Today is one of my scheduled days off from walking on my trip across the country from coast to coast. My journey has been stunning so far – beautiful weather, with amazing views as I walked across the Lake District. But it’s been hot, I’ve been carrying an 18kg pack, and as well as the 86 miles …
There’s a magic that seems to happen when I’m looking after myself. Not necessarily in the traditional self care sense of yoga, mediation and eating well, but when I’m listening to myself and following what I’m drawn to. When I’m putting myself first, everything in life seems a bit clearer, and I find the flow more …
One of the most impactful things I’ve learned over the last few years is to get better at looking after myself. I used to think that I had to satisfy everyone else’s needs before my own. I would burn myself out trying to keep everyone else happy and be worried about dropping something or missing something …
Over the last few weeks I’ve been asking you questions to help you uncover some of the underpinning ideas behind your mission: the difference you want to make in the world and to the lives of others your strengths and the things you love to do that you can build on to make this difference your values – the things that …
This blog is one in a series I’m sharing this month, themed around mission-inspired visibility, with different approaches to help you to connect with your mission as a way to inspire you to get out there and be more visible. There are two core elements to tune into when you’re developing your mission: your strengths (which we discussed last week) your values (the …
Do you recognise your strengths? I don’t just mean the skills and capabilities you’ve learned through school and university, but also your innate capabilities that help you navigate the world. Often these are the things we find easy – and because they come easily to us, we undervalue them. We assume that everyone else thinks/ does/ acts like …
❓❓What inspires and motivates you to get up and out of bed in the morning? ❓❓ ❓❓What do you get so caught up in doing that time just passes by? ❓❓ ❓❓How do the things you love to do make a difference to the lives of others? ❓❓ Let’s be honest, these can feel like difficult questions, and …
I used to think that the good speakers were the ones who were practiced and polished. They knew their stuff, and their delivery was perfectly timed. I’m sure you know the ones I mean – they seem so smooth and confident, and everyone comes away from their talk feeling wowed! Then I attended a training course on …
If you want to build your influence the first step is always to start to speak out and get visible – because without that no one will ever know about you and your ideas. And when you are consistently visible, repeatedly sharing the same core message reminds people you are there and helps them realise that you mean what you …
You’re putting yourself out there, being visible, speaking up and sharing your message, and that’s a great start, but if you want to have an impact, your next step is to build your influence. If you’ve been following me for a while and / or have taken on my visibility challenge, you’ll know that the first thing I encourage you to …