I seem to spend a great deal of time working with people who actively resist being in the present moment. Often much of their behaviour is unconscious, worrying about what might potentially be coming their way or what they might miss.  Many of us seem to have lost the ability to consider the moment we are in, to savour and enjoy where we are just now.  All we have is this very moment, nothing more is certain for any of us. Sometimes we can look back on something that had been an intense source of worry only to be amused at how little it really counted in the whole scheme of life so far. read more…

The old joke about there being no i in team seems like a clever notion, one imagines that the speaker would have everyone offer their individuality up for the greater good of the team.  Hmm, quite a big demand for most of us.  A great idea would be to say; bring yourself, your authentic self, to the team and join in.  Be yourself and retain your identity but think how best you can benefit the team. read more…

At the core of any business success is the skill of individuals working together well and communicating effectively. An ability to understand the need for personal responsibility, even skills as basic as good time keeping, to the ability of independent problem solving is an obvious requisite for any success. For many people the technical ‘hard skills’ learning has proved successful but their ability to team work and communicate easily has been neglected. read more…

Success in any area of life, indeed success in every area of your life, is dependant on your ability to influence others.

To define influence we might say it is the ability to change others people’s thoughts, beliefs or actions. Your success as an influencer of people is one of the most predominate talents you need to master to become a truly effective leader or to experience comprehensive achievement in any area of your life. read more…