Raise Your Energy When You’re Feeling Flat

The ability to raise your energy to positively influence group of people, when you’re feeling flat yourself is a skill worth practicing. This time of year, we’re all pretty tired, pulling out all the stops to get everything done in time for Christmas. Coincidentally, it’s also the time of year for big corporate team celebrations.… Continue reading Raise Your Energy When You’re Feeling Flat

Build Rapport in a Meaningful Way

The ability to build rapport with new people in a meaningful and memorable way The ability to connect quickly and deeply with new people is crucial for us coaches who do a weird thing called ‘chemistry sessions’. The purpose is to allow you to see us for the first time and judge whether we’re the… Continue reading Build Rapport in a Meaningful Way

Recognising that Perception is Projection

The ability to recognise that your irritation with someone may be because you dislike that trait in yourself Have you heard of the saying, “Perception is projection”? What does that mean? As human beings, our experience of the world is a reflection of our inner thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs. We recognise things that are somewhat… Continue reading Recognising that Perception is Projection

Being Grateful for ‘Sliding Doors’ Moments

The ability to see ‘sliding doors’ moments in your past and appreciate where you are right now Being grateful is a gift. So many people I coach have fixated on the past in terms of what they lack, what they missed out on, what they ‘failed’ at, rather than what they have. What if, instead,… Continue reading Being Grateful for ‘Sliding Doors’ Moments

Drawing Strength from Others by Role Modelling

The ability to ‘lean into’ the strengths of others, by modelling them when you need to Role modelling other people means we don’t need to be good at everything to succeed. Few of us have the time to learn to excel in areas that we’re not naturally good at (although it’s completely possible). So, what… Continue reading Drawing Strength from Others by Role Modelling

Overcoming Fear

The ability to recognise and mitigate risks while still moving forward in life Our natural tendency when faced with risk is to simply freeze or even to retreat. The skill of overcoming fear in these moments allows us to maintain progress towards our goals instead of losing momentum. What if, instead of always playing it… Continue reading Overcoming Fear

Learning to Reframe Negative Emotions

The ability to ‘reframe’ virtually negative emotions or situation and recognise a positive learning This is simply the most effective way to let go of lingering negative emotions and to take positive learnings forward with us into the future. Although this might sound almost impossible in moments of upset, it works beautifully if you follow… Continue reading Learning to Reframe Negative Emotions