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How Your Perception Creates Your Reality
Your perception creates your reality Today I had a big personal breakthrough. I was able to see something I had long viewed in a…
What are Interpersonal Skills and How Can You Improve Them?
Ever heard someone say, “she/he lacks interpersonal skills” Or “their employees have very poor interpersonal skills”. If yes, then you probably walked away wondering…
How Mindfulness Contributes To Culture Change
Mindfulness contributes to culture change Mindfulness has attracted a lot of attention and more people are adopting it every day. A philosophy and practise…
5 Little Articulated Truths Which Shape Our Worldview
Our Worldview Shapes Our Experience We all have an individual worldview. Our view of the world can be a big picture or a series…
Before You Can Lead Others, You Must First Lead Yourself
Leanne Hoagland-Smith explains the often ignored problem with teams. It is that those leading the teams have not learned how to lead themselves first before leading others.
How You Think Will Determine The Success of Your Business
Understanding the power of our minds and the way we think is crucial to how to move forward successfully and make the changes we need to transform the way we lead and engage our teams. It is these skills along with true emotional intelligence which will decide our leaders of the future
Letting Go of Unhealthy Attachment
Attachment can become unhealthy We all can become attached at some stage in our lives. We become attached to our parents or other caregivers…
A Leadership Development Model For A New Paradigm
Leadership Development Model I fell into the leadership and management field really. When I left school at 16, with no expectations other than eventually…
The Hidden Power For Leadership and Life
The hidden power When I first began leading and managing teams, I would be irritated by negative and “play it safe” people. My desire…
Finding The Road To Freedom By Taking Responsibility
Taking Responsibility is the key to greater freedom Responsibility can be a tough bedfellow. Today in a couple of separate encounters, one with a…
2 Faulty Thinking Patterns Leaders Must Ditch
Faulty thinking must change Examples like “profit before values”: underhand strategies of “the end justify the means” or “we are important so we deserve special…
What If Everything Was OK?
What if things were really ok? Two nights ago, I went swimming. It was an activity I had been looking forward to all day. …
5 Ways To Get Into The Inspiration Zone
Are you in the inspiration zone? I work best when I’m in the inspiration zone. For me, being in the inspiration zone means I…
Five Ways To Get Rid Of Stress and Honour Yourself
To alleviate stress, you have to strike an equal balance between work, rest and play I write a lot about inspiration and what leaders…
Santa Claus is real
You have to decide where you stand with Santa Claus! What follows is an article I wrote several years ago, just as I began…
10 Ways to Get Focused When You Simply Have Too Much To Do
Getting Focused is the key to getting things done I don’t know about you, but I do struggle at times to feel in control…
5 Characteristics of an Open-Minded Leader
An open-minded leader gains the trust of the team I remember when I was still in my teens listening to a fascinating work colleague,…
5 Daily Boosts to Reclaim Your Mojo
Reclaim your mojo after negative experiences knock you down When traversing a spiritual journey, self-awareness grows because you are acutely aware of the choices…
Feeling Grief on A Spiritual Journey
Feeling grief I don’t know about you but sometimes I feel like I’m a bit of an expert on feeling grief. That’s not because…
10 Creative Principles to Improve your Thinking Skills
Why you need to improve your thinking skills Not many of us really contemplate the way we think or how our habitual patterns of…
The Truth about Loving Yourself
Loving yourself needs a mindset shift How many times have you received advice about loving yourself more? When lamenting the ending of a romantic…
How to Successfully Overcome an Existential Crisis
Overcoming an existential crisis At different stages of life, a person is faced with various emotional outbursts that could provoke an existential crisis. It…
5 Very Simple Skills That Will Radically Improve Your Life
Simple skills which will improve your life We all do our best to learn new simple skills in general. They are supposed to help…
10 Ways to Develop Critical Thinking for Leaders
Critical thinking is vital for leaders If you are a leader or want to become one, you probably know the importance of critical thinking….
A Better Way to Become A Better Person
Want To Become A Better Person? In the People Development field, many hours are spent on people wanting to gain skills, strategies and knowledge…
5 Ego Traits Which Destroy Team-Working
Destructive ego traits can negatively impact team-working To create great team-working, you need to leave your ego at home each day. People talk about…