Synchronicity is a mysterious and funny affair. Not too long ago, I attended an Enneagram Coach training, where Portia Nelson’s fabulous poem was referenced - ‘The Hole in my Sidewalk’. I was reminded all over again of its brilliance and relevance, in that no matter...
Many of you have been introduced to the Enneagram through the Beyond Thinking progamme and will recall what invaluable insight you found when making the connection between your personality and core underlying fears. The fact is, we are more fixated on the fear of the...
Every month Colin and I agree on a topic and when it came to choosing this one I made the big mistake of thinking it would be easy to write about. I mean doesn't everyone know what a belief is including myself? Well, it turns out it was not so easy and in fact...
The end of the year is near! It is often at this time, we reflect on what we have “become” and how we have changed as a result of the collective experiences through the year. Join Colin as he shares a story about change and how we can use this to reflect on how we...
What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits -- sometimes because our culture demands it of us, and sometimes because...
So what is this thing called personality which distinguishes our uniqueness from common humanity? I found the most succinct response to this question in the recommended reading link at the end of this blog. ‘The bottom line is it depends upon your perspective on human...
Colin and I always discuss possible newsletter topics for the upcoming month and this time we found our common ground with ‘The Little Book of Ikigai’, by Ken Mogi It had us really curious and the more we explored ikigai and how this relates to our own lives and the...
The origins of a growth mindset are from the time when Carol Dweck and her research partner, Claudia Mueller were both at Columbia University, New York. They were exploring the consequences of different types of praise and how this affected students. This research...
Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., says about EQ, “If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you...
Festive Greetings Beautiful People Wow, this year has flown. It feels just like a moment ago when I was saying “Happy New Year”. As we enter the festive season I would like to share something that happened to me this weekend. As a single Dad I have my daughters come...
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