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Published on July 23, 2017 06:57

How to manage our daily outlook

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Irrespective of where we are, what we are doing and even why we are doing it, learning how to manage our daily outlook will play a large role in the way we experience the day. The exercise, however, can last a lifetime or be completed in the blink of an eye.

As ever, the speed of acquisition is a personal matter. And clarity concerning the benefits associated with a managed daily outlook is perhaps the first step to developing this desirable skill.

We could think of a boat drifting without direction. Any wave, current or wind would move the vessel. Yet unless the destination is unimportant, such a journey appears pointless. In a similar fashion, our outlook is a point of reference for the flow of the day.

Asking ourselves how to manage our daily outlook opens the mind to reflection. We might discover in the process a certain propensity towards one or more specific methods.

Whether it be focusing on goals to the exclusion of all else around us or using our time as constructively as possible across a range of endeavours, we need to be comfortable with any eventual changes we wish or need to implement as a result of our efforts.

If you’d like to ponder how to manage your daily outlook as part of a complimentary coaching session, via Skype or Google+ hangout, please get in touch.

In the meantime, thanks for reading this ‘How to manage our daily outlook’ post.

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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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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Published on July 20, 2017 12:31

To what extent are we ready for tomorrow?

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Let’s be clear from the start by asking to what extent are we ready for tomorrow? we are assuming there will be a tomorrow. Usually I prefer to avoid assumptions, but in this case, I have made an exception. So, with fingers crossed and touching wood, I’ll let the supposition about tomorrow stand.

Two points spring to mind concerning ‘To what extent are we ready for tomorrow?’

Firstly, the extent is important. Giving ourselves the maximum chance of obtaining a successful tomorrow depends on what we do today. Secondly, the matter is under our control and hence we will also be partly responsible for the resulting outcome too.

Preparing for an assignment or undertaking is a key element to being ready. Ideally, we set aside time to investigate what is required of us and then take the appropriate actions to acquire the relevant skills. Of course, this may mean a bringing together of existing items if the event is one we are pretty familiar with.

Should it be this inquiry about to what extent are we ready for tomorrow has stirred you to action today for tomorrow, and you’d like to explore options as part of a complimentary coaching session via Skype or Google+ hangout, please get in contact.

For now, thanks for reading this ‘To what extent are we ready for tomorrow?’ post.

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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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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Published on July 15, 2017 21:11

Work from another perspective could be seen as relaxation

It almost goes without saying that work from another perspective could be seen as relaxation. Depending on a) the location, b) type of employment and maybe above all else c) our attitude, what we are engaged to undertake can quite easily, from a different point of view, be considered as leisure.

However, we should not fall into the trap of thinking that just because work from another perspective could be seen as relaxation it is unimportant, a trivial pursuit and so forth. We may wish to make reference to the often quoted expression: “Take your work seriously, but yourself less so.”

Being employed to use skills, intuition and time is an important matter, deserving our full attention. Just because we might actually love what we do and gain pleasure from doing it – if you have to review books I guess you can do it just as well on the beach as in an office – does not mean it is not work.

In a perfect world, we would all be working in similarly pleasing positions, giving our all as we hold onto the idea that work from another perspective could be seen as relaxation. Though it is not so for everyone.

There is no reason, for the sake of offering a new twist on the issue why relaxation from another perspective could not be seen as work. How tiring is it to grab our place by the pool, ensure the tan is even and have sufficient reading material to last a whole day on the sun lounger?

For sure it is as taxing perhaps as commuting daily, standing in line for the lift, staring in despair at the hundreds of messages to be dealt with and on and on. Before this post takes an even sillier turn, let me stop.

Thanks, truly, for taking the time to read this ‘Work from another perspective could be seen as relaxation’ post.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

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How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)

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Published on July 12, 2017 21:33

Moving up by taking the necessary steps

Though it is rarely an automatic route, moving up by taking the necessary steps is an achievable objective for many.

Moving up might imply not only the actual increase in experience and ability but also a deepening of knowledge to consolidate earlier endeavours and efforts. Becoming a master may actually mean knowing when to let go of certain issues as opposed to attempting to embrace everything.

‘Taking’ within the context of the title ‘Moving up by taking the necessary steps’ refers to the proactive activity of ‘doing something’. It is not enough to want to move up. We have to back our intention with action. This is especially so when exploring the notion of bettering ourselves.

The necessary steps, quite rightly, will include a mix of general development activities and specific task-orientated learning projects. Without these fundamental stages of the ongoing learning cycle, it is unfair to expect any upward progression within our chosen field of study, work or leisure.

Finding within our heart the force to do whatever is needed to get ourselves off the sofa is crucial to making progress. Your input on the subject of ‘Moving up by taking the necessary steps’ can add to these ideas. Accordingly, please feel free to share by leaving a comment below.

In the meantime, thanks for reading this ‘Moving up by taking the necessary steps’ post.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

Skype: bgdtskype

Twitter: @bgdtcoaching

E-mail: brian@bgdtcoaching.com

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

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How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)

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Published on July 08, 2017 23:47

Is it really true that work never ends?

With many projects in the pipeline, a million and one tasks to be completed by an ever nearing deadline, plus calls on our time from family and friends, it is fair to answer a responding “Yes” to the question “Is it really true that work never ends?”

Such a position would be acceptable on many levels, but one giving little scope for further words here. Also, if you are a regular reader of these posts you surely appreciate I see work as a part of life to be enjoyed as far as possible in the same way as any other activity.

So, is it really true that work never ends?

If, like me, you love what you do under the heading of work you will probably connect with the thinking that work never stops, but likewise never starts. If, on the other hand, you don’t enjoy your work/job/current status of employment, what are you currently doing to change your situation?

