Posts Tagged ‘5th Place’
Consistency, conversations and connecting
Winning is great but sometimes losing is better. Consistently getting up, showing up, doing it over better, together wins games, contracts and leads to success in the long run. Having meaningful conversations, on the other hand, connects us and helps build successful relationships.
Read MoreChallenges, champions and chats
Navigating a challenging week of power outages, cold weather, and a generally depressed mood with a sliver of light banter about sport, a dive into forgiveness and a reminder that there is always a solution.
Read MoreRetreats, research, a rabbit and a recce
A trip to Parys, south of Johannesburg, to review the week and consider research needs leads to a recce for a retreat venue, the meeting and making of more friends, gold that is not metal and a pensive rabbit for the garden.
Read MoreThe connectedness of a common ailment
While working on a model of emotional fitness™, a book reveals that we are all connected by a common ailment. It also uncovers the patterns and the processes we follow that trip up the very best intentions to develop, learn and change. In the meantime, a birthday is celebrated and seeds are planted.
Read MoreLast minute dot com
Three lovely opportunities offered and accepted. A reminder that it’s in the coming back that change takes place and another, different, reconnection with an old friend.
Read MoreReally Important Things to Do
A real rest day, long walks, relaxing and reading. An opportunity to connect with an old friend is a reminder of a Really Important Thing to Do
Read MoreClosing out, shutting down, staying in
As the cold cloak of winter waved in, weeks of work are closed out, allowing for some time to shut down to rest and renew, while staying in where it is warm and cosy. A week of classes, cuppa soups and podcasts.
Read MoreWhile feeling light headed and heavy hearted, a reminder
A week begun light-headed and heavy-hearted brings with it a reminder to step out of the shadow, connect to our individual gifts and bring illumination to the world.
Read MoreShining bright or all burnt out?
The road to burnout is deceptively concealed in trying too hard and working too long on careers and jobs you thought you always wanted. Knowing what to look out for and doing something about it could make the difference between a total collapse and a turn around in your life.
Read MoreWhat does freedom mean to you?
With Freedom Day came thoughts about what freedom means and how not being free can affect our emotional wellbeing and mental wellbeing. We consider how we can break free from our mental jails and build our emotional fitness to stay free.
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