What if the thing holding you isn't a trap, but a passage? Alison shares her short story about a caterpillar called Eric, and what surrendering really looks like.
What if the thing holding you isn't a trap, but a passage? Alison shares her short story about a caterpillar called Eric, and what surrendering really looks like.
Three poems. Three recurring situations where logic runs out. On World Poetry Day, Alison reflects on why poetry finds its way into the most important business conversations.
As I looked at my seedlings I realised I'd forgotten something very simply about success. That is that I needed to keep focused on ALL the criteria for success because I'd been focusing on watering them and failed to realise I was ignoring another equally important criteria. My name is Alison Smith and for 25 […]
The special series of my Landscaping your Life with Alison Smith podcast going live this week aligns with the Chelsea flower show and talks you through the seven keys to having a buzzing life. (You can listen to the podcast here - spotify / apple.) If you're wanting a copy of the article with more […]
Knowing the difference between using the iceberg as an analogy or a metaphor could make such a huge difference to the amount of insight you get about the situation you’re grappling with. That is, it could make the difference between finding a solution and not finding it – or put another way the difference between […]
As I shared in my poem 'from not knowing to knowing what to do': "It is our conventional eyes that are seeing the lack of optionsUnconventional looking gives permission to act ‘as if’ there’s other ways to view the situationTo believe there’s a solution, or even multiple solutions, out there" In this respect when you're […]
How do you experience your life? An up hill battle Plain sailing A fight for life or death Like a rose A battle to be won at all costs An open road Being captain of the star ship Enterprise A war - with constant battles A race - and if so is it the 100m […]
There are numerous books on the subject of mindset and yet ultimately it comes down to: thinking and language that supports you achieving your goals* thinking and language that hinders you achieving your goals* (* however you define those goals e.g outcomes, results, mental or physical health, success, surviving, thriving, growth, or simply living your […]
If I asked you to tell me logically what you could do to make more efficient and effective use of your time I'm sure you could come up with a long list. A very long list. A long list - followed by lots of reasons why not one of these solutions would work for you […]
A healthy and flourishing garden is one that is also buzzing with life – with regular visits from bees and other pollinators to maintain its beauty. In this article I’ll be exploring what insights we can take from how to have a beautiful garden buzzing with life, and apply them to having a life that […]
