It’s interesting how different people have different perceptions of what a Mentor and a Coach are supposed to be and do. When some people think of a Coach, they see a ‘Sport Billy’ with a whistle round their neck, yelling at them to ‘drop and give me 20 more’. Other people hear the word Mentor, and they picture an old…
Many people we work with are self-professed perfectionists. Some admit it, and others try to hide it. What happens in these moments of holding onto this statement of “I’m a perfectionist”, is we set ourselves up to not achieve, to stay stuck and not complete, to procrastinate and continue the cycle of disappointing self. Our lack of progression is because…
I used to think that successful leadership was all about the specific type of processes and systems I used. That I had use a lean, agile, transactional, participative, charismatic, autocratic, approach and incorporate a number of leadership processes. And among all this I had to show that I knew what I was doing and had a handle on everything and…
“The reason I am on this planet is to leave a legacy of people and places being better than when I arrived.” E. Pritchard My life changed when I realised that when I pursued meaning beyond myself and recognised and celebrated my accomplishments, I was leaving a valuable legacy and my life will be well spent with whatever time I…
The next component of P.E.R.M.A. is Relationships. Over the past two weeks we have covered ‘Positive Emotions’ and ‘Engagement’, the first two vital components that contribute to happiness and wellbeing (Martin Seligman). Every relationship in our lives is important and contributes to whether we thrive or just survive. Whether we like it or not we cannot experience happiness and wellbeing…
Last week we began the exploration of P.E.R.M.A. as coined by Martin Seligman and his team in exploring the vital components that contribute to happiness and wellbeing. These components are Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. Today we are looking at the Engagement component and how we can enhance this, grow and develop this with strength and authenticity so…