When submerged in water you have the choice to overreact (fighting against the current, risking exhaustion and drowning), Under-react (becoming overwhelmed and completely giving up to the water pressure and drowning), or learning to find peace and strength within it - finding your balance and allowing yourself to float to the top. Replace 'water' with 'stress' or 'problems', and begin recognising your way of 'coping' and possibly self-sabotaging. Mine used to be a shift be

PRICE YOUR STORY... stop vomiting it onto the laps of others, or giving it away for free. One of the things I caution Coaching clients about is giving away all of themselves - with no pre-identified cap, limit, or purpose. Some verbally vomit their story onto whoever will listen, often as an act of justifying why they are where they are, or as a way of proving they are 'qualified' to stand/sit before them. In doing this, many devalue their journey. Why? Because it then bec

No one 'made you' cry... the way 'you' perceived and processed the other's actions, inactions or behavior, resulted in 'you' feeling hurt, angry or disappointed. Likewise, no one else 'made you' happy... the way you understood or thought of them or their actions, triggered the release of chemicals within you that made yourself feel good. This does not mean that the other person is not kind, important, disrespectful or cruel. However what it does mean is that you have the c

BE CONGRUENT, CONSISTENT AND CLEAR IN ALL THAT YOU DO AND SAY, AND ALL THAT YOU SAY AND DO WILL BE YOU. A TRUE, CLEAR AND HONEST REFLECTION OF YOUR BRAND. Take some time to reflect on the four C's, and then start building the rapport that creates true chemistry. Ask yourself... Am I truly being myself and standing for what I believe in, in every communication? Am I being Congruent?  Congruence:  Paralleism, consistency, match, harmony, agreement, unanimity, unison, unity.