A mentor can be such a gift because we’re not alone. There is someone who will listen, give us room to think, and maybe share a story of their own struggles. Here are some reflections.
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Every hero experiences a big fall before they begin their ascent upwards. They can’t prevent or stop falling because it is a crucial part of the journey. Learning how to fall well is the best.
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A few times in my life I’ve got super excited about a new direction in my journey, like securing an investor for a new business, being appointed MD of a consutliing firm, or starting my own mentoring firm. After a brief honeymoon, however, challenges would always appear thick and fast. In those moments I sometimes wished I’d never bothered and just want to throw my bike in the bush! It’s worth persevering, however.
Here’s why.
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In part 4, we look at the longings calling you to change your life. We often dismiss these longings as childhood fantasies or silly daydreams, but they contain the seeds for the next phase of life, the direction you want to take, and who you want to become.
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Pain is a part of life we cannot avoid. But we don’t have to suffer.
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When we hit midlife we often find the goals we’ve been pursuing don’t seem to matter much anymore. That’s a recipe for disillusionment. But what if that was just the next step of the hero’s journey?
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My new series.
By mid-life we’ve probably achieved most of what we dreamed of in our youth yet instead of satisfaction we often feel disappointed, anxious or bored, asking ourselves, ’Is this it?’ The first half of life has come to an end and we must undertake a hero’s journey (even if we don’t feel like heroes) to find our way to the second half where a new meaning, purpose, and set of values awaits us.
Let’s get started with session 1.
To step up as a leader we need to see the world through their eyes.
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The factors behind your success thus far won’t help you make the next big step up in your career.
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The factors behind your success thus far won’t help you make the next big step up in your career.
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Living and working from our strengths has us be at our best. Learning how to dial our strengths up and down is the secret to being super effective.
Here's how:
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I wonder if you’re aware how big a shadow you cast as a leader. The impact of what you say, do, and reinforce, (and don’t say, do or reinforce) can be massive. It’s all about communication.
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Your best people want development. Not just training or new skills but intentional development of the whole person so they’re prepared for whatever the future might bring. Here is my take.
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You’ve fulfilled your career aspirations and are working at peak effectiveness but for some reason you’re dissatisfied, bored or even anxious. There’s nothing wrong, just that your future has disappeared!
Watch this to find out more.
No one wants to suffer, but sometimes it's the necessary impetus to help mould us into a stronger and more complete version of ourselves.
Curious? Watch and hear me out:
Forget your new year’s resolution, there’s a much better way to make positive change happen in your life.
Here’s how:
Give yourself, your family, and your colleagues the best possible Christmas present.
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Pride is so obvious in others but we’re rarely aware of it in ourselves. And it can bite us big time.
Here’s why humility is the best antidote.
Our expectations of the future can constrain us when they get baked into our thinking, planning, and behaviour. We’re certain it’s gonna happen and sure enough, it does. Creating a different future requires stepping outside what we know and taking a stand for something we don’t know how to do.
Here’s a great example.
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