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 Stand Strong with the ground rules of assertiveness Assertiveness is a word that has a different meaning for everyone of us. And even though we all agree that it is a specific way of interacting with others, this interaction will look differently for everyone. Your “If I was more assertive I would…” will be different […]

How coaching has added value to my life: I can identify 3 areas where coaching, learning about it and its application into my daily life, brought me the most added value: I learnt to listen – even to myself. I used to finish others’ sentences in conversation. I used to give a lot of advice. […]

Today is the last day of March. It means we’re entering into the second quarter of this year. Our theme for this month has been “Own Your Voice”. This theme has been about speaking up, being active and present in showing who you are. It brings in the skill of assertiveness and also taking responsibility for setting out […]

This month I wanted to share some thoughts on an area I am whole-heartedly fascinated and passionate about… Education – children’s, adult’s and executive’s education. Casting my mind back to my school days I was reminded of the first time I heard Pink Floyd’s song ‘Another brick in the wall’ on Top Of The Pops […]

Christmas is here. Well, almost here. What a great time of year for a moan and groan – family gatherings again. And so we start projecting. “Everybody knows who” will show up with the usual “know it all” attitude. As he does every year uncle Steven will arrive late and be grumpy all day for no […]

We think it’s official now and so no one will mind if we say it out loud – “Autumn is here!” That means its time now to focus on what we want to achieve within the next few months to ensure that we make the best of the rest of 2014. There’s still time and […]