Wise Wednesdays

“I can’t see the wood for the trees”, said the Royal Air Force wing commander. She hired me as her coach to help her figure out the big question: what’s my next career move?   So many options and so little guidance. And, yet, jobs for life are over.   Why aren’t we taught how to navigate these complex decisions?   Why aren’t we offered maps, a compass and basic orientation skills to walk the magnificent forest of our careers: its thickets, clearings and wild beasts.   Perhaps we will be in the future.   In the meantime, here are a few practices to try if you’re figuring out your journey:   1) Honour the past What are 3 majestic stones or rocks in your career that serve as powerful landmarks? E.g. I became a doctor; I worked in a warzone; I took a big career leap and found my way. I can always look back to these as events I’ve deliberately chosen as orientation landmarks. If you feel waves of self-doubt, they can only crash against your landmarks. What are...

  When I ask this in an initial exploratory conversation, many people aren’t sure.   It’s a simple question but loaded with cultural conditioning. We’re socialised to know what we “should” want rather than what we really want. So if you’ve ever felt conflicted over what you really want, it’s likely because the “ should ” interferes. That’s why we’ve started the   Presence Power Possibility transformation process with these key distinctions that you might like to reflect on: [Read on or watch the video] https://youtu.be/Ufr_VQluQRY 1. Who should you be? (according to society and family e.g. a doctor) 2. Who do you want to be? (what you tell yourself on a good day e.g. a thought leader) 3. Who are you? (the hidden or forgotten part of you that wants to (re)emerge e.g. a healer) hese questions are some of the most powerful in coaching and help raise the volume of your inner-wisdom (more pointers in the video). . Just giving yourself permission to ask the question and all...

We live in a world drowning in information and starving for wisdom. So they say. I wrote a post on Linkedin this week sharing a few thoughts which I want to share here with some tips on one of the biggest obstacle that gets in the way of sharing wisdom and creative ideas: the belief that “ what I have to say doesn’t matter or isn’t important…” While some take to the political scene, Instagram or other public spaces with bullish confidence, many tell me they’re battling fears of visibility behind closed doors…And it’s time for change. --------- When someone sends me an interesting article, I sometimes reply: Thanks. Could you send me something you've written? I’m much more interested in your thoughts. I believe we need to consume less and create more. In fact, I often invite my clients to create their own personal or organisational manifesto. Elon Musk has his axioms, religions have many and I invite my clients to create their own. Your principles are an expression of your values, ...