Resilience habits
Resilience habits

Post pandemic recovery prompts a pause and a chance ot idneitfy the actions that help maintian resilience habits. Plus I share my recipe for elderflower cordial.

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Holding happier virtual meetings: the 50 minute hour
Holding happier virtual meetings: the 50 minute hour

Everyone can benefit from the 50 minute hour. A way to tackle the endless stream of virtual meetings and other handy hints.

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Reflective and evaluative practice in coaching and mentoring
Reflective and evaluative practice in coaching and mentoring

Some reminders of why reflective practice is good practice for coaches and mentors. And how it’s different from evaluative practice. And that we need to do both.

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Resist resolutions
Resist resolutions

Resist resolutions in 2021. With continued challenges ahead, create a lasting personal blueprint for action to help you make your choices and intentions stick.

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10 things that went right in 2020
10 things that went right in 2020

How 2020 will be remembered is up to you. I will look to the upside.

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Who were the wellbeing pioneers and what we can learn from them
Who were the wellbeing pioneers and what we can learn from them

The origins of wellbeing show how it remains an organisational and personal priority in 2021.

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Resources and sources of help for personal resilience
Resources and sources of help for personal resilience

Reaching out for help and support is part of being resilient.

We can also help ourselves as this blog shows.

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Help others to be resilient
Help others to be resilient

Some things that enable us to be resilient and to help others with theirs. Including what late actor Christopher Reeve had to say.

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Three do-able resilience tips for this latest lockdown
Three do-able resilience tips for this latest lockdown

Three top resilience tips to help for this latest lockdown. Easy to try. Within your control. Here to help your wellbeing.

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