Monday, May 28, 2007

Sky's the limit

I was talking to a client last week about what they're trying to achieve. I questioned why they kept under- rating themselves and their answer reminded me of this weeks quote.

Don't Tell Me the Sky is the Limit . . . . . . There Are Footprints on the Moon!

So get out, don't accept the limits that others put on you and go for it!
Jon

Monday, May 21, 2007

Change

I love this time of year it's when nature reminds us that life is all about change, go away for a weekend and the garden bursts into flower. Change is normal and this is true in our lives as well; to progress means change and change means learning something, if we knew exactly what would happen it wouldn't be change.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it? - Albert Einstein

Which brings me of this weeks quote, reminding us that sometimes we have to take a chance and see what we can learn. Change is all around us, and a great opportunity to learn. Experiment this week, see what happens when you try to change something.

Jon

Monday, May 14, 2007

Go mad, be somewhere else, see what happens

Have you ever had one of those conