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There is a principle in Crucial Conversations called Master my Stories.
This principal delves into how it is not the other person that makes you mad; it’s the story you tell yourself about what you’ve...
My grandmother was fond of saying: ‘Small children, small problems. Big children, big problems.’
Of course, at the tender age of 8, I had no idea what she was talking about. Now that I am wiser and have...
I persuaded a friend to let me help him with an issue using the CANDID process I mentioned in last week’s post and got muddled up 🙁
Violating my own rules: Test it on yourself first!
I will…...
Showing Respect
Last week I told the story about the monks in a monastery where things were not going so well and the cryptic message from a rabbi, “one of you is the Messiah.” With their curiosity peaked,...
Playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
Just because words intended for your ears have left my mouth, does not mean...
There are times when it is even more important than usual to be kind to yourself.
One such time is when you are shedding your old self and becoming your new self. When you’re no longer the person you used...
What would you do if your father was killed in a terrorist attack and your carefree life suddenly ripped apart?
What would you do if you came face to face with the perpetrator whose action changed your...
Nelson Mandela in 2008
Yesterday I was asked what I thought of the controversy surrounding Nelson Mandela and the idea that he is being kept alive for the sake of the nation.
My inner reaction was ‘is...
Abundance. Abundance is everywhere!
It pops up in the books I am reading, ‘The Artists Way’ by Julia Cameron, Marianne Williamson’s ‘The Law of Divine Compensation’, Gaby Bernstein’s ‘May cause Miracles’...
On the way down from Dunkery Beacon
Deep in the heart of Exmoor, nestled on the side of a hill, lies Cutthorne, a country house hotel.
Simply signposted Cutthorne B&B from the local B3224 road that...