't treat them like we do our possessions. We need to value them, not just what they give us.
It's a complex world
The desire to simplify life is inbuilt, but leaves us oversimplifying and harming relationships. We need to allow the world its complexity.
Perfect isn't possible
Approaching relationships with the idea that they will be perfect, means we're setting ourselves up for failure. Humility and grace needed.
Giving up control
What should we expect out of a relationship? To answer that we need to understand what can we actually influence, rather than just fret over
Let's think differently
Thinking differently is great. This is about relationships which don't die in our differences, but rather thrive in rich diversity.
Strategy is ... Apple Maps
If strategy is a plan, over time, which gets you from A to B, maps provides a great analogy on how to consider and deliver a strategy.
Five steps to anywhere
On holiday, in a new destination and looking for a place to visit? We all follow the same five steps, why not adopt them for life as well?
Why do we have emotions?
If emotions are so tumultuous, it begs the question, what good are they, or better yet, why do we have them? Answer, because they move us.
What is emotional intelligence?
“Have feeling must act”, seems to be my children’s motto. There is a balance here, but let's explore the extremes.
What are the pitfalls of feeling?
Emotions are good things, all of them, but they do have their pitfalls. So we need to learn how to mature in our ability to feel and relate.
Is this feeling good or bad?
Rather than assessing the emotion itself, the question can be, what is this emotion moving us to do and is that healthy or unhealthy?
Am I communicating?
When we realise how significant communication is we’re forced to ask a simple question; am I even good at communicating?
Communicate clearly … tick.
As it has been said, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place"
Shut up street or value lane?
I often think of communication like a network of roads. There are lots of different ways of get to your destination.
You did what?
We rarely give people the benefit of the doubt, instead we’re quick to assume the worst. What should we do when it's not what we expected?
Content or context?
A great communicator is able to do two things simultaneously. They’re able to deliver the content of a conversation and cultivate the contex
Dichotomies: left or right?
What is a dichotomy? It’s best seen through how hungry children are. It’s either all fine, or the wheels have come off.
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