Self-assured

Being self-assured is having self-confidence to be truly who you are all the time – without relying on circumstances or liquid courage to get you there.

Recognition

Posted ago by Matthew

As a parent I know the importance of showing love to my children.  It’s one matter to love, it’s entirely another to show it consistently.  When I coach or train my clients I often ask the question, “Is it enough to …

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A Timely Pep Talk

Posted ago by Matthew

Pep talk – n. Informal A speech of exhortation, as to a team or staff, meant to instill enthusiasm or bolster morale. I’m pretty sure we all know what a pep talk is.  We would typically see it as something …

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Forgiveness

Posted ago by Matthew

“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” – Babe Ruth. Known as the ‘Sultan of Swat’, Babe Ruth, voted in 1999 by an ESPN poll as the third greatest US athlete of the century, had a …

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Frustrations

Posted ago by Matthew

Depending on your life stage you may be feeling frustrated with life right now.  That sort of sounds like a horoscope from the newspaper, but it’s not meant to. I’ve had periods of my life where I’ve felt frustrated with what’s …

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Boldly Going Nowhere

Posted ago by Matthew

How often do you feel like you’re the hamster running furiously on the hamster wheel?  I walk to work every morning and pass by an old car covered in hundreds of stickers.  I think the stickers are keeping the old rust …

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The Big Picture

Posted ago by Matthew

I used to be someone who worried.  When I was at school I worried about my up-coming exams or a spelling test.  When I left school I worried about a job interview or a date with a girl.  Heck, I worried about asking the …

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Don’t Criticise and Complain

Posted ago by Matthew

The first principle from Dale Carnegie is “Don’t criticise, condemn or complain.” It’s interesting when you focus on this, how difficult this can be. It seems, as a species, we default to criticism.  I think of myself as a generally …

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Change of Direction

Posted ago by Matthew

This morning I handed in my resignation without any firm plans of where I’ll be off to next… except to take seven weeks off to spend it with my wife and daughter, my parents who are coming up from Australia …

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Seven Essential Qualities of a Friend

Posted ago by Matthew

I have been asked by a few people to discuss my seven essential qualities for a partner and even for a friend. These seven don’t have anything to do with interests, appearance, wealth, sense of humour etc. All of those …

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