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I am easily inspired. I can read something (sometimes a short quotation, sometimes something more substantial). I can hear someone speak. I can experience someone taking action. And I’m inspired. But to move that inspiration into action, for it to lead to transformation, I need to believe. I need to believe that it is true for me – just as …
I was interested to read the Robbins-Madanes understanding of where the term ‘Life Coaching’ originated from, as generally it is considered that it evolved from coaching sport. Here’s what Mark Peysha (2020) of Robbins-Madanes says: “The term ‘coaching’ developed at Oxford University in England in the 1830s, where it was used as slang for a kind of tutoring that would …
Welcome to Part 2 of my ‘top ten quotations’ – I’m excited about sharing these absolute gems… 6. “Integrity has no need for rules” (Albert Camus) I was tempted not to include this quotation in my top ten, but instead to add it as the single most powerful ‘rule’ I aim to live my life by. The other quotations in …
Those following me on Instagram (IG)* will know that once a week I post a quotation that holds some meaning for me. No explanation, no context, just simple words along with an acknowledgement to whomever originally spoke the words. I enjoy sharing these quotations, because each one has impacted me in some way and at some point. It’s a personal …
For this post, I unashamedly share someone else’s words. Mavis Karn worked with young offenders in the United States and on leaving her job wanted to give those she worked with a gift. She recalls not wanting to give socks or some other trivia, so instead she wrote this letter and gave each individual a copy. The secret that Mavis …
YouTube is fast becoming my first choice of viewing, ahead of television. And in particular, I enjoy the TED talks (Talks in Education), which first aired in 1984 under the slogan of ‘ideas worth spreading’. One of my all-time favourite TED talks is ‘Are schools killing creativity?’ by Ken Robinson. I’m not alone – this particular TED talk, from 2007, …
