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There is a lot of talk today about leadership and management. Both are important but what is the difference?

There is a story I heard many years ago that really helped me:

There are this group of people cutting through a jungle.… Read the rest

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Have you ever seen someone who is really good at what they do? We’re talking about excellence. It can be quite inspiring, even breath-taking.

Of course, when we see someone who excels at what they do, we don’t see the process or the journey over time that they took to get there.… Read the rest

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Some of life’s BIG questions include: “Who am I?” “What is the meaning of life?” “Where am I going?” and “What am I here for?”

That last question is an important one. It taps into our purpose, our calling, our life contribution, our vocation.… Read the rest

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One of the most powerful things you can give another person is the gift of empathy.

I remember hearing a story about a man sitting on a train, reading his newspaper when another man came on to the train and sat right next to him.… Read the rest

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Each year a new word is added to the English dictionary. A few years back, in 2013, it was the word ‘selfie’. Yes, there is nothing like a good ‘selfie’ taken with your mobile phone and maybe even with a selfie extension.… Read the rest

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I once heard a story of an American Indian who gave a great definition of what a conscience is. He said our conscience is like a small wooden triangle on the inside of us.… Read the rest

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The instructions always include something like this:

“In case of an emergency, an oxygen mask will fall down from above you.… Read the rest

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Generally speaking, there are two types of people in the world – pessimists and optimists.

Pessimists:

• believe that bad events will last a long time,
• imagine the worst,
• tend to see themselves and situations as ‘helpless’ give up more easily,
• tend to ‘awfulise’ and ‘catastrophize’, turning mere setbacks in disasters, and
• are more stressed than the average person,

Optimists:

• see bad events as temporary and surmountable,
• are happier,
• and more content then other people,
• have greater coping skills,
• achieve better than pessimistic people, 
• their health is unusually good, and 
• they age well and live longer.

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Your life is your story. Your story is your life. 

Like a story, your life has a beginning, a middle, and an ending. There is a theme, characters, subplots (work, family, health, happiness, friendship), trajectory, and tone.… Read the rest

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