Unless the seeds are planted flowers cannot grow and it is the same with pleasurable activities. In a roundabout way the question “Is it really true that work never ends?” has been pondered.

To share your thoughts on the issue “Is it really true that work never ends?”, please leave a comment below.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

Skype: bgdtskype

Twitter: @bgdtcoaching

E-mail: brian@bgdtcoaching.com

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

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How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)

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Published on July 05, 2017 20:06

Are weaknesses really strengths in disguise?

As humans, we all have weaknesses and strengths. Whilst encountering opportunities and threats as we go about the business of living, these weaknesses and strengths often struggle with each other to dominate the moment. Yet let’s turn perceived wisdom around and ask “Are weaknesses really strengths in disguise?”

Certain so-called negative traits could easily be seen from a positive perspective to answer the question “Are weaknesses really strengths in disguise?”

The habit of trusting everybody may be considered as a weakness, especially if it leads us into difficulty on a regular basis. However, the opposite position of not trusting anyone would most likely create a cold, isolated world for us. We each need to find the best way of handling the supposed weakness in a beneficial manner.

In a similar fashion, the ‘weakness’ of wanting to live according to a personal set of values, philosophical outlook or religious code takes us away from the common ground. Even so, it adds to who we are and is perhaps a strength. And provided we respect the rights of others, we are free to implement such a choice.

So are weaknesses really strengths in disguise? Two examples offered here are, of course, insufficient to help us draw a concrete conclusion. We all know our own situation and how we form our vision of life is an individual issue.

For now, thanks for reading this ‘Are weaknesses really strengths in disguise?‘ post.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

Skype: bgdtskype

Twitter: @bgdtcoaching

E-mail: brian@bgdtcoaching.com

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

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How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)

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Published on July 02, 2017 00:43

To what extent are we living our vision of a great life?

You might be forgiven for thinking this ‘To what extent are we living our vision of a great life?’ post is merely an extension of the recent ‘How trust in our dreams can repay us handsomely’ post (click here to read).

The focus of this ‘To what extent are we living our vision of a great life?’ piece is not on whether or why we are living our dreams or vision, but as the title states: to what extent are we doing so.

Irrespective of individual issues and global questions, our vision of a great life will undoubtedly consist of various elements, each being crucial to complete our vision. However, just as everything seems to be perfect on all fronts, life throws a proverbial spanner in the works. And dealing with this is also part of life.

Allowing ourselves to be halted in our efforts to live our vision of a great life in many respects comes down to our attitude towards challenges. Embracing whatever life offers us as opportunities to learn and grow is one approach. Moaning, groaning and choosing to use difficulties as excuses to play small is another one.

“To what extent are we living our vision of a great life?” is a tough question to respond to. Each day or even each hour would possibly warrant a different answer.

That said, the intentions we set out and our plans and goals give our efforts direction. Ideally, the steps taken will themselves explain to what extent are we living our vision of a great life.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

Skype: bgdtskype

Twitter: @bgdtcoaching

E-mail: brian@bgdtcoaching.com

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

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How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)

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Published on June 28, 2017 21:36

How trust in our dreams can repay us handsomely

The reference to dreams in the title ‘How trust in our dreams can repay us handsomely’ should not be mistaken for those night-time experiences in which the mind wanders freely. Here the intention is to look at the longed for goals we hold in our heart.

It might be we have been brought up to operate only with so-called ‘realistic’ objectives. “Dreams are for those who are unable to plan” could be the tune to which we have marched to for so long. If this is the case, the ideas associated with ‘How trust in our dreams can repay us handsomely’ are possibly strange.

Nevertheless, with just a small effort it may be we discover how trust in our dreams can repay us handsomely. The dreams in a sense encapsulate our true self – the best version of ourselves aligned to our potential – and deserve an opportunity to be brought into being.

As we all surely know, dreams without action cannot be realized. Dreams coupled with action, on the contrary, set into motion the chance for them to become a new reality. Many folk are indeed able to achieve their dreams, so why not us too? The results would more than repay the trust we gave to our dreams.

Exploring options around dreams and clarifying choices are often elements of a coaching conversation. To arrange a complimentary coaching session, via Skype or Google+ hangout, please get in touch. For now, thanks for reading this ‘How trust in our dreams can repay us handsomely’ post today.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

Skype: bgdtskype

Twitter: @bgdtcoaching

E-mail: brian@bgdtcoaching.com

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/bgdtcoaching/videos

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

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How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)

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Published on June 25, 2017 02:35

Expectations. Are they driving us on or holding us back?

It is perhaps part of life to have expectations. Maybe we are hoping for this, striving for that. Whatever the current situation, we know how we’d like it to turn out. Even so, it is surely fair to ask from time to time in reference to our expectations, ‘Are they driving us on or holding us back?’

On occasions, it is the sheer desire to meet expectations that drive us on. The path could be testing, yet with our sights set on the end goal, we find that extra sprint to get us to it. Unfortunately, likewise, there will be times when desire is not enough.

With the weight of expectations on our shoulders, especially in those instances we have not fully bought into a project or objective, expectations can seem so heavy they are indeed holding us back and possibly also down.

Finding the balance point between these two positions is, in all likelihood, an exercise not so unknown to many of us. “Expectations. Are they driving us on or holding us back?” It is a question to ponder and deal with on a regular basis.

For now, however, thanks for reading this ‘Expectations. Are they driving us on or holding us back?’ post today.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Coach – Trainer – Adjunct Professor – Author

Skype: bgdtskype

Twitter: @bgdtcoaching

E-mail: brian@bgdtcoaching.com

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/bgdtcoaching/videos

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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 based on dramatic texts and elements of coaching 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.

Publications

How to deliver your potential successfully on the stage of work (2016)