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Wander and Ponder – a self coaching group. Join me on 29th November from 10 am to 11 am at Dalkeith Country Park at the Restoration Yard Would you like some more ‘me time’? A chance to think about what you’d like to be different in your life, or just some space to think who […]

A = AWARENESS of what you say and do.  Notice, choose and make the necessary changes B = BELIEF in yourself and stop your limiting ‘self-beliefs’ C = CONFIDENCE building by finding small wins to prove to yourself that ‘you can do it!’ D = DETERMINATION to try and apply what you’ve learnt and being prepared to do it […]

The tide is slowly turning around to the notion that leadership is something that everyone has the capacity and skill set to do.  They might not have the language of leadership or some of many great tools and practical models that support leaders to think strategically, support operationally and inspire at every level; but many […]

1. Scale it up – when someone is agreeing or thinking about agreeing to do something, ask them on a scale from 1 to 10 how committed they are.   Follow it up by asking what would need to happen / change for them to get a slightly higher score.  If you have even more time, ask […]

When I was at high school, I was a member of the girls’ rounders team.  Not unusual in any way, except for the fact I was quite simply rubbish at it.  I couldn’t catch properly, as that meant keeping my eyes open and not ducking, and, I couldn’t do an over-arm throw that would go […]