4 Ways to shift your emotional state to reduce stress emotions peace power self-awareness self-development Apr 12, 2022

We are not designed to be in a constant fight or flight response. Our emotions are our bodies' way to tell us  to calm our nervous system!

Option 1 - Breath-work

Our breath is the cheapest and most effective and immediate way to sooth our nervous system to access a state of calm when we need...

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Find more compassion for yourself, to be more compassionate with your team leadership peace power self-awareness self-development Feb 02, 2022

 "Treat others as they want to be treated”.

The more popular quote is “treat others as you want to be treated". However, having different personality types means we will have different preferences. What brings us peace and a feeling of safety will vary for all.

This article...

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Why The Process Communication Model® matters leadership pcm peace power purpose self-awareness self-development Sep 21, 2021

“Instead of constantly adapting to change, why not change to be adaptive?”

Fred Emery, Psychologist (1925–1997)


I love this quote because this refers to the notion of leaders adapting their internal world, rather than trying to change the external world around them....

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Being Perfectly Imperfect: Self-acceptance to become a more compassionate leader leadership power self-awareness self-care Dec 15, 2020

Last month I wrote an article about how our true power lies in our vulnerability. I am continuing on this theme because this is often part of the journey of the leaders I coach. At a time, where our patience is being tested, uncertainty is becoming normal and our stress levels are increasing;...

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Give yourself a break: The importance of self-compassion in leadership leadership peace power self-awareness stress management Jul 15, 2020

Last week I wrote an article about how our true power lies in our vulnerability. I am continuing on this theme because this is often part of the journey of the leaders I coach. At a time, where our patience is being tested, uncertainty is becoming normal and our stress levels are increasing;...

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Self-Awareness: how our greatest power lies in our vulnerability leadership power self-awareness self-development Jul 10, 2020

Today I was asked how I could accurately perceive so much of someone’s personality and hypothesis about one’s internal wiring in a short conversation. This was a valuable validation of the journey I have been on. It is also a great question, which makes me realise that my...

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A guide to Compassionate Communication in Lockdown communication leadership power Apr 10, 2020

"If you are tuned out of your own emotions, you will be poor at reading them in other people."

Daniel Goleman

We are coming to the end of the third week in isolation. Many may be experiencing negative thoughts, anxious feelings, high level of stress.

As we learn to accept that this new reality is...

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