The courage to make a difference
The majority of my clients are business leaders, they are successful and make good money, yet most of them look beyond mere career success or money. They want to live and lead with purpose and in line with their values.
The Happiness Equation
Is happiness a choice? Is it predictable? It would seem so, in the view of happiness expert, Mo Gawdat, author of “Solve for Happy”. In fact, he has a Happiness Equation. His experience with losing his son in a tragic event, distilled a complex truth into a simple realization: the journey to happiness or unhappiness is seldom straightforward. He argues that happiness isn’t about external events but our reactions to them. For example, rain can cause happiness or unhappiness depending on our desires in that moment — when you want to water plants, rain makes you happy. If you want to sunbathe, it’s got the opposite effect.
Healthy intensity and difficult conversations
Intense leaders have an impactful presence: they inspire their teams when they share their purpose and focus with compassion and vulnerability, as a result, they are able to drive their teams toward success. And yet, the focus and intensity such leaders bring could trigger negative reactions in others.
A crucial aspect of healthy intensity is the courage to engage in difficult conversations when such situations occur.
What is your relationship with failure?
What do you think of the word “failure”? I believe that your relationship with this one word can change your life.
Authentic Leadership and the Masks we sometimes wear.
This is a story about Authentic Leadership and the Masks we sometimes wear to hide ourselves. It’s also a story about removing the masks to reveal hidden gifts of joy, freedom, creativity, and inner alignment. It is a story about connecting to our Authentic Self.
What differentiates toxic intensity from a healthy one?
After speaking to leaders about their experience with intense leadership and what differentiates toxic intensity from healthy intensity, the answer was invariably: humanity. So what is humanity?It is awareness of the impact of one’s intensity on others. It is understanding that whatever is your focus, passion and perseverance, you are unlikely to achieve your mission on […]