tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9847725674190029362024-03-13T04:43:42.978+00:00Landscaping Your LifeWe've moved to https://alisonsmith.co/Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-50789687370856241812021-02-15T13:53:00.008+00:002021-02-24T11:44:10.591+00:00I've moved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijW-W0ZNW_drKj8RnDktSKE34teXNSvROvivG-qKLTa8nLyGzfyOK-ELLP_E_u-zH1RtAuGq1lggY99vkioYxnoRXlNT6jntvA4Fw4TXwqRHsAbN41IUv2f-9tAo-PoiAmVOiN06Ghc4So/s834/website+image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijW-W0ZNW_drKj8RnDktSKE34teXNSvROvivG-qKLTa8nLyGzfyOK-ELLP_E_u-zH1RtAuGq1lggY99vkioYxnoRXlNT6jntvA4Fw4TXwqRHsAbN41IUv2f-9tAo-PoiAmVOiN06Ghc4So/s320/website+image.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>I've moved to a <a href="https://alisonsmith.co/" target="_blank">shiny new website</a> and would love for you join me there </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-28920689634992042042021-01-17T11:09:00.007+00:002021-02-19T10:27:09.017+00:00Are you finding life an uphill struggle? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbwbvHqSLJCqapZr-EqZJQEwaE91FewcS_sW_aVZuBWUinOpbmhQ3QJOGoDqrpGXubyDCzdj9yE-qpKBjwKSliUOm1Rj5FAfAAMDBNFnT9zyvDHzApREvdR7jR9SR5t1YucvAs1dbbyhN/s2048/IMG_2867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbwbvHqSLJCqapZr-EqZJQEwaE91FewcS_sW_aVZuBWUinOpbmhQ3QJOGoDqrpGXubyDCzdj9yE-qpKBjwKSliUOm1Rj5FAfAAMDBNFnT9zyvDHzApREvdR7jR9SR5t1YucvAs1dbbyhN/s320/IMG_2867.JPG" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This post has moved to my new website - see more on how to get back on track when life feels like an uphill struggle <a href="https://alisonsmith.co/is-life-an-uphill-struggle/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-27907580924111382222021-01-10T12:04:00.013+00:002021-01-16T12:08:35.520+00:00A little more about Landscaping Your Life<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/174E_3Azbko" width="320" youtube-src-id="174E_3Azbko"></iframe></div>A little more about the LYL process because I might have been using it for over 20 years and yet it might be new to you. <p></p><p>If you'd like to be kept up to date with all things LYL why not sign up for my <a href="https://mailchi.mp/8191a411923f/alisonsmith" target="_blank">newsletter</a>. That way you'll also be one of the first to know when the new website goes live.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-42303415009370232072020-08-25T13:45:00.005+01:002020-08-25T13:45:51.231+01:00Post lockdown discombobulation?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF2bFO-ziDIgoLpwCXNKkaKyf1GaWsrM7_65tpjhtwdh_4pKlDMXbYhQAuy9PUHf8d1bxA1L1Pb9ox7P9Xy9qRDhxTSsGtRWL6HW3eRT71iS13W6Xd9R8msH-XN-rhg_jmLRqv9jmJFpn/s2048/image+8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF2bFO-ziDIgoLpwCXNKkaKyf1GaWsrM7_65tpjhtwdh_4pKlDMXbYhQAuy9PUHf8d1bxA1L1Pb9ox7P9Xy9qRDhxTSsGtRWL6HW3eRT71iS13W6Xd9R8msH-XN-rhg_jmLRqv9jmJFpn/w240-h320/image+8.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>If you couldn't see the wood for the trees in a real wood what would you do?</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">n order to shift the discombobulation and lack of focus and direction as we come out of lockdown this is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">a question I've asked on </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu/detail/recent-activity/shares/" style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">LinkedIn today </a></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'd love to hear your thoughts - some suggestions to get you going might include finding a map or taking to higher ground.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">What else comes to mind?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">If you'd like to join me as we explore this further you may want to measure where you are currently on the discombobulation and satisfaction scales out of 10 to get a sense of progress as the week progresses.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-81283182781739930732020-07-07T11:30:00.003+01:002020-08-25T14:02:34.501+01:00Joy in the unexpected<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">As a manager, you will come up against the unexpected almost every day.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">How do you feel, for example, when someone says "Can I have a quick word?".</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">Do you get a sense of dread or uncertainty that you may not be able to deal with what might come up? Or do you love the spontaneity of the situation and find joy in supporting someone in the moment?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">My first '<a href="https://mailchi.mp/landscapingyourlife/joyintheunexpected" target="_blank">Joy in the Unexpected'</a> webinar is taking place on 10th July and, due to great feedback is being repeated, on 3rd September.