Pain is a part of life we cannot avoid. But we don’t have to suffer.

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?

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.

The factors behind your success thus far won’t help you make the next big step up in your career.

The factors behind your success thus far won’t help you make the next big step up in your career.

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:

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.

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.

Waiting actively...

Sometimes we have to wait but don’t have to be passive.

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.

Generous listening is a potent leadership skill, yet I rarely hear it mentioned by any of the fancy journals. We have the ability to make people shrivel up and feel stupid and worthless or feel confident and free to express themselves intelligently, simply in how we listen. It is a big responsibility so here's how generous listening works.

Let's put it into practice.

Sometimes we must take the opportunity to say the things we’d never otherwise say, especially when you’ll never see that person again. It takes courage but will make a huge difference for both of you.

Here’s how.