Last week, I challenged you to track your most precious non-renewable resource… your time. Every minute is a precious life unit. What did you discover that you are doing with yours? We need to chart our time carefully if we want to take our power back and get into the...
While coaching and facilitating every day, I have yet to come across a person who is not telling me that they are busier, more tired and feeling more stretched than ever. Our lives are filled with projects, initiatives, meetings, emails, phone calls, household chores,...
Ever feel like throttling someone? Anger (sometimes we label it as being irritated, frustrated and/or annoyed) is a normal and healthy emotion but it’s important to deal with it in constructive ways. Uncontrolled anger can take a toll on both your health and...
Do you listen to learn? Last week we explored the difference between hearing and listening; we can hear by simply perceiving sounds with the ear whereas listening is an active process that requires active attention. It’s a highly sought after skill and, fortunately,...
Care in silence According to Rothwell and Sredl (1992, p.391), there is an enormous difference between just hearing and active listening. We can “hear” simply on the basis of auditory stimuli. For example, we hear a train, even if we are not paying much...