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">The live webinar is aimed at managers who would like to have some great tools in their toolkit to deal with unexpected situations; and to those people who have managers in their team who could benefit from getting confident with the unexpected.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">By signing up below, you will be added to my Joy in the Unexpected mailing list. You will receive details soon about how to join in with the webinar; as well as occasional emails regarding future projects, more tools for your toolkit, and useful insights from me about navigating your way as a manager in these times.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">In between these communications, you can keep up-to-date with what I'm up to over on </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #00add8; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">I look forward to seeing you for the webinar. </span><br />
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<span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">You can register <a href="https://mailchi.mp/landscapingyourlife/joyintheunexpected" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-55137038907080039342020-05-18T10:23:00.003+01:002020-05-18T10:23:44.231+01:00Ask Alison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I suspect I am definitely being busy for busyness sake - the need to "do" over rides patience and the inner knowing that tells me action now is likely to result in wasted effort and seeds that never flourish because I'm wanting to put them out in the ground before the last frost had been (usually June the 1st here in Scotland).
It's virtual Chelsea Flower Show and so I'll be using gardening as a metaphor for our lives all week to sow seeds, dig deeper, and germinate ideas.
Do follow </span><a class="hashtag-link ember-view" data-control-name="hashtag" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6667815265117515776&keywords=%23landscapingyourlife&originTrackingId=fq3PXgPwDqJmh7Odl4cZ6A%3D%3D" id="ember6933" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember6934" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">landscapingyourlife</span></span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> on Facebook or LinkedIn or even join me on <a href="https://peoplecentredexcellence.co.uk/events/landscaping-your-teams-in-turbulent-times/" target="_blank">Tuesday for a webinar</a> looking as personal and team flourishing with insight from the garden. </span></span><span class="ember-view" id="ember6942" style="background: rgb(255 , 255 , 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.9); font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "fira sans" , "ubuntu" , "oxygen" , "oxygen sans" , "cantarell" , "droid sans" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui emoji" , "segoe ui symbol" , "lucida grande" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
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I might have mixed my metaphors a little here and borrowed from the hammer/nail analogy but when using gardening as a metaphor for our lives it begs the question what tools do we have in our potting shed, and which are most appropriate to use in the situation at hand?
After all a spade, pruning shears, watering can and lawn mower all have very different uses and outcomes.
In turbulent times it’s exactly this appropriate use of a wide range of tools that teams need from leaders and managers. One tool does not fit all - it’s actually dangerous and harmful.
What tool will you get out of the potting shed today - and don’t worry if you have to look up how to use it - it’s better than sticking to the same tool because you know how it works.
Join me for my webinar <a href="https://peoplecentredexcellence.co.uk/events/landscaping-your-teams-in-turbulent-times/" target="_blank">Landscaping your teams in turbulent times</a> next Tuesday 19th May to gain additional insight as we explore this metaphor further. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can also sign up for my Landscaping Your Life ezine and newsletter </span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/3f739a6da615/landscapingyourlife" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="background: rgb(255 , 255 , 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.9); font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "fira sans" , "ubuntu" , "oxygen" , "oxygen sans" , "cantarell" , "droid sans" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui emoji" , "segoe ui symbol" , "lucida grande" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last night’s full moon is hidden behind cloud and yet ..
