If you’re looking for a high-level summary of how The Strengths Deck works, you’ve come to the right place! Everything you read here is explained in more detail, with lots of practical examples, in my book Unleash Your Awesome. You can get your paperback copy, along with a set of The Strengths Deck cards, in […]
One of the most common myths I bust in my work with strengths is how they are defined. The first and biggest myth of strengths is that they are defined only by your performance and results. Most of us have grown up being rewarded for what we are really good at, at school, home, and work.
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Excitement levels went through the roof in my household recently, with the announcement that Spotify Premium subscribers in New Zealand now have access to 15 hours of audiobooks per month. I’m excited, because I love audiobooks. And I’m doubly-excited, because the Unleash Your Awesome audiobook is on Spotify, and now you can listen to it
The short, and slightly depressing, answer is that you can’t be at your best every day. That’s because you’re human, and you’re surrounded by other humans! But you can create situations and move yourself into contexts that bring out the best in you, and encourage you to be your best self. And one of the
Have you been thinking it’s time to get a new job? Whether it’s because the calendar is inching towards the New Year, or your birthday rolled around, or you had “one of those weeks”, it’s normal to reflect on your life, work, dreams, and goals. Perhaps you feel like you’re in your very own version
“What if this is as good as it gets?” I work with awesome, high-performing individuals and teams, and yet I’ve lost count of the number of people who, underneath it all, are wrestling with this question. 👎🏻 They feel like they’ve peaked and their best days are behind them. 👎🏻 They’re feeling shackled by “golden
As we navigate our professional lives, it’s essential to identify that sweet spot where our skills and passions intersect – the Zone of Genius. One of the things I love most about my work as a personal strengths coach is guiding people on the transformative journey of personal strengths. Once you’ve taken steps to identify
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I was delighted to join Tash on her new podcast, ‘Lead With Less’. We talked all things strengths, including: What it means to be strengths based Why you should play and experiment with your strengths What reputation strengths are and how they might make you feel The importance of creating healthy work boundaries And my
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I am a total bibliophile, and nothing makes me happier than getting a sneak peek inside a book that I’ve been wanting to read! So I thought that I should make it easy for people just like you to sneak a peek inside ‘Unleash Your Awesome’. I’m in the process of organising the third print-run,
Resilience is a concept that has been getting a lot of airtime in recent years, and rightly so. Global pandemics aside, the pace of life and work and the pace of change we face on a daily basis can make us feel worn down and wrung out. That’s why I was so delighted to be
