I use journalling prompts to help me think different. Today ...---If your clients had to describe yo...
I use journalling prompts to help me think different. Today ... --- If your clients had to describe your value in a metaphor, what would it be? --- Useful? #Microblog11 🚢 14/30
I use journalling prompts to help me think different.
I use journalling prompts to help me think different. Today ... --- What if the best way to differentiate yourself wasn’t by being better but by being more wrong than anyone else in your field? ---
This week I’m exploring self-doubt.
Every Sundays I use a prompt for journaling. This week I’m exploring self-doubt. The question: --- You meet a version of yourself who never had self-doubt. What do they say to you? ---
The world loves your results, but not what it takes to get them.
The world loves your results, but not what it takes to get them. You are for the mediocre. Uncompromising? You're “difficult.” Driven? Obsessed. Precise? Overbearing. Curious? Stay in your lane. Resilient? You must be hard. Disciplined? That’s intimidating. Independent? Not a team player. Courageous? Reckless. Imperturbable? Cold.
Stillness gives you space.
Stillness gives you space – space to hear yourself think, feel, and just be. It offers clarity, like sediment settling in water. It gives you presence – time slows down. You’re not chasing or avoiding anything. Stillness can be healing, like rest for the soul. It gives you control – not over
You explain things to people ... but they don’t change.
You explain things to people ... but they don’t change. They might get it ... but they don’t change. The message hits too close to home. They resist. Put up walls. My friend Dr Louise Van Rhyn tells a story about a story. She uses it in consultancy training ... to
𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆.
𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆. Not through drama ... but through delay. They show up halfway. Deliver the bare minimum. Lean on your drive to keep things afloat. You start finishing their work. You double-check everything. You carry more than your share... again. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲? Because we’re team players. Because we don’t want conflict. Because “someone
Credit Stealers don't do the work... they just stand in front of it.
Credit Stealers don't do the work... they just stand in front of it. They wait until the moment that matters... then speak like they built it. They thrive on your silence. They gamble on your discomfort. They count on you not wanting to “make it a thing.” You
Have you ever been whipped into line?
Have you ever been whipped into line? The person probably thought they were helping. Instead, they were stifling. I recently read this quote, shared from X by Dr. Julie Gurner on Substack: “𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘸�
A few years ago, I worked with a leader who ran circles around everyone.
A few years ago, I worked with a leader who ran circles around everyone. Sharp. Focused. Always ten steps ahead. But what stood out most 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 ... 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. They’d walk into a room and somehow make every person feel seen. Not just for their output, but for who they were. A quick