Watchword number six for 2022 is acceptance. Acceptance is a friend of tolerance. It’s about knowing what’s within our gift to #change and within our #power to #influence. It’s about knowing when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em, when to walk away and when to run. It is...
Watchword number five for 2022 is tolerance. For me tolerance has two parts: learning when to listen and not speak, and developing the confidence to speak and be heard We are often too quick to judge. When colleague come forward with ideas that are different,...
My fourth watchword for 2022 is connection When I think about connection, three things come to mind: home, work and covid. We need connections in our personal life to nourish us and feed our soul. It’s a fundamental human need to connect and an essential component in...
The third of my watchwords for 22 is kindness. Sometime last year I stumbled on the term Intelligent Kindness, which has its foundations within healthcare. This article describes is eloquently: “Intelligent kindness, then, is not a soft, sentimental feeling or action...
The second of my watchwords for 2022 is purpose. When I blogged my reflection of 2021, the word that captured it best was ‘purpose’. In looking back, I realised that purpose helped me get-up and get-on, during a time of social isolation and profound uncertainty. My...
It’s the end of the first week of 2022 already. How did that happen!? I’m sure you’ll have spent your week planning for the year ahead with one eye on that crucial 31st March date speeding ever closer. In looking forward to the next quarter and year, you’ll remember...
Here are my watchwords for 2022…… Self-awareness Purpose Kindness Connection Tolerance Acceptance Knowledge Innovation Care Learning
As we head towards Christmas, I’ve been reflecting on the year that it’s been. One of great highs and awful lows…. a doctorate, a new job, covid restrictions and a family bereavement. So, from all of these things, what is the common nugget of learning that I can draw?...
I can’t believe I’ve been in my new job 2 months. At the end of the first month, I reflected on the things that had been important to me, which were: patience, storytelling, confidence, trust and kindness. At the end of this second month, I thought I’d reflect on this...
If you’re looking to practice mindful meditation, it has to fit into your day, right? Some people practice 10 minutes between breakfast and work, others practice before going to sleep. Recently, I’ve been swapping my reading time on the tube for meditation. I’ve got 2...