Tag: courage

C is for Courage

As humans we all prefer the familiar, it gives us a sense of safety and comfort and means that we don’t have to show our vulnerabilities. However, to stretch and grow and adapt, we have to do things differently, perhaps tackle something that’s unfamiliar or scary and that takes courage. We’re all good at coming…
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Assertiveness is about the choices you make

I’ve always loved this quote about assertiveness and I think it’s because it reveals so much about the level of respect we hold, not only for others, but for ourselves as well. Our attitudes and behaviours hold the key to our successes and although I’ve always recognised that being assertive creates the best results, I’ve…
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T is for tweaking!

I was running a time management workshop a couple of weeks ago and we started to talk about the incessant need to ‘tweak’ our work and the negative impact it had on us. So this month, I’ve chosen T is for ‘tweaking’. We all set such very high standards for ourselves, but there is a…
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R is for resilience

As I sit down to write this newsletter, I’m listening to the radio and hear that it’s the first day of autumn.  How quickly the months are passing!  But then I also realise that today is also a very poignant day in my life.  I have been working for myself for ten years! Can you…
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