Photo by Mert Talay on Unsplash I was asked that question recently. I believe maintaining a positive attitude through life’s ups and downs is vitally important, and especially now. I have three dominant reasons for my belief. Firstly, our thoughts and feelings are the constituents of our attitude and they influence our actions and responses. That combination of […]
Virus image from CDC site Maybe you’re panicking, maybe you’re not. I know some people in Perth, Western Australia, who have ‘prepped’ already for their worst nightmare. They bought thousands of dollars’ worth of non-perishable food, water and toilet paper. If you’re old and have an underlying medical condition, especially a reduced immune system, then […]
My client, an officer in the emergency management sector, was recovering from PTSD. He had seen too many fatal incidents, had too many terrible experiences. They had affected him personally. He felt guilt and anger. He felt helpless. My purpose was to help him recover through coaching. Separately, he was receiving valuable help from a […]
As a leadership coach specialising in improving leadership of high risk/high performance entities, I’m constantly helping leaders to keep themselves and their people from being stuck in a stressed state. Stress is caused not by the situation, but by the reaction to the situation. Essentially it occurs in the mind of the person and is […]
I’ve spent many years observing and learning from great people. Some of them are high profile, but most are the opposite. The difference between authentically great people who are high profile, and those who are low profile, depends only upon media interest. They are great not because of what they do – that is a […]
