Caring what others think …
“The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.” Virginia Woolf
Month: October 2017
Smart cookie …
Watching it unfold …
A wonderful colleague recently described her take on the moment when a coachee works out, all for themselves, the answer to their particular issue. She likened their thought process to watching a ping pong ball bouncing from one wall to another – each bounce a different comment or thought – quick-change and back and forth.… Read More Watching it unfold …
Tuning in, turning on …
Ian Sample (The Guardian, 06 September 2017) reports on a study which shows that listening to uplifting music can aid creative thinking. It reminded me of a job I had once where the office radio was suddenly banned – more some silly licensing issue I think than an attempt to stifle inspiration. It didn’t really… Read More Tuning in, turning on …
A tale to tell …
In an episode of Treasures of the British Library, Benjamin Zephaniah referred to a recurring theme in reggae music of “what about the half that has never been told?” If you could share it, what would your half-story be?
Step by step …
When will you find the time to make that new start? What’s the worse that could happen if you take just one step forward?
From within …
“Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” Ann Landers Especially if you don’t have a dog.
Take that step …
“I started doing experiments – mostly in organic chemistry, because it was so much more interesting – in my mother’s laundry at home.” John Cornforth was an Australian–British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975. How wonderful that he didn’t let the lack of a professional laboratory thwart his ambition. He made… Read More Take that step …
Size matters …
Translated (not by me) from a Latin inscription over the entrance to the cloister of a Benedictine monastery in Croatia (visited recently): ” Harmony makes small things grow; discord makes the larger things fall apart.” Doesn’t take much, does it?
Right in front of us …
Even if you have to force yourself to accept it, the sense in this seems clear. Work. Life. Balance. Simple.
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