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Stop being a busy clown and start being a leader
Posted by: | CommentsYour ego likes you to be busy. It believes it makes you look and feel important. Like the conversation at the office:
“How are you?” says x.
“Really busy!” says y.
Y could be almost anyone. It’s such a regular response that it becomes meaningless. We’re competing over how busy we are.
When did being busy become a measure [...]
How minor things can make a big difference
Posted by: | CommentsI sometimes think that if I want to make a difference in the world, it needs to be a big thing. I can sometimes get stuck because my ideas are either too big and scary or seem too trivial.
In reality, the small things we do actually are the big things… in terms of having an [...]
Setting boundaries to meet your needs
Posted by: | CommentsI remember being asked some time ago what my boundaries were. I wasn’t even sure I understood the question. I realised that I didn’t have boundaries.
There was virtually nothing that I would say No to. If I was asked to work longer hours, I did. If I was given some awful challenging project that nobody [...]
Who are you as a leader and what is your impact?
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve been considering this week what I stand for in the world.
Who am I as a leader?
What is the impact I want to have?
These are challenging questions. Challenging because it is questioning my fundamental purpose in life, my fundamental role as a leader. Challenging because in asking these questions, I realise that who I [...]
