Month: July 2018
Forcing yourself . . .
A colleague told me that each day they challenged themselves to do at least one thing they didn’t want to do. The subject areas they forced themselves to take action in included: difficult conversations performance management writing up team meeting minutes budget management What would yours be? Which might you tackle tomorrow from your own… Read More Forcing yourself . . .
On my way . . .
A speaker at a conference posed a question to us all: “Are you listening to hear, or listening to speak?” There were many here, here murmurings in the room as this comment seemed to land appropriately with many of us. As someone who, modesty aside, is good at asking questions of others and finding out… Read More On my way . . .
Being remembered . . .
Sometimes you come across something that takes you by surprise. “I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed – I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me.” Brian Clough was well-known for his forthright opinions and wit. Straight-talking was Old Big Ead’s forte. I’m… Read More Being remembered . . .
Don’t kid yourself . . .
“The opposite of self-assertiveness is self-abnegation – abandoning or submerging your personal values, judgment, and interests. Some people tell themselves this is a virtue. It is a “virtue” that corrodes self-esteem.” Nathaniel Branden
Changed forever . . .
It’s May 2018. Grimsby and the rest of the world are sad. I’m sad. The Grimsby Telegraph reports on Boots discontinuing its iconic Seventeen make up range. I ask you:
What’s for dinner?
We sometimes play a game my friends and I when we’re all sitting around one of others’ kitchen table enjoying our time together. It usually comes quite late at night … Favourite book? 3 dinner party guests from history? If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be? You know the… Read More What’s for dinner?
Right here, right now . . .
Wide open . . .
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” Dr Seuss
No matter . . .
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” N H Kleinbaum (Dead Poets Society)
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