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Approaching Work With Soul

I have been contemplating the idea of our soul (is it different to our spirit?) and wondering what it means and what value it might have if we were to access and nurture this non material, non matter, ‘something’ which … Continue reading

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How Can I have Harmony With Colleagues I Dislike?

A lot rides on getting along with colleagues at work. Your emotional wellbeing in the workplace affects what you ‘hear’ (read: interpret) from your colleagues, which in turn affects how you respond to them. When you have uncertainty with a … Continue reading

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Claiming Creativity In The Workplace

This one little question sits on top of lots of other questions that ask these three things: 1. Are you creative? 2. How do you define creativity? 3. Do you believe in creativity? Take a moment and write down your … Continue reading

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Are You Thinking or Mulling?

I think many times we fool ourselves by thinking we are working on a solution when in fact we are working on the problem. What that means is our thinking is stuck on how the problem is making us feel … Continue reading

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ART to a T

Three Things You Need To Know To Become An Artist in Adulthood. You have decided to become an artist and you are a late bloomer. You attend art courses or even art school and you practice. You read books and … Continue reading

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Reclaim Your Experience

Do you know how experienced you are? Or have you forgotten the riches of all your experiences just because they don’t come with a certificate or degree? Of course we should get educated and celebrate our confirmations of achievement (insert … Continue reading

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Growing in the Workplace

A question of Direction? Where Are You Growing Into? I know what you’re thinking: “Don’t you mean who are you growing into?” Yes, maybe, but I am curious about where I am right now and what I am doing right … Continue reading

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Growing in the Workplace

Grow In The Workplace Justimagine wanting to go to work everyday grooving and oozing with positive vibes. You are curious about what will happen today and looking forward to who might call you & what may come your way? You’re … Continue reading

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Create Space for Creativity

Imagine for a moment that you have switched off your internal dialogue. No sounds of letters or vowels of words entering your mind. Not even the feeling of a word. Just nothing. What’s there? The experience of nothing. Nothing but … Continue reading

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The Dalai Lama, Masterchef and me

His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, now if the scientists are asked how the universe came about, they have a lot of answers to give. But if they are asked why this evolution took place, they have no answers. A … Continue reading

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