It’s beauty is reflected in those very clouds, in the sea and the beach.
Which has me thinking that when it’s cloudy and turbulent that it’s too easy to believe that no one will notice nor be impacted by our shine and therefore we give up and don’t even bother.
Isn’t it however precisely in the darker times that light is needed even if reflected rather than directly seen?
Do your thing, be unapologetically you and shine your light - it might just be what someone needs in a moment of darkness.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The previous night the insight had been a little different which is why I love nature so much it just keeps on giving.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Look at the reflection of moonlight on water and you’ll notice as you move so does the reflection - that is the reflection is actually a relationship between you and the moon not the moon and the water.
Next time you judge another consider the reflection you’re seeing is about you not the other.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-54824632431155888622020-04-14T09:24:00.001+01:002020-04-14T09:24:50.924+01:00Look up to the sky<div class="feed-shared-update-v2__description-wrapper ember-view" id="ember2022" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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I heard <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giavdetAQW4" target="_blank">Astronaut </a></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giavdetAQW4" target="_blank"><span data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAAGfhTMB0_9SLt33vQnfayDc8NLE_jJjyqk" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ron Garan</span><button aria-expanded="false" aria-label="See more about Ron Garan" class="entity-hovercard__a11y-trigger" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAAGfhTMB0_9SLt33vQnfayDc8NLE_jJjyqk" data-entity-hovercard-trigger="click" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: inherit !important; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: middle; width: 0px;" type="button"></button><span class="ember-view" id="ember2036" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> interview with </span></span><span data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:1325301" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One Young World</span><button aria-expanded="false" aria-label="See more about One Young World" class="entity-hovercard__a11y-trigger" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:1325301" data-entity-hovercard-trigger="click" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: inherit !important; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: middle; width: 0px;" type="button"></button></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember2044" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giavdetAQW4" target="_blank"> </a>yesterday where he spoke of using ‘planet’ not ‘globe’ to describe this wonderful place we all call home.
Which then translates well known phrases into a ‘planetary pandemic’ or ‘planetary warming’ which feels different don’t you think?
I’m sure this insight was at the back of my mind as I headed to my garden in my wetsuit this morning (as the RNLI have asked us not to swim).
Look up to the sky and what do you see?
Does the sky look different between all our viewpoints?
Do the noisy birds flying through it’s many layers judge one part of it to another?
Is one part of the sky more or less important than another?
Are we the sky?
Are we all parts of it?
And perhaps because I joined <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PoetDavidWhyte/" target="_blank">David Whyte</a> session this weekend on the courage of poetry I’ll end with a poem (of sorts).
The sky
Surrounding the whole planet
Holding us safely within its embrace
Trusting us with a precious gift
A planet
With riches and beauty
For us to hold and treasure within our own embrace, and
Use the trust wisely.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-39064156153087311182020-03-28T19:29:00.001+00:002020-04-10T07:17:56.191+01:00I've written a blog on that for Unprecedented timesOver recent weeks, as I've delivered "soft skills and mindsets for unprecedented times" sessions, I have been heard to say "I've written a blog on that" - with over 500 posts on the purchasing coach blog and 200 here you'd like to hope so. <br />
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Here's a list of just some of those very posts that I think would be helpful as we face what were unimaginable situations only a few short weeks ago.<br />
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<li>Lessons from a Sycamore tree - about needing to bolster your foundations for your roots to hold on to.</li>
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<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2020/03/commit-to-shorter-steps.html" target="_blank">Commit to shorter steps</a> - don't give up on your goal just know that the steps we can take at the moment are just shorter or will be making the stepping out much easier when we can do so.</li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/08/i-dont-believe-it-was-raining.html" target="_blank">I don't believe it's raining</a> - a reminder to test the evidence we're using to inform our beliefs.</li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/07/beware-reflected-bridges-youre-building.html" target="_blank">Beware building reflected bridges with others rather than real one </a>- now more than ever we need to ensure the bridges we build with others are solid ones.</li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-7-keys-to-buzzing-life.html" target="_blank">7 keys to a buzzing life</a> - a few hints and tips from the bees about how to keep motivated and enthused.</li>
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<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-wave.html" target="_blank">The wave</a> - my favourite short story I've written about a wave.</li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-stone.html" target="_blank">The stone</a> - another short story about the impact of being off kilter!</li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/03/when-all-else-fails-try-metaphor.html" target="_blank">The power of metaphor </a>- interesting applying the insight from Brexit to our current situation.</li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/02/going-round-in-circles.html" target="_blank">Going round in circles </a>- and how to stop it!</li>
