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Nothing stays the same. Everything is changing.
When we grasp and grip on a situation or an emotion we can delude ourselves that there is permanence. Ascribing the word ‘stuck’ can hem us in but it is never true, something is always in the process of change.
Occasionally I am asked to coach specifically on a leader’s gravitas, how they speak and present information verbally to shift and increase their impact. This Simple Note will give you a simple change that will increase the likelihood of you saying the right thing in the right way and at the right time.
At the core of our everyday confidence is a belief, of which we may or may not be aware, but it’s there. The belief that you can achieve, you can succeed, that you are in the right place, doing the right thing, being the best you can be.
Delegation is an art but for so many speed and efficiency are lost, opportunities not grasped, as this skill gets blocked. Through thousands of coaching conversations with clients I’ve observed other blockages that are imagined but feel real to the faltering delegator.
You were born unique, the only and original version of you, with a particular set of attributes and abilities. You are subconsciously drawn to certain things. You think and feel just the way you do.
You are a full set of quirks- a “quirk-set”- fully or partly developed. Are some of your quirks being hidden through fear of standing out? What might happen if you were to flaunt your quirks?
We communicate non-verbally all the time, and not always deliberately or desirably!
When connecting and collaborating with others, most of us are, to some degree, aware of our body language and both consciously and unconsciously pick up on the signals being communicated through the body language of others. The meeting of these two message-communication units (you and them) often dictates the quality of connection and the can predicate the likely success of the outcome.
Many of the dialogues I have had with coaching clients have been about their career, its direction and progress to bigger, better and greater fulfilment.
I often hear that securing that great role or experiencing fast track promotion can be the result of nothing more than a fortunate combination of timing and luck.
Whilst there may be some truth in this, how can you maximise the positive impact of these uncontrollable forces? Through years of coaching conversations, I have distilled four career accelerators that are in your control and, when attended to, increase the likelihood of timing and luck acting favourably for you.
To wear a t-shirt on a winter's day and expect to be warm is foolish. Similarly a poorly chosen attitude can limit our effectiveness in many situations.
