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Presence in Leadership
One of the most significant qualities to cultivate in leadership is presence. A form of engagement with people that builds awareness, and an active ability to get to the core of an issue, a climate, a process, and a relationship. It fosters mutuality, in...
Go Gently, With Speed
The NSW Police have a slogan on the back of some of their patrol cars. It says 'Choose wisely. Don't rush.' And it's a great slogan, not just for roads. It's a great slogan, for life, and work. To go gently, with speed. To be mindful. To go gently, when pressure is...
Models and Mystery
Much of the way we operate in the world is invisible. It is internal. The parts that no-body sees. The inner dimensions of intentions, and history. That create our reality. It is our emotions, beliefs, and feelings. And what we tell ourselves about them realistically....
This One Precious Life
Working with people who are moving through challenging life events and personal transitions always reminds me of the preciousness of life experiences: what we do with them, how we traverse and harness them, and the directions we take as we move through them. It offers...
One Step
As you ease more purposely into 2018, perhaps after a well earned break in the in-between, you may still be contemplating where to begin. Leading yourself, and others, in the new year. Perhaps you are restructuring, refining your goals, and resolutions, that establish...
A Future to Love
In 2011 Alan Clements published 108 reflections on the Art and Activism of Freedom in his book 'A Future to Believe In'. Not only is the book a marvellous reflection of numerous aspirations and inspirations for planetary cultural movement, it has a large selection of...
Sit, And Admire
It has come to that time, when, like many of you, I will be taking a break for the remainder of the year. To prepare for Christmas cheer, with friends and family, and to tie up loose ends as they appear. To take the time for rest and fun. And to admire all that's...
To Live a Life of Love
The Time has Come, To refine, What it means, To Live, A Life, Of Love To Live a Life of Love Place the words in your Heart, And Ask your Mind, To Listen, There Bow, Your Head to Your Heart, And Listen, There To Live a Life of Love Leave the words in your heart, as you...
PACE of PEACE
There is a word that I have always liked. The word is PACE. And it tends to present itself quite regularly this time of year, when life amps up a pace, with a pre-Christmas cheer race. Reminding me to pace myself. And that's when I link it to another meaning. One I...
Sorting Your Seeds
I have recently re-acquainted myself with the ancient myth of Eros, or Amor, and Psyche, reigniting my passion for myth, archetype and story. And, given that I have recommended previously that Spring is a good time for seed sorting, I thought I would impart some of...
Every Choice
In the whole scheme of things, every choice...is sacred. And presents an important shift toward conscious change and mindset. And as the world keeps transforming rapidly, where so much is pulling on your energies: the world wide web of competing priorities, media,...
Coaching Camino
Change changes you. Isn't it true. And that's what I observed in some beautiful tales of journeying in the stunning documentary Walking the Camino, Six Ways to Santiago, that I watched again recently. Have you seen it? It helped me to ponder on the Coaching Camino's...
The Winds of Change
It's wonderful windy Sydney September again. I love the wildness of the wind. Listening to it is one of the most vital of expressions. It howls and whispers at the same time. It has a life force that brings so much energy swirling. Trees become animated in dancing...
Wisdom Season
Working with people in career decision can sometimes involve, what I call, a big-life transition. Where they find, or decide, that what they have built no longer sufficiently fits the bill, nor adequately fulfils their joy and destiny's will. They have come to a...
Moving On
Making transitions with career positions, particularly when facing redundancy, can present a minefield of considerations. Decisions to make. Concerns to address. How to manoeuvre through adjustments. Leaving an old role and generating new opportunities. And the time...
A mandala art story
Many of you have seen me post my original mandalas and verses. I find them a useful tool for spreading inspirations for loving psyche development, and to get a wellbeing message out succinctly, to you. I mix them amongst my blogs, because, as any educator knows,...
The Wilderness…Charting Your New Territory
One of my favourite pastimes is bushwalking. Finding new walks that are not so easily marked. Going off the trodden way, to have a look see, with curiosity, and to find new things to marvel in, before getting back on path. I lovely analogy, on the life of the...
The Heart Knows
Occasionally, when it seems appropriate, I see couples during transition coaching programs. On one such occasion a new coachee saw me for an initial appointment. He was referred to me by a caring colleague. I saw in him, underneath the discussion, a brokenness that I...