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Letting go of ‘Henry Envy’: Remembering we are Humans not Appliances in our Life Transitions

Letting go of ‘Henry Envy’: Remembering we are Humans not Appliances in our Life Transitions

Anyone growing up in the UK in the 80s and 90s will remember the ‘Henry hoover’. An electric vacuum cleaner with a friendly face and a robust constitution always ready to clean your house with a smile. When ‘Henry’ was … Continued

lifetransitions, resilience
Plug-in people? You’re more like a Tree than a Toaster

Plug-in people? You’re more like a Tree than a Toaster

“I’m on the verge of a breakdown.” “I just need to recharge my batteries and I’ll be fine…” “Am I beyond repair?” These are common enough phrases in life and leadership, and especially prevalent when we are going through major … Continued

hope, human, lifeskills, lifetransitions, machine, resilience, season, self-awareness, Transition
The Rewards of Resilience: How intentionally choosing courage and hope can change your life for good

The Rewards of Resilience: How intentionally choosing courage and hope can change your life for good

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have an advantage in life? Why some people seem to sail through life and take the knocks and scrapes and bumps in their stride.. or, at least, seemingly more so than others?

It might be to do with their outlook on life.

choosingthegood, courage, hope, intentionalhope, leadership, lifeskills, resilience, selfawareness
The Optimism Advantage

The Optimism Advantage

True or False? “Optimists aren’t born, they’re made.” Why should we care anyway? A recent seminar got me thinking about why choosing a positive outlook really gives us a life advantage. AND that we don’t have to become a die hard optimist to benefit.

emotional agility, hope, leadership, mindsetmatters, optimism, positivity, resilience, self-awareness

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