Archive for June, 2009

Jun
30

11 reasons why you should ask for help

Posted by: Jude | Comments (1)

I used to think that asking for help meant that I was not good enough and I saw it as a last resort. More recently, I’ve been asking for help a lot. I’ve stepped out of my comfort zone and asked a surprising number of people for help in surprising circumstances. What I found as [...]

Categories : Action, Leadership
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Jun
24

Step into freedom

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Freedom is one of my core values. Recently, I’ve been delving deeper into my values and exploring where I am honouring them in my life and where I am not. So I’ve started exploring Freedom which is the top of my list. I can’t function without it… or so I thought. Someone recently asked me [...]

Categories : Reflection
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Jun
17

Creating fun from chaos

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I woke up on Monday morning and decided to paint the lounge. I didn’t think it through. If I had stepped back and thought about it, I would not have done it. It would have seemed like hard work. I would have been worried that my back was not strong enough to do it. I [...]

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Jun
10

Noticing my true nature

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Every morning I sit in the garden for 5 minutes and just breathe. I switch off all thought and I allow myself to experience being at one with nature. I notice the sounds of the birds, the trees and bushes rustling in the wind, water trickling. I feel the morning sun and the cool breeze [...]

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Jun
03

Authentic leadership is easy

Posted by: Jude | Comments (8)

Childhood videos show me being constantly on the move, skipping up and down. I was full of life and laughter and I was definitely a free spirit. Over the last 20 years or so, I’ve learned to conform. To what I’m not sure. I studied well and got good grades through school and uni, I [...]

Categories : Leadership, Reflection
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