<li><a href="https://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2020/03/ive-written-blog-on-that.html" target="_blank">How to have full impact</a> - WOW interesting to apply the insight to having personal impact on our well-being </li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2018/11/taking-action-to-see-wood-for-trees.html" target="_blank">How to see the wood for the trees </a></li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2018/11/getting-your-head-above-parapet.html" target="_blank">Is it time to get your head above the parapet</a> - rather than keep it in the sand? </li>
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<a href="https://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2020/03/index-to-support-mental-physical-and.html" target="_blank">An index of more logical and less unconventional posts</a> to support mental, physical and emotional well being can be found over on my Purchasing Coach blog.<br />
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You may also find this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4yQv_lGMJSV9Q-ODpQSSfUI1Wo_3Wab-" target="_blank">Landscaping Your Life YouTube playlist</a> helpful using nature as our coach - turn the sound down a little for the first vlog ;-)<br />
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Also see my <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu/" target="_blank">LinkedIn profile</a> for an extract from <i>Can't see the wood for the trees - Landscaping your life to get back on track</i> to help you see the wood at these unprecedented times.<br />
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Do let me know if something I've written resonates - and do please also share this index with others who you think might benefit.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t forget to find your float this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" />Some external help to support your resilience, and keep your head above water.<br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" />I’ve shared a lot over the last week about #keepingafloat, and was reminded when I went swimming yesterday that keeping afloat is easier with a little external help because:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Swimming to safety may by beyond us at the moment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Treading water can be tiring after a while.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Floating requires trust and faith in inaction which is often lacking when stressed, and certainly when faced with unprecedented and unfamiliar events.</span></li>
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Which is where the float comes in - a little external buoyancy to hold on to as you’re buffeted by the waves.<br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" />Look after you, and take time with your float with week.<br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" />Much love<br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" />Alison xx</span></div>
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This is the second of what is going to be a series of vlogs about helping us tap into our inner wisdom and keep afloat at this time.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">To do this I'm sharing </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">insights from a coaching tool I use in coaching and workshops. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">It’s called the frameworks for change coaching process * &amp; involves exploring the words on a series of cards to help us to tap into our inner wisdom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An inner wisdom that is able to connect us to our inner calm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today’s insights to keep afloat are</span><br />
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<li><b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Insight</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">: You let go of some old
trappings, nice going.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Potential setback:</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> Setback by feelings of
superiority in the current situation.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Insight:</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> An opportunity to give truthful
feedback, be honest with all that are involved.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Mentor:</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> Strength</span></b></li>
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<b>Insight: You let go of some old trappings, nice
going.</b></div>
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The one thing that will help us cope better in the current
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Now is the time therefore to stop doing what we know does
not serve us – if ringing a specific friend always leaves you angry or
frustrated then stop ringing them, if a particular food makes your energy slump
stop eating it, or if a certain exercise always makes you tired could you swap
it for something that uplifts you? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Potential setback: Setback by feelings of superiority
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Superiority can lead to us thinking “this won’t happen to
me” or “I’m better than them” and can potentially lead us to cutting corners in
the belief that we are infallible. Washing hands, keeping our distance, and following
guidance is for all of us not just everyone else. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Insight: An opportunity to give truthful feedback, be
honest with all that are involved.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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It was hard deciding to own and acknowledge my own
jitteriness here. Especially as I understand that a positive and
optimist mindset is paramount in supporting us to get to the other side. That
said, not owning how we’re feeling is not supportive. Once acknowledged rather
pushed down and away it’s easier to deal with whatever is coming up for us at
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When I’ve been away for a few days the meow is even more persistent and loud.
