Reflective Practice Reduces Conflict
Do you engage in reflective practice? By reflective practice, I mean thinking about what you do, how you do it, how well it’s working, how it feels to do it, how it’s landing, how it’s feeling for other people. Reflective practice is essential to your wellbeing, as well as that of your business and your […]
Continue readingIs Your To-Do List Overwhelming?
You might be familiar with Steven Covey’s time management matrix. Tasks are sorted into 4 quadrants: tasks that are important AND urgent tasks that are important but NOT urgent tasks that are urgent but not important tasks that are neither important nor urgent Urgent tasks are those that have a looming deadline. Important tasks are […]
Continue readingDealing with your Dinosaur Brain
The old paradigm of risk management is based on fear and avoidance of risk. In the new paradigm of risk management that I have pioneered, we begin with the belief that the universe is a friendly place, and full of love. In this understanding of the universe, there is no risk, there is only our […]
Continue readingDo you struggle to say “no”?
When I talk to clients about boundaries and the kinds of issues that get them into conflict situations, one of the most common problems I hear about is people who have a hard time saying “no”. As a result, they end up taking on too many commitments, doing work outside their competence that really doesn’t […]
Continue readingHo’oponopono and Radical Responsibility
Ho’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian form of mediation, designed to repair conflict and damaged relationships through confession and forgiveness. More recently, it has developed into a New Age spiritual practice, based on the concept that we can find internal peace when we take 100% responsibility for everyone’s actions, not just our own. In ho’oponopono, the […]
Continue readingCollaborate with Confidence
Connection and collaboration is a topic that I am passionate about. I love the synchronicity of bringing together different but complimentary skills, talents and ideas to create something greater than an individual could bring into being, working alone. The buzz of bouncing ideas of each other and having the opportunity to debrief with someone who […]
Continue readingFinding the Sweet Spot in your Business
When I ask my clients “what worries them about their business”, the most common answer is that they “don’t know what they don’t know.” This kind of undefined anxiety, the fear that you might be ignorant of something that could harm you is a common cause of self sabotage for small business owners. When you […]
Continue readingSuit of Armour or Flying Naked?
Do you ever find yourself feeling unsafe in your business and wondering if you need a little more protection? Contracts are one of the best ways to manage expectations and set responsible boundaries for your business relationships, but how do you know when you need one, and if you do need one, how thorough and […]
Continue readingBe the boss of your business, instead of its slave, with strong healthy boundaries
Too often, we are own worst enemy when it comes to setting and abiding by our business boundaries. When we don’t consciously take the time to consider how we want our business – and our clients – to treat us, we end up allowing our sabotaging subconscious to make spur of the moment decisions based […]
Continue readingThree ways to create change through conflict
Recently, I wrote about how to flip the script on our perception of risk, taking it from a threat to an opportunity. Conflict is normally associated with threat, but did you know it can also provide wonderful opportunities? In this article, I’m talking about the kind of conflict that is not really dangerous – the […]
Continue readingStaying in Touch
This is the first blog that I am publishing since my website went live, more than two months ago. I am writing it, because I would like to link to a recent blog post in my newsletter, that I am about to send out for the first time in 7 months. Over the past few […]
Continue readingOrganic Business Growth
This morning I have been thinking into how a business grows and flows organically (as opposed to the push and hustle which, to be absolutely honest, does nothing for me… or not quite nothing – everytime I bump into it, it helps me clarify and define what I do not want to be or do! […]
Continue readingBridging the knowledge gap
Often, an entrepreneur’s hardest work is going on invisibly, on the inside. I, for example, have been working on being ok with not knowing all the answers. Even typing that makes me gasp and feel nausea rising. However, I have realised that this is simply one more symptom of the disjunct between my professional and […]
Continue readingDance when you feel like giving up!
Everyone has low days, days when they feel like all their effort is getting them nowhere, when life seems to be all push and no flow. This is just a little message for you – and for me – to return to on those kind of days. Slow down, by all means. Get outside, take […]
Continue readingSetting intentions for the New Moon
Recently I have discovered great joy and peace in matching my life to the ebb and flow of the lunar cycle. I am particularly enjoying the practice of setting my intentions with each new moon. If you would like to know more about the current new moon from an astrological perspective, I recommend Eloise Meskanen […]
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