One of the very first exercises I remember doing at the start of my coaching training was to sit with a partner and listen to them describing something about themselves and their aspirations for 2 minutes without any form of interruption, verbal or non verbal. Sounds pretty easy right? Not long is it? I thought so too as we began… Continue reading
My Father didn’t have a psychology degree or even a library of well read self-improvement books. What he did have was plenty of dispensable wisdom when it came to most aspects of life. I remember, in particular, him talking to me one evening just before I started secondary school (“way back in the last century”, as my kids frequently remind me!): Continue reading
Over the last few days I’ve been thinking about trust and the importance of cultivating it in my relationships with others. Many would argue that trust is the central pillar upon which our relationships are built.
If we want to get ahead and make progress in becoming who we are and achieving what we want to achieve, whether in a personal or business context, we can speed up the journey (and certainly make it more fulfilling) by working with others along the way. This means giving of ourselves and also relying on and trusting others to help us. Continue reading