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 readingHonesty really is the best policy
Conflict costs us on every level – it has the potential to sap all of our resources. Time, money, stress, energy, mental & emotional composure – all go out the window when two people who each feel threatened attempt to communicate from a place of fear, or worse, slam their barriers up, entrench themselves in […]
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 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 readingFlipping the Script: Transforming your attitude to risk management
Most of the entrepreneurs I work with fall into one of two camps – either they used to be involved in risk management in their former corporate life and have put all of that behind them and never want to go back, or they have come into business from an artistic or spiritual background, have […]
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 readingFollow the rabbit trail…
Just a quick reminder – when you do a google search and grab a gorgeous image to illustrate a post – on your website, blog, Facebook page or in a Facebook group or forum – somebody created that image, took that photo, made that visual! It is really important that you take the time to […]
Continue readingHiding behind the corporate “we”
A question popped up in my Business Serenity Facebook group the other day… Why do so many entrepreneurs refer to themselves as “we” on their websites, in correspondence or when talking about their business, even if they are a sole trader? This is a very interesting question. Legally speaking there is no right or wrong […]
Continue readingExpertise and Professional Responsibility
A fascinating discussion arose in a Facebook group I belong to recently, around the responsibilities owed by therapists and practitioners who work with traumatised people. I have completed courses in trauma-informed mediation but it is certainly not something I would claim to be an expert in, which led me to tune in to the issue […]
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 readingWhat is Wise Management?
As entrepreneurs we put a lot of effort into the start up phase. We are encouraged to charge forward and create the business of our dreams without stopping to worry about whether we have all of our ducks in a row. In fact, most coaches sensibly advocate a lean start-up model and will tell you […]
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