by SaraSwati Shakti | Aug 11, 2019 | Change, Leadership, Mindfulness, Personal Development
“Love thy neighbour as thyself….It would do us good to take this thing somewhat to heart, especially the phrase “as thyself”. How can I love my neighbour if I do not love myself? How can we be altruistic if we do not treat ourselves decently?...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Jul 17, 2019 | Career, Change, Coaching, Leadership
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 finding new things to marvel in, before getting back on path. A lovely analogy, on the life of the...
by SaraSwati Shakti | May 20, 2019 | Coaching, Leadership, Self-Leadership
Chaos is a ladder. I have borrowed those words from a line in Game of Thrones. If you, like me, have enjoyed it’s evolving story, it has offered rich fodder for observing the games people play, and the character arcs and manoeuvres that follow. And while it is...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Mar 17, 2019 | Career, Leadership, Self-Leadership, Workplace
We have been experiencing many rainy days of late. Which can make it challenging to motivate. Particularly on a Monday, with events that have honed attention, on the world stage. For me my Monday morning included a quick peruse through my LinkedIn news feeds, to tap...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Feb 17, 2019 | Coaching, Development, Leadership, Self-Leadership
I have dipped into a novel again. Yet it is more than just a novel. It speaks to me more deeply. It is by the German Novelist Hermann Hesse (b1877 – d1962) titled Demian. I remember reading The Glass Bead Game/Magister Ludi by the same author when I was a...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Dec 16, 2018 | Change, Leadership, Wellbeing
It has come to that time of year, when time is speeding up. Or so it would appear, as we edge further toward Christmas cheer. That time of year when things can become particularly frantic. As the heart beat starts to race to keep up, with the extra tasks, last minute...