How to Successfully Navigate Crises (like COVID-19), Part 3

Writing materials for making plans amidst the COVID-19 crisis

Future Planning During the COVID-19 Crisis This is the third article in my series on dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis (click here for Part 1 and Part 2)… And in this article, the advice I offer differs from that which I would usually give about how to find and get to your […]

How to Successfully Navigate Crises (Like COVID-19), Part 2

Image of woman standing at the entrance to a maze - the COVID-19 crisis can feel like a confusing maze

Walking through the COVID-19 crisis (and other major challenges) In Part 1 of this series, I described five basic steps to start working on. Steps to help navigate any crisis, including the coronavirus and the circumstances we are currently facing. Now in Part 2, let’s look at the next steps in this process… I was […]

How to Successfully Navigate Crises (like COVID-19), Part 1

Picture of the World

Steps to overcoming the present challenges Living in the topsy turvy world we’re in right now is challenging, but we can successfully navigate this and other crises that impact our lives. This post will explore powerful steps to doing so. Over the past few weeks, you could be forgiven for wondering, ‘how on earth did […]

Time for a Big Change

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Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)] My Big Change for 2020 And here is how things have progressed since my last article: Whisper of change.. I was halfway up a mountain in the Snowdonia National Park. I was sat on a bench with the mountain behind me sheltering me from the wind, looking out over […]

Whisper of Change

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change is coming Have you noticed that there is a different atmosphere around, everywhere?  Have you even had time to stop and consider if there has been a subtle difference permeating the air?  If you haven’t please try to do so. Change is coming and you need to be ready. do you feel the whisper […]

Some of the Year’s Headlines You Might Have Missed

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2019, what changed and did it matter? My take on some of the year’s significant events that may have slipped under the radar… My comments from a change & disruption perspective Be the change you wish to see Finland’s new prime minister is the world’s youngest At only 34 years of age, Sanna Marin, who […]

Getting one step ahead

Are You Constantly Trying to get One Step Ahead? How many hours a week are you currently working? Are you always trying to get one step ahead of your workload? When you get home do you forget about work when you close your door or are you still checking your phone/tablet? Do you ever allow […]

Tribalism is Alive & Kicking

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let’s wipe out tribalism I was recently at an event in the House of Commons in the evening.  Because of the current political climate the place was still heaving with people as votes were being called upon late into the night.  Screens denoted what was going on within the Commons. Plus, the bell was constantly […]

History Will Judge Us

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You create history We always think of history as something in the past.  A subject taught at school, a period to reminisce over, at best the past to learn lessons from.  How often do we stop and realise that we, us, each of us, are creating history each and every day? history will judge us […]

How to convert Negative Thoughts into Pro-active Actions

Do you sometimes react negatively when a stressful situation occurs? Do you sometimes find your initial reaction to a change of circumstances leads to anger or irritation? How about just waking up i the morning feeling below par and unequal to the challenges that lie before you that day? Firstly, congratulate yourself.  You are a […]