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January 21, 2018
Using clarity as a point of reference
It is fair to imagine we all have various points of references related to our everyday activities and ongoing projects. Even so, using clarity as a point of reference may widen our outlook today and offer insight leading to an enhanced tomorrow.
Using clarity as a point of reference, on the other hand, is wasted when we fail to act upon this precious input in the most productive manner. Seeing the big picture and yet remaining entrenched in our existing, dare we say limiting, perspective does little to move us towards our objectives.
Success is obtained by aligning action with clearly defined intentions. Using clarity as a point of reference is then a crucial element to achieving objectives. Drifting through the day without any goals remains an option, though one without much chance of bringing happiness and satisfaction for a ‘day lived fully’.
As ever, we get to choose our outlook and habits. Embracing clarity seems, right now, not a bad choice. To join the conversation on the issue of using clarity as a point reference, please leave a comment below.
In the meantime, thanks for connecting here today.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
January 17, 2018
Filling the gap between wanting and having
Filling the gap between wanting and having can be an endless task. With so many ‘must have’ products and services being made available every day, the task of keeping up with our wishes and desires is monumental and even maddening.
The adage of ‘wanting what you have’ may help in our efforts of filling the gap between wanting and having to optimise our actual possessions and such like.
By embracing more of what is already part of our lifestyle we might discover there is little else we actually need or indeed really want. Abundance is a mindset some folk say.
Other perspectives worth exploring, with regard to the idea of filling the gap between wanting and having, could form part of a complimentary coaching session via Skype or Google+ hangout. If you are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch.
In any case, thanks for connecting here and reading this post related to the idea of ‘filling the gap between wanting and having.’
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
January 14, 2018
Heart Poems On The Sea. The NEW book
“Heart poems on the sea, riding the current of life.”
Following the publication of Heart Poems On Waves, it felt only right to continue along similar lines with this new offering.
The reflections brought together here represent an eclectic gathering of ideas, loosely linked to the sense freedom we may find whilst by the sea.
I hope this collection of heart poems on the sea gives you something to ponder and, ideally, enjoy. It was a pleasure for me to write these inspirational poems and it would be pleasing to think you find value in the words.
With each book I write, another piece of me is set out in words. Heart Poems On The Sea reflects my love of the sea and the influence it has on my view of life.
With this book, you will get the opportunity to:
a) Read twenty-six poems from the heart;
b) Explore ideas wrapped in words;
c) Apply any new thinking in your life.
Possibly this book becomes a catalyst for further reflection on what is dear to you.
Though I am experienced in the field of professional and personal development, you are the expert on your life. Implementation of any new thinking will, of course, need to be undertaken by you, I cannot do it for you.
With that said, let me thank you for your presence here and wish you Happy Reading!
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
January 11, 2018
What will you do differently this time around?
The goals are set, plans are in place and intentions are good. Yet we can imagine this was the case last year too. So, what will you do differently this time around?
Is extra effort going to be given to ‘completing more’ instead of ‘starting lots’?
Perhaps attention is now on our strategic long-term objective rather than concentrating on tactical day-to-day actions.
Pondering the question ‘What will you do differently this time around?’ might be, in itself, a major shift in our mindset. Linking action to priorities will additionally add value to later efforts.
If past goals were regularly achieved then there may be no reason to do anything differently this time around. “What will you do differently this time around?” “Nothing at all.”
Changing for the sake of changing seems a waste of time and energy. That said, to take into account new input, modified circumstances and an enhanced vision of how we wish to live our potential this year, tweaking and adjusting could be called for.
Being clear about our strengths and weaknesses gives us a base to work from over the coming months. For now, it is enough to listen to your answer as you go about answering the inquiry ‘What will you do differently this time around?’
Kindest regards.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
January 7, 2018
Are we resonating with the world around us?
Questions leading to a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer leave little space for in-depth reflection. Yet in certain cases, our answer is clear to us and we are able to cope without the benefit of such pondering. The inquiry ‘Are we resonating with the world around us?’ cuts to the core of our outlook, deserving a few words here.
With our goals set, plans in place and efforts focused, it is easy to be unconcerned with anything attempting to distract us from our endeavour. At such times, we offer a resounding ‘No’ to the query ‘Are we resonating with the world around us?’ We are ‘in the zone’ and able to ignore everything else.
Still, even when we are concentrated on achieving this or that, our presence and awareness is part of the world around us. Resonating with it – without getting wrapped up in events and situations we have little or no control over – is an option worth, at least, evaluating.
As ever, other perspectives are available to us. Spending a few moments exploring these could change our response to the initial question ‘Are we resonating with the world around us?’
For now, thanks for reading this ‘Are we resonating with the world around us?’ post today.
Kindest regards.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
January 3, 2018
To what extent will this matter tomorrow?
One way we can keep things in perspective is to ask ourselves “To what extent will this matter tomorrow?” In a world changing faster than ever it seems, this simple enquiry may just keep us connected to what is really important.
Pondering the question ‘To what extent will this matter tomorrow?‘ and then listening attentively to our response ensures present efforts are fully focused on priorities.
Being guided by a structured programme, albeit with an element of flexibility incorporated into it most likely, helps us to reach our objectives.
