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To work towards a goal, it’s always useful to be clear about where you’re starting from. What does reality look like in relation to this goal? What are you building on? We’re never really starting from zero. When we stop and look closely we can take stock of the actions that we’ve taken so far, …
As we move into the last three practices of this December Five Minute Focus, I’m offering a few exercises to help prepare for next year. A few weeks ago we reflected on the power of intention setting in directing your energy and interest towards what you want to experience and achieve. The invitation today is …
To be a great coach some people might say it means having great questions up your sleeve. In reality, a great coaching experience starts with great listening. Listening to what you are thinking and feeling, to what they are saying and might be thinking and feeling, and listening to what’s happening around and between you …
Yesterday we explored broadening our emotional vocabulary so we have a wider range of choices when it comes to noticing and labelling our emotions. This is a building block of self awareness and also helps us share how our experiences with others. Sharing your emotions not only helps release some of your tension, it can …
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So far during February we have started to look at how we can develop our emotional self awareness, covering what emotions are, how to spot and name them, and observe them with kindness and distance. We took a deeper look at the primary universal emotions: sadness, happiness, surprise, disgust, fear, and anger. Emotions influence our …
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