Category Archives: Awareness & Consciousness

Seven Ways Nature Reflects the Creative Process

  I do love this time of the year.  Here, in the Southern Hemisphere, we have fully blossomed into Spring. The colourful riot of flowers, the fresh lime leaves and the chirpiness of the birds is everywhere. The Tuis – our … Continue reading

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Leadership Call: The One Truth You Cannot Afford to Ignore

To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. – E.E. Cummings Listen … Continue reading

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Reflection: What Seeds are we Planting?

A friend who had been away from home for several weeks was complaining about how much the weeds had grown in his absence. And worse, before he could attend to this, he had to take another unscheduled trip, which left … Continue reading

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Should I Keep Struggling or Throw in the Towel and Move On?

We are delighted to have this guest post from Srikumar Rao. Srikumar Rao is a professor, author, consultant and TED speaker. His work has been profiled in major media worldwide and he has been  interviewed frequently by TV and radio networks. … Continue reading

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Change: The Joys and Challenges of Life

  I was heading home after a busy Friday. Seeing the traffic ahead, I decided to turn right into a street I very rarely use. And boy, was I glad I did! Barely had I gone down a few hundred … Continue reading

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Why Gratitude is Good for You!

It is that time of the year!  If you are like many of my clients, you may be feeling low energy, tired, even exhausted after the considerable output of this year.  And you won’t be alone in needing time to just … Continue reading

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2014 – Seasons Greetings

I would like to say a hearfelt thank you for being part of my business community – some of you for many years now. I have appreciated our connection and your input and feedback from time to time. This has in turn … Continue reading

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Pay Attention to those Weak Signals

Weak signals; powerful message. A lot of the times the answers we are seeking are right there. But we don’t have the eyes to see, nor the ears to hear. In fact, we override what our senses might be picking … Continue reading

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The Magic of Grand Canyon

Seeing the Grand Canyon last week was a truly overwhelming experience – no wonder it’s rated as one of the seven wonders of the world.  What an incredible vision! And to think that what we saw was a tiny fraction … Continue reading

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Leaders: Where are you being willfully blind?

How many times in our lives – at work or personally have we known that something isn’t quite right be it about a particular situation, a business transaction or a person and yet we have chosen to be willfully blind.  … Continue reading

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