This is my kids fixing the car with their dad when we got back from a walk to find our tyre flat. It made me think about that fine art called ‘coaching’. Don’t do it FOR people - do it WITH people...
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One wet and stormy day last winter, before any hope of spring had raised its head, my neighbours jumped on a plane bound for Bali to warm their bones. They left behind their little flock of 9 sheep. All but one of which were about to produce...
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I’ve seen a lot of people get paralysed when ‘bad’ things happen thinking their faulty vibration must have caused it. And I’ve also seen that lead to a lot of people refusing to talk about or address ‘bad’ things that have happened because they don’t want...
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Recently I talked with a retired commercial property designer. She said something really interesting. “I pushed my clients’ boundaries to help them achieve their real goals”. She was skilled at what she did and produced some outstanding, landmark work. I asked her what she thought made her...
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My youngest daughter taught me something yesterday. Again. She was grappling with the car door handle from the outside. Having tried and failed to pull the door open several times, she looked to me to do it for her. Never one to miss a chance to say ‘you...
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Who are your most valuable players? How are you going to know them when they appear? These are crucial questions because often your team superstars come in heavy disguise. Either they seem quite scary with the extent and ferocity of their skepticism (for more on this topic try:...
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