Transform your way of living…reflection for these challenging times
How are you holding yourself as a leader? – with calmness and in grace; with trust and patience; in loving kindness; embracing your wisdom and honest self-reflection? Or are you holding on too tightly because of the fear and anxiety that you are feeling. Times are chaotic. Release the grip - let go, surrender and trust as the new order of things unfolds. Model the way for others to follow...
Read MoreLove in the workplace? – absolutely! Not the amorous or office-romance kind. The love and kindness leaders can show everyday - It’s a thing. Never do we need it more than now. As I #pauseforreflection this month, I know it’s not hard to express some love in the form of gratitude, praise, or a simple kind act. We just need reminding from time to time.
Read More“Easy choices lead to a hard life. Hard choices lead to an easy life”…my esteemed Yoga teacher Clare reminded me of this quote (attributed to Rilke) in a newsletter of hers late last year. It got me thinking about the correlation between ‘change’, last month’s theme, ‘hope’ and ‘discipline’.
Read MoreMay 2026 be the year where you embrace the changes within you and around you no matter whether you have planned for them or have control over them. I know my year will be full of transition. Living takes courage. How you navigate change can impact how well you live. Consider your commitment to the quiet within that holds all the answers of who you are, where you are going and what you need...
Read MoreLeaders have the power to create a better world. What does that really mean?
This month as I #pauseforreflection, I’m reflecting on the use of power. As Martin Luther King Jr. so eloquently said, power is simply “the ability to achieve purpose" ... used towards the growth of love and justice...
Last month’s #pauseforreflection on breaking our own rules prompted some of my clients and I to unpack what ‘rules’ really are and how they impact our lives…positively and negatively. To this end, I gave some thought to some of the things that give my life a framework and something to work towards…my life GPS if you like.
Read MoreThis month’s #pauseforreflection asks us to rethink the rules we have for ourselves and enjoy the freedom that comes from breaking those that cause us pain or struggle or don’t serve us.
Read MoreAs I #pauseforreflection over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been reading a lot about the benefits of being still, contemplation and going slower. Despite the health, creative, performance and soulful benefits, as a society we are so resistant to the concept of stillness. The ego likes to be busy!
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