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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Challenging behaviours in others: a four-step process
Challenging others’ behaviours is not easy. Not only have you got to offer feedback to someone who has just upset you in some way, you have to run the risk of them becoming upset themselves and also risk the relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged Behaviours, Communication, Confidence, Conflict, Emotions, Feedback, Feelings, Relationships
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What is Personal Development?
I think it is important to ask this question. The thinking that unfolds below may help you focus on why you are on the journey you are on and whether it is the right one for you right now. I … Continue reading
Steve Jobs – great leaders need great followers
Much will be written about Steve Jobs and his leadership of Apple. He was certainly an amazing business man and brand evangelist. He was also obsessive over both form and function in product design. We have Apple to thank for … Continue reading
Mind The Gap – Think before you speak!
When I’m traveling by train or on the underground in the UK I often see the words ‘Mind The Gap’ painted on the platform edge. The phrase is also often spoken through a recorded message. This is obviously to warn … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmations, Communication, Consciousness, Reflection
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Express yourself – articulating your emotional needs is paramount
As an Englishman, if I were to be stereotyped I’m sure the caricature would include a ‘stiff upper lip’ and ‘repressed emotions’. I’m not sure the former is accurate but the latter is, for me, where my stereotype is sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmations, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Feelings, Reflection, Relationships
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Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It
Goldsmith, M (2010) Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It. London. Profile Books Ltd. ISBN 978 1 84668 146 2; eISDN 978 1 84765 215 7 I have followed … Continue reading
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Life Purpose – predetermined or predisposed?
I’m wary of using the phrase ‘life purpose’ because it is often assumed to be somehow divinely or genetically predetermined. Genetic predetermination actually holds some credibility for me, but more of that in a minute. Let’s first look at divine … Continue reading
Four step planning process – The Broad Concept
My first exposure to personal development in the workplace was when I started selling life assurance. The life assurance industry is well known for its use of personal development in supporting its mainly self-employed sales people. One of the first … Continue reading
