I work better under pressure! I really believed this. When working on my first dissertation I was still writing the night before the deadline. I also had a bubble jet printer which took hours to print. I now wonder...
Category: Motivation
Chasing Chickens!
Have you ever chased something round and round in your mind? It could be work, relationships, health, the noise of the wind on the roof or anything that get stuck in our minds. I have many examples personally and...
When did you really take a break last?
I have had several holidays since I started Zia Savel Ltd, but all were interlaced with a lockdown or home-schooling looming. Today is the first day back to work from the Easter School holidays and wow did we have...
Jumping with Joy!
Yesterday I saw a grown man jumping with joy at the prospect of his children going back to school. He explained the impact schools reopening would have on his children, their social and emotional wellbeing while receiving a full...
Daffodils Mondays – Hope
A couple of years ago, I was at the kitchen table and noticed the daffodils eek through the grass. It made me think about the hope that begins with seeing the daffodils come through the ground. The rise of...
Positive Destination
Have you ever found yourself in, or following redundancy, a career break, being on furlough or starting retirement and struggle to find the words to tell your story positively? I am spending a lot of time with my client...
Listen Up!
Coaches talk about listening to listen, rather than listening to respond or comment. Listening usually means paying attention to someone speaking, following the conversation and taking in what is being said. Listening takes concentration, effort and skill. When you...
The Power of Silence
What does silence do for you? I find when I am in my office alone, I put on music to fill the silence. I sometimes find myself singing along and turning the music up little by little. I hadn’t...
Thinking Strategically!
Do you ever look back at strategy from past years and celebrate what has been achieved? I always think about strategy as a future focus, but recently I found a strategy I created in 2018. I was amazed and...
Changing Seasons
As we enter Autumn in the UK, I notice the environment changing. the farmers where I live have been persistently busy through harvest, to planting new crops for the Spring. The colours have changes from bright greens of hay...