Saying yes to everything? You should seriously stop.

Why we need to thank people for saying NO as well as YES

Are you a yes person? Do you feel that saying no might upset others? Saying yes to everything might seem like a good idea sometimes.  It can expose you to new experience, open new doors. As well as keep people happy and help you be seen as the cooperative, collaborative one in the team. But saying yes to everything can also be hugely disadvantageous. Sometimes it’s a very good idea to be more mindful and selective about saying yes automatically and start saying NO.

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Stop worrying about what others think

Worried about what people think?

Worrying about what others think can seriously affect your life and work. It can hold you back from speaking up at meetings for fear of getting it wrong and being criticised or judged, prevent you from trying anything new or even wearing what you want.

Do you find yourself worrying about what people think? It can be so paralysing and affect much of our decision making and really negative impact our lives. Read on to find out more about this and what you can do.

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making things happen

Making things happen

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

Leonardo da Vinci

How are you finding work and business? Is it all going to plan or are you feeling a bit stuck? You may have hit a wall in your career or with sales in your business. You may find that doing the same old is not cutting it any more.

Sometimes things don’t progress as you’d like. You might not be getting the attention or support you need for your project or business. You may be frustrated at work and dreaming of promotion or another job. You might just be a bit bored with life even. You might feel that you are not making things happen.

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inclusive leadership coaching

Why Inclusive Leadership?

And how to be an inclusive leader.

Few managers will be unaware of the fact that the workforce has now changed. To lead a successful team or business, they must be aware that there will be a diverse range of cultural backgrounds, beliefs and behaviours amongst their people and that speaking in one way, targeting one type of person is no longer enough to get their message across. It is important to practise inclusive leadership. Beside the fact that welcoming a variety of experiences and beliefs is absolutely the right thing to do, it can also create a healthier, more productive and creative workplace, that truly reflects society.

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mediation

Don’t forget you do have choices

Your choices can change everything

Do you feel like you’ve lost control? Does it feel like everyone else is powerful, things are working for them, but you just find that nothing works out how you want it to? Then realising that you have choices may help.

Choice is such an important part of life.  Most of us, are lucky enough to be able to make so many choices about how we behave, how we work and live.  We can choose how to react to others, to situations – we are not powerless.  This is often too easy to forget in the day to day busy-ness and stress of life.  It’s too easy to be passive and react to situations with frustration, anger or hopelessness, blaming circumstances or others for what happens when the most constructive thing we can do is recognise our options and move forward.

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