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Finding Your Purpose
by Gillian McMichael I know we all have our unique answer to this question, it will mean many different things to many of you, I’d like to share with you what I believe purpose in life is all about. Purpose in life is also known as Dharma and the law of Dharma states that everyone…
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Unleash the Power by Helen Rogers
‘Life begins at the end of your comfort zone’ – Neale Donald Walsh Many new year resolutions seem to be about giving something up, depriving oneself or pushing our sedentary bodies…
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Slow Down by Gillian McMichael
Do you feel like you are racing through life at 100mph? Monday to Friday is an uphill slog of work, family, squeezing in time for exercise whilst keeping on top of housework and other endless chores. The goal of the weekend is in sight but when it finally arrives rather than putting your feet up…
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The Power of Reflection by Helen Rogers
I have just been outside in the rain watching a rainbow. It was a full rainbow stretching across the bog in a glorious arc over the cottage. I never cease to be excited about seeing one, even though there are often days when we can see three or four. I found myself reflecting on the fact that it is often…
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Dealing with Failure
If you live a life of ambition, where you are prepared to take on new challenges, where you strive to be a good leader you will, at times, experience failure. Or at the very least disappointment. The important thing is to get past it, learn from it and move on. When I started to think…
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Ethics, Leaders and Decision Making (Part 2) by Helen Rogers
So, what would different look like. I spoke in the first part of this blog about what can happen when poor decisions are made. I talked about leaders doing things because they could and the danger of ignoring what was the right thing to do. But very few of us want to do harm. We want to…
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Ethics, Leaders and Decision Making (Part 1) by Helen Rogers
First, I lay no claims to be an expert of ethics but as I have stated before I think I can define my ethics and values and what my moral compass is. I asked myself a question this week. If most of us want to do good in this world, why do bad decisions get made…
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Refuel Yourself by Denise Linay
Is there an analogy between fitness and leadership when we consider how we refuel our bodies and our minds. I wouldn’t call myself an athlete but during the past decade I’ve trained for a number of fitness events: five Great Swims, cycling from London to Paris, a Spartan, a Tough Mudder, a half marathon, the…
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A Risk Worth Taking
I read a lot of murder mysteries and one of my favourite characters is Patricia Wentworth’s Miss Silver, a not-so-famous version of Miss Marple. Miss Silver is a huge fan and constant quoter of Alfred Tennyson who, she frequently reminds us, is very much out of fashion but still very relevant. I thought of Miss Silver again…
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Attention by Denise Linay
In the world we live and work in we are bombarded by distractions. The constant pull of the mobile phone, the demands of a busy, sometimes challenging career, the juggling of personal and social responsibilities. It can be difficult to pay attention to just one person or task. Indeed, multi-tasking is often celebrated as a superpower. But…