It's been a while. I've neglected my blog unhappily while writing to the subscribers of my Anger Newsletter. There are just so many hours in a day, have you noticed? But now I've found a way to get back in touch in a hopefully helpful way.
Anger Newsletter? What's with anger? Well, I've been working on and with anger for... Read More
On a walk near the Swiss mountain village of Gstaad, I passed several lovely old farmhouses. It was an icy, grey New Year's Day, not many folk about because anyone sane was safely indoors drinking hot chocolate by the fireside. But I was rewarded for braving the cold. Some of the houses had wise sayings carved into their wooden... Read More
In earlier articles in this series, I explained that anger itself is not a bad thing. Poorly managed, though, it can turn really nasty. Let's remember that there's only one little letter separating anger from Danger!
So, did you make your list? You'll need that list of goals now... Read More
So, let's look at that first step for converting your anger into peak performance. As I said before, anger is a truly powerful emotion with a lot of energy attached to it. Usually, when we get angry, that energy is used destructively against ourselves and others. But it can also be used as positive fuel to drive us further... Read More
One of the first things I explain to my audiences about anger is that it is not something inherently evil. This comment does not go down well with people who've been raised to believe that anger is something bad, that you must not display it in public, and so on. But it's true: anger is 'just' a powerful human... Read More
When I returned to my office a couple of weeks ago after a lengthy absence in Australia, I met a curious sight as I walked down the path. I've saved it for you in the picture above. My goddaughter had prepared this for me, and at first sight it looked like Death of a Dolly (or Grave of Godmother,... Read More
I have a kitsch cookie jar called Gus. He has a bright cheery kitsch face, and is dressed in a shiny blue patrollman's uniform. He is short and squat, an American style cop. The lid of the jar is his head and policeman's cap, which is hinged to his body. If you raise his head to look inside or... Read More
I have just returned from a working trip to Africa. As my husband and I run a charity for special projects in Ethiopia (Ethiopian Enterprises), this is nothing new. I travel to Ethiopia at least twice a year, and have taught both teachers and entrepreneurs in northern Ethiopia. What was different this time, though, was that I was invited... Read More
I have spent a lot of time recently speaking and training in the Asia-Pacific region. Particularly in Australia last month, I saw how popular and common the use of podcasts and live film/video in websites has become. I also saw the spread of a dreadful contagious speakers' disease: the dreaded Filler Disease.Filler Disease won't kill your body.... Read More
How are you feeling as 2010 comes to an end? Exhilarated by the successes of a year nearly over? Full of energy and excitement at the thought of doing it all again in 2011? Or are you feeling run down, overloaded, or - in the worst case - burnt out? I've worked with a number of leaders this year... Read More