Category: reflecting
The best you can do . . .
Let’s make a deal . . .
What development have you had in the last 12 months? Be honest. Was your instinct to cite a training course you’ve just completed? Well if it was, you wouldn’t be alone, and it’s a common answer. Training courses are great opportunities to acquire or refresh a technical, operational or functional competence, and so are spot… Read More Let’s make a deal . . .
Mirror image . . .
Just imagine . . .
Working weekly with a group of people, I always enable a quiet period of reflection at the end of our time together. Sometimes this is only a minute; if we’re lucky (and this feels like a luxury), it’s five. When we each return our thoughts to the room and the group, it usually goes like this:… Read More Just imagine . . .
Just a minute . . .
Borrowing with pride from Mr Kipling, I’m sharing some favourite words. For me, this is about making life count, about taking opportunities and chances, about shining through challenge . . . and then perhaps looking back on the journey you’ve been on and reflecting on how that feels.
The power of 1:1
Looking back through my reflective journal, I spotted an entry about a client who had come to coaching at the request of someone else, so perhaps a little reluctantly. However, by the end of the session, they told me that being offered this coaching opportunity had “taken away the thought that I’m just a… Read More The power of 1:1
Moving on
When we experience the disappointment of not getting that job we wanted, how do we safeguard against letting that disappointment spiral out of control, leading to thinking that’s destructive and behaviour that’s unhelpful? And for anyone who’s thinking, just you wait ‘til it happens to you, and then let me know how you feel,… Read More Moving on
More challenge . . .
Working with a group of people a little while ago, I took a gamble, encouraging them to tap into self‑awareness. There was some noticeable discomfort in the room as they revealed, slowly, that they don’t get much chance to think about themselves, to reflect on attitudes, behaviour, performance – what a shame! – yet most said… Read More More challenge . . .
No less sincere
http://www.girlfriendcircles.com/blog/index.php/2014/05/the-problem-my-friend-doesnt-ask-me-about-my-life/ READ BEYOND THIS ARTICLE’S TITLE to explore the notion that, “we can offer up our lives. It makes it no less sincere …”. Hmm, a surprise find that prompted deeper thinking and feelings about active listening and insightful questioning skills … and beyond that, that relationships are key. http://www.girlfriendcircles.com/blog/index.php/2014/05/the-problem-my-friend-doesnt-ask-me-about-my-life/
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