"Live your values" "make your values real" can be heard often in organisations and on LinkedIn posts. I don't disagree with the sentiment - because the sentiment assumes that acting with integrity and being authentic will ensure right doing rather than wrong doing. I fear however that the assumption is wrong - and here's why […]
I wonder if have uttered any of the following about others in the past: They're lazy They just don't respect me They're dishonest They're just not focused enough They treat some people so differently They're selfish They're too wishy washy They just never finish anything They talk all the time They don't talk enough What […]
In my post what values are motivating your actions we explored how to determine what your values are in any given context. If you know where you want to get to and are motivated and are taking action towards your goal I suspect further exploration of your values is not needed. If, however, you know what you […]
The challenge with what motivates us is it's unconscious - ie we know something motivates us (our values) but we're not often consciously aware of what they are specifically. Never the less, they still provide the motivation to act or not act in everything we do every hour of every day. Because values come from […]
Let's start with the basics: Your values are what motivate your every action and inaction. That is, you don't take action unless a value is being met. Examples of values include integrity, safety, honesty, respect, security, adventure, achievement, success, away from failure, control (or perhaps not to be controlled by others), contribution, freedom, communication, laughter, […]
I've always been a hare sort of girl. For me hares aren't just speedy but the first, the best and getting better every day. In a morning hares are wide awake and just want to get up and straight out into the world. They are prone to trying to do too much and as such […]
You have to be careful what you say in front me - especially if you're describing a situation you're wanting more insight on, or wondering what to do next about. I have a belief, that the words we use to describe challenges we're facing also contain the solution. You might be thinking you're stuck when […]
A post from the 2015 archives. It's about the menopause, and is shared here because the site I shared it on had a clear out of their blogs, and occasionally I do have cause to send it to someone. I've therefore put it here for anyone it might help to see the situation they're in […]
Great to see you - here's all the information I promised: If you got value from the session then I'd really appreciate you making a donation - however small - to SCOTLAND: The Big Picture. A few posts or vlogs that I thought of as we spoke include: What are values One activity on my […]
