I have a confession: I love watching unboxing videos. Not the ones where people are paid to unbox a company’s product and rave about it to drive sales. But the pure, unadulterated joy of someone unboxing something they have worked long and hard to create – like a book. So when the printed copies of …
Are mistakes that same thing as failures in your world? If so, I’m here to tell you that you’re quite mistaken! It is a good thing to make mistakes – in fact, you should be trying to make more of them. The best thing about mistakes As the image says, “mistakes are proof you are …
I’ve been told that curiosity is one of my super-powers, and yet I accidentally turned it into a weakness. Thankfully, I worked out how to turn it back into a strength! The curiosity cliche Did you know that ‘curiosity killed the cat’ is only half of the saying? I don’t know about you, but I …
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Have you ever gotten caught up in the “New Year, New You” trap? It’s an almost guaranteed way to set yourself up for disappointment and failure. But there is a better way – and you already have everything you need to make it work for you. Why “New Year, New You” doesn’t work I don’t …
I couldn’t tell you how long I’ve dreamed of writing and publishing a book. It’s finally about to happen! You see, on 1st February 2022, I started writing a book about strengths. Since then, I’ve written four full drafts. That’s around 200,000 words that stayed on the (electronic) page. Not to mention the countless tens …
Do you want to thrive as you head towards the silly season? Of course you do! But as life and work seem to speed up as the calendar ticks over, it’s not always easy to know how to look after yourself. The most common complaint I hear around this time of year is that life …
Job interviews and client pitches can be tricky at the best of times – and they’re really hard when you get thrown a curly question that you aren’t sure how to respond to. Lots of people come to this site using the search term “3 weaknesses and 3 strengths”, and I know from conversations with …
Do you really, truly believe in your strengths? Or do you focus on your weaknesses instead? Most of the people I work with come to strengths coaching because they are struggling to believe in the power and goodness of their strengths. And that lack of belief holds them back from bringing their special brand of …
“When people say, ‘I’ve always wanted to write a book’, they mean ‘I want to have written a book. That difference only seems pedantic to non-writers” That gem came to me by way of an encouraging email from a long-time friend and mentor (who is well-placed to know, as he’s written nine books!). And it …
One of the big gaps I see with well-known strengths approaches is that they focus on the extremes of your top strengths and worst weaknesses. And in doing this, they ignore your Proficiencies – the things you’re pretty good at and reasonably happy doing. This approach is like ignoring a huge pot of gold in …
