I have been asked to give a talk early next year to an association for women in IT. Long story short, the conversation I had with the organiser led me to seek a way to support more women find their voice when they find themselves as the only woman in Read more…
In a recent talk about self-awareness, I gave an example of my own experience with being aware. Preparing for the talk really surprised me. About four days before, I began to feel a heightened pressure in my chest. As time passed, I began to recognise a nervousness quite unlike anything Read more…
From the book, Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do, by John Bargh, I learned about priming. Priming is a methodology that demonstrates how cultural ideologies and values operate unconsciously to influence a person’s judgements and behaviours. In the application of NLP, we know that the unconscious mind Read more…
A daily habit as I get ready in the morning is to ask the question, what problem do I have that one conversation today will bring me one step closer to its solution? Recently, I realised I had fallen out of this habit because I found myself after two weeks Read more…
On a phone call two days ago with a friend that I studied NLP with, we were talking about an upcoming talk about self-awareness that I’m giving at the end of September. The underlying theme of parts of our conversations is the mindset of corporate employees. This is a strong area Read more…
I was coaching a woman in her 50s with a new sales technique, in the way she held her body, the language it spoke I knew that she wasn’t able to exhibit confidence because she didn’t believe she was enough. A man, head of his department of a national company, Read more…
As I lay in the hospital Thursday, a week ago, my hand hooked up to an iv needle slowly dripping its antibiotic into my blood, I wondered, had I been tickled with a feather or hit by a brick? In life, our negative experiences can be likened to being tickled Read more…
It cannot be denied that the return on investment (ROI) for your company’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is realised in solutions for their employee’s immediate concerns. In the short-term (<6 mth), the results are better performance, more focus and greater motivation. These are great for the employee’s mental and emotional Read more…
In high school, adults say to you, “enjoy your time in high school, the real world sucks.” When you’re employed, you think that running your own business is where it’s at. That’s the ideal, “Oh, to be free!” you exclaim. As a business owner now, I wish someone had told Read more…
The decision to engage the services of a professional business coach can be a big investment for any business, but more so for someone starting their first business. Coaching is often viewed as a nice-to-have, rather than an essential requirement for business establishment and growth. The value in the investment Read more…