Behind-the-scenes: WEEK 35

Behind the Scenes - Week 35

Nugget of the Week

I have found my ability to be vulnerable to be transformative. As a deep thinker who craves authenticity, this has to include showing up fully as who I really am. We are surrounded by glossy facades that can have the best of us feeling inferior.

 

But as Eleanor Roosevelt so wisely said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent“. Once you have found your interiority as Caroline McHugh calls it, you will have the courage to be perfectly imperfect.

It’s how I manage to pursue my mission in life, and it can be the key to your future too.

 

This Sh** Really Happened!

I know that being able to hold space so someone can open up can be challenging, but it’s part of the responsibility of any manager or leader. And, it’s what you’re paid to do.

I remember one of the first management models I was introduced to many, many years ago, was Adair’s Action Centered Leadership model and whilst it’s pretty dated now, the principles still hold good. There premise is that there are three ‘action’ centers that a leader or manager needs to balance – Task, Team & Individual.

If you’re a manager or team leader, of course you have your own objectives to meet but without a team who know how to work together and with you, without individuals who feel able to be vulnerable, who have the psychological safety they require to show up fully, you’re never going to build a high performing team who demonstrate the commitment, loyalty and productivity to be successful.

And guess what? This means you’ll have to show some vulnerability as a leader too. Behaviour breeds behaviour.

Coming up, Buttercup!

Team and I have been working for quite a few months now to expand the variety and options on how we deliver flourishing resources to you. New shows, events, exciting vibe in existing ones, is coming your way soon!

We wanted to not only add variety in terms of number of options you can choose from but also opportunities to learn from industry professionals from all walks of life. 

So you will soon have option to watch two different LIVE Video shows, listen to two different podcasts, or participate in LinkedIn Audio Events. Then there will also be multiple self-paced short courses, and my flagship Frustrated to Flourishing Programme. And this is just the beginning – but I’ll share more as things happen..

because..

True to my messaging, I am all about sassy rebellion, or in this case expansive growth together in a calm, quiet, gentle yet unapologetically flourishing introvert style!

Behind-the-scenes: WEEK 34

Behind the Scenes - Week 34

Nugget of the Week

Ok – so I accept that you may feel a little like a jailor carrying around so many key(s), so think of it like this – making keys when you have the resources, the time and when you are inspired, increases the likelihood that you’ll have the relevant key when you need it most.

And, if you have keys to spare, you can offer them to others who could use them. After all, generosity of spirit is a beautiful thing and when we lift each other up, we all flourish.

Now how wonderful a world it will be when everyone flourishes without bias and exclusions?

How wonderful our world will be when everyone flourishes free from experiencing bias and exclusions?

This Sh** Really Happened!

I do get it because we all want our emails to reach and impact the people they are designed for, and I’m no different in that respect. However, deliberately manipulative click-bait subject lines that trick me into opening just leaves me cold and uninspired.

And I particularly mean the subject lines that are designed to raise concerns, invite worry or even trigger a panic response. I could say so much about it not only from an ethical perspective, but also from a wellbeing, mental health and common decency angle. Maybe I will one day!

Subject lines need to be properly informative and sincere as most of us prioritise what we open and in what order by the subject line. That’s why I feel so strongly about this underhand tactic. In fact, I pinky-swear to never trick you, in any way.

Coming up, Buttercup!

You know that feeling when an idea needs to be ‘birthed’? That’s what happened this week and the process of labour ended up being really quick. So, my co-founder, Szebastian Onne G. S. and I introduced our new synergy to the world.

 

We have been working behind the scenes on our joint-venture ‘Intent to Flourish’  and last night, we launched the name-sake show ‘Intent to Flourish’ LIVE on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. 

We invite you to engage as it finds its feet for the first time. In the premiere stream, we explored, how INTENTION can lead to FLOURISHING when SYNERGY is at the heart of our ACTIONS.  You can watch the REPLAY HERE.