From the monthly archives:
For the last seven or eight weeks I’ve been attending an improv comedy workshop every Monday night. It’s been a whole lot of fun! I’m not amazing by any stretch of the imagination, but I’ve been learning lots and have enjoyed being outside of my comfort zone.
Learning about improv through all the exercises and games [...]
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How much of your time are you giving to things you can realistically do nothing about? It is so easy to waste copious amounts of time focussing on issues and situations that are beyond the realms of our control.
This is what happens when we give too much place to worry and anxiety. They end up [...]
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Our imagination has the power to either cripple us or propel us to heights the previously seemed impossible. Far more than our skills and knowledge, our imagination will determine our future.
It was Albert Einstein who said:
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces [...]
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Last month I wrote that leadership only started making sense to me when it became personal. I wrote about Oliver Tambo and the significant role that he played in South Africa. Leadership starts with taking responsibility of your own life.
I work with many people in my coaching practice who blame their unfulfilled lives [...]
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It’s Wednesday. And Wednesday means it’s #StrengthsDay. Every Wednesday we profile one persons top five StrengthsFinder themes. We ask the person some key questions and explore these themes in more detail.
Not only this, anyone who shares any of the five themes is encouraged to join in as well and share your experiences with that particular [...]
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What question do we need to regularly ask ourselves to check that we are energised and not drained? The question you need to ask won’t be the same as anyone else. We all need to identify the health check question that checks we are staying on the path to maximising our potential.
For me, the question [...]
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This weekend just gone has been one of those manic yet wonderful times. As many of you will know, me and Rachel (my wife) had a beautiful baby girl called Eloise on the 28th January this year. And this Saturday was the day we arranged to have a thanksgiving celebration and blessing. It was fantastic. [...]
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I’ve talked before about the dangers of drifting through life. Today’s post is going to be very short and sweet. It’s a simple reflective tool to help make sure we don’t just drift through life.
Here it is:
What have you learnt this week?
And here are some sub-questions to explore that more: What have been your successes? [...]
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This site is about empowering people to make the most of their lives. The daily posts are there to inspire and equip people to maximise their potential and live life fully alive. I am passionate about helping people live an awakened life. A life where we unleash our uniqueness.
There is no such thing as normal. [...]
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I can’t believe we’re onto our fourth #StrengthsDay already. Each week so far has been a really fascinating conversation with some great insights coming to the fore. I’m looking forward to more of the same today.
For those of you who don’t know, every Wednesday on Awaken we profile one person based on their top five [...]
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