If I foolishly head for my home office first she’ll sit in the lounge and meow until she gets my attention, or she has been known to come to the office to meow.
After a few years of this routine, and after a while of sofa nap sitting, I’d extricate myself from under her and then wrap the throw around to make a warm and snug basket-like structure for her.
She’ll then sleep there for the rest of the morning.
Of recent weeks I’ve noticed the speed with which she curls into a ball once I’m gone, and now wonder if the meowing is a means to get the warm basket-like structure, not the nap sitting in between as it started off as.
This is how our habits are made, reactions to stimulus that over time can become more and more elaborate and unconscious routines.
It’s only by bringing these habits into conscious awareness that we can get insight about their efficacy, and have choice about our future action.
It’s why this month I’m doing something different every day - to bring into conscious awareness habits that may be hindering my progress.</span><br />
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occasional agoraphobia were debilitating. My sense of self diminished. All of
who I thought myself to be was slipping through my fingers as words escaped me. </span><br />
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The doctor was no help. “You’re just stressed”. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: none 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">My personal trainer kept me
moving - sometimes only turning up to take me for a walk! </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: none 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">Thankfully clients
were understanding. </span><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">Even more thankfully the herbalist transformed the
symptoms. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">Peri-menopause and menopause are a transition for all women - a
transition that has many symptoms. Each woman having a different experience. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">Mindset has a part to play during the transition and perhaps as much so after.
An 'after' where who we are changes. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">We have a choice to inhabit a mindset of
‘old crone’ where everything is downhill from here! Or embrace and inhabit
‘wise woman’, a new archetype where the world is our oyster. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">It’s still early
days for me, but I’m loving exploring being a wise woman. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0cm;">If you’re starting out on
your transition, explore the options for support to help diminish the symptoms.
If you live with someone going through the transition, talk to others who have
transitioned to understand how it feels & please don’t try logic.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-72592245317189492492019-11-19T08:47:00.000+00:002019-11-19T08:47:27.973+00:00Mind or body. Which do you listen to most often?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-28838259507448164442019-10-31T15:32:00.000+00:002019-10-31T15:32:14.221+00:00How do you learn?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">I suspect most of us would reply by saying we
need to apply the learning. To understand the model, and apply it, test it, and
explore it in real life situations. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">How can we therefore use this insight in other situations in our lives where we’re wanting to learn, or wanting others
to learn? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">As a coach it’s interesting how often I hear of leaders telling
people what to do and getting frustrated when they don’t learn and can’t
replicate it in other situations. As a coach I often do know what I would do in a
situation but to share that with my coachee moves my role into one of mentoring
which has its place when they’re new to a process or skill. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">For the majority of
times, however, it’s about asking questions, and helping them find the answers
and truth for themselves. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">How can you ensure you help others learn for the
future today, rather than tell them your answer?</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-42013030977470585192019-08-19T14:22:00.000+01:002019-08-19T14:22:22.147+01:005 day Mindset Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Join me on the 9th September for the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/63aa8d2144ac/procurementmindsetchallenge" target="_blank">Mindset Challenge</a> where we'll be exploring the impact our thinking is having on us achieving our goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whilst predominantly aimed at those working in Procurement it's certainly not closed to anyone from any area of work or life wishing to explore this subject more fully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a coach I did wonder about the subject for the challenge as I could have chosen any soft skill. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A soft skills challenge would certainly be a little too broad - after all which of the many soft skills would we focus on: confidence, communication, influencing, creativity, conflict management, motivation, change management and so on?</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And yet the difference that makes the difference for everyone taking part may lie in any one of the above.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>So we’re going to look to the unconscious and often missing link that supports every soft skill - MINDSET - the thinking that triggers and informs our actions.</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The missing link that when we’re struggling with a situation helps us to find a solution.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The missing link that can make the difference between achieving our goals or not.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The missing link that when used effectively can truly transform situations.