“To what extent will this matter tomorrow?” For many, who operate according to the concept of giving proverbial oil to whatever door squeaks the loudest, the response is perhaps “It probably won’t.”
Doing this or that in a haphazard fashion invariably saps energy, rendering any output mechanical and listless at best.
That said, many things we are dealing with now will matter tomorrow. Though overused, the saying “We are building tomorrow today” holds true.
To explore the challenges, choices and/or opportunities you are currently facing as part of a complimentary coaching session, via Skype or Google+ hangout, get in contact.
In the meantime, thanks for reading this To what extent will this matter tomorrow? post.
Kindest regards.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
December 31, 2017
Reflecting on progress achieved this past year
Reflecting on progress achieved this past year, I wonder what strikes you the most. Your view of the various successes representing twelve months worth of effort will be very much a personal indicator of how you have lived this year.
Highlights in any specific area of life, including work, may suggest where you focused your attention. On the other hand, certain triumphs could have been forthcoming despite circumstances not being the most opportune. Once again, reflecting on progress achieved this past year is an individual matter.
Regarding any endeavours in which progress was slightly less than hoped for, what additional actions are you planning to implement next year? Seeing where we are now with goal-getting activities planned last year provides input for next year’s plans.
A wider investigation into how the year has been would possibly include our level of general satisfaction in addition to examining the extent we moved nearer to our main overarching life purpose. Reflecting on progress this past year can indeed involve also these items.
As this year draws to a close there is little else to say on the issue of reflecting on progress achieved this past year. So, thank you for being here and good luck with your efforts for the coming year.
Happy 2018.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
December 28, 2017
Simple pleasures enjoyed in moderation
A whole host of things may come to mind when pondering simple pleasures enjoyed in moderation. Eating chips on the pier is only one possibility. Naturally, we all get to define what is meant by ‘moderation’ as each of us has our own ideas about such things.
Right now, putting down the snack, I’ll limit the list of simple pleasures enjoyed in moderation to just two.
The first of the two simple pleasures enjoyed in moderation is that of spending quality time in the company of people we feel totally at ease with and who, in their turn, feel equally comfortable with us. This is something so basic yet overlooked perhaps over the year as goal chasing and the like occupy our attention.
We might say we are working for these people and are busy for their sake but, without actually spending time in their company, our efforts possibly appear hollow at best. Giving them our time is probably more appreciated than any tangible objects offered to them as substitutes for our actual presence.
The second item on the list of simple pleasures enjoyed in moderation is that of getting outside to embrace nature in whatever format is most appealing to us. This could be a walk, a run, a cycle ride or any other form imaginable. The advantages of ‘blowing away the cobwebs’ will be felt immediately and can last for ages.
To share your input on the issue of simple pleasures enjoyed in moderation, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
December 16, 2017
Shutting up shop to take a break
Having pushed ourselves for most of the year to date it is perhaps natural that at this point we turn our attention to shutting up shop to take a break.
Ideally, we will have already reached our annual targets and consolidated our position for a strong showing anew next year. Right now, rather than running ourselves into the ground, shutting up shop to take a break might seem a sensible option to take up.
A period of rest and recuperation is possibly a form of reward for all we have achieved over the past twelve months. Without suggesting we should close down our activities completely for an extended time, a few days off will surely hurt nobody as we at least recharge our batteries fully.
The idea of shutting up shop to take a break could shock some folk, especially those not used to operating at anything less than full pelt. That said, there are occasions a moment of downtime can be the most productive action to undertake for the sake and benefit of future ongoing success.
We need not feel guilty about shutting up shop to take a break. Enjoying a quiet time to catch our breath, may also be considered a form of working. Without being able to offer our best self after the break the business will suffer. Shutting up shop to take a break is, therefore, more than symbolic. It is also strategic.
Not wishing to labour the point, particularly if you are in the process of shutting up shop to take a break, I will pause now.
Happy Holidays.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
December 13, 2017
Reaching goals any way possible
Keeping in mind the need for appropriate caution, reaching goals any way possible is something we may feel is, or should be, our overriding objective.
On the one hand, using all resources available to us and putting our experience into practice, we can go about reaching goals any way possible provided we are sufficiently organised and focused on what we wish to achieve.
With so many possible distractions around us, it is valid to look at reaching goals any way possible from a perspective of ‘All or nothing’. Nevertheless, we should not forget the element of enjoyment in our efforts as well as alignment with our values. Doing so would impact negatively on our authenticity and presence.
On the other hand, reaching goals any way possible is something we might find off-putting. Cold-calling, pushy sales techniques and aggressive advertising are viewed by many as relics from the past. Collaboration among stakeholders and respect for society as a whole are ideas now prevalent at work and beyond.
However the concept of reaching goals any way possible is handled ‘by the masses’, it is for us individually to interpret the situation according to our own thinking. Or maybe not. Please feel free to share your input on the issue of ‘Reaching goals any way possible’ by leaving a comment below.
Kindest regards.
Brian.
About Brian
Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer, Adjunct Professor and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.
As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.
Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to reach their full potential, in education, work or life in general.
You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.
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