Take stock . . .
“Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!” Jostein Gaarder (Sophie’s World)
Month: March 2019
Can you?
“Let the youthful soul look back on life with the question: what have you truly loved up to now, what has drawn your soul aloft, what has mastered it and at the same time blessed it? Set up these revered objects before you and perhaps their nature and their sequence will give you a law,… Read More Can you?
Attitude . . .
“In carrying on my own humble creative effort, I depend greatly upon that which I do not yet know, and upon that which I have not yet done.“ Max Weber
You know it . . .
“As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.” Carl Rogers
Not only fools?
“But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing” Michael McDonald
A subtle realism . . .
“Why do we treat the fleeting day With so much needless fear and sorrow? It’s in its nature not to stay: Today is always gone tomorrow.” Wislawa Szymborska
Listen, then ask . . .
I deal in questions. They’re part of my stock-in-trade territory of being a coach. But only part, alongside listening and giving a client my complete attention, and … I digress … Richard Mullender in his most excellent book, Communication Secrets of a Hostage Negotiator, reminds us of the importance of listening first, before any questions… Read More Listen, then ask . . .
Have a heart . . .
“It seems to me that there are more hearts broken in the world that can‘t be mended Left unattended What do we do? What do we do?” Gilbert O’Sullivan
Top of the league . . .
Juan Mata’s blog post about team-mate Michael Carrick is well worth a read . . . I played with Michael Carrick! (14 May 2018) From the perspective of a much admired and respected team member, it’s wonderful … and that Mr Mata should have taken time and made effort to put his kind words for… Read More Top of the league . . .
Keeping it simple . . .
“All that I could rule I don’t check for fools All that I need is to be left to live my way.” Paul Weller
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