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Which means, what ever the underlying soft skills needed to be nurtured, the questions and tasks in the challenge can be applied to them, and to the situation you’re wanting to transform.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So why not <a href="https://mailchi.mp/63aa8d2144ac/procurementmindsetchallenge" target="_blank">join me</a> for the five day procurement mindset challenge starting on 9th September.</span></span><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-38258467116912923362019-07-19T08:53:00.000+01:002019-07-19T08:53:01.916+01:00Is their head in the sand? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“How do I get their head out of the sand?”</span></span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s a question I get asked about colleagues, team members, partners, friends and family, and it’s asked in relation to situations they believe could be improved if only the other person would accept there was a problem, and take appropriate action to resolve it. </span></span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s also a question asked when they believe they know what the solution is.</span></span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s a fundamental flaw in this perspective - the person, like me in the photo above, has to take their own head out of the sand. </span></span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We might encourage them but, ultimately, the decision is theirs. Which means there’s only so much we can do.</span></span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In some respects it’s what '<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-See-Wood-Trees-Landscaping/dp/1844097498/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=can%27t+see+the+wood+for+the+trees&qid=1563090730&s=gateway&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Can’t see the Wood for the Trees</a>' was written for - to help people a little resistant to hearing advice from others, just like myself, to get out of a rut, stop treading water or going round in circles and to see the wood for the trees and get back on track. (Hint it’s available from all online stockists.) </span></span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One word of warning, it’s certainly easier to notice that others have their head in the sand than ourselves - which means when we’re getting frustrated with others it might be a red flag of our own lack of awareness and need for action.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wow - I’m still a little speechless (and you know me; that’s not often).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here’s why.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">20 years ago I can remember buying all the many books on the reading list for my trainer training. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I remember looking up to those authors whose tools and techniques were making a difference in people’s lives. Admiring their creativity and authority in a subject that has the ability to transform lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the time I introduced a coaching tool of my own and over the last 20 years have used it with many clients. I even wrote a <a href="https://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2018/09/cant-see-wood-for-trees-overview.html" target="_blank">book</a> sharing the process so other coaches and trainers could use it in their work, and to provide a resource for people to dip into and read a few pages when they were struggling - a little TLC and support when they needed it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Since its publication nearly a year ago, I’ve heard stories of people’s lives being positively impacted by the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Recently I heard that my <a href="https://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2018/09/cant-see-wood-for-trees-overview.html" target="_blank">book</a> has been added to one trainer's reading list, and used as a source for some of the training content.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have become one of those authors I admired and that has given me goosebumps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When did you last reflect on the journey you’ve been on and the achievements realised that once upon a time were only a dream?</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984772567419002936.post-89690590604419383682019-06-25T08:00:00.000+01:002019-06-27T13:49:47.828+01:00I laughed so loudly!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">I laughed so loudly last week - you know the sort of laugh that emerges from realising something very obvious?!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">I knew my book, '<a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/p/cant-see-wood-for-trees.html" target="_blank">Can’t see the wood for the trees</a>', was written for people who are stuck to support them to get back on track.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">I knew the book helped people when stressed to access a more resourceful mindset - exams being one such area I know it’s helped a lot recently.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hadn’t appreciated until then, of course, also helps people who are facing what I was when I wrote the book - menopause!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">The BBC breakfast programme featured the menopause last month, and it was said that it can be a very creative time for women.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then it hit me - that’s when the book finally got written.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then I laughed, very loudly and only as you know I can, because I wonder - did this version of the book I’d been wanting to write for years get written because I needed the advice. Did the chapters emerge out of that need?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">At that time I could certainly resonate with:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Missed the tide</span></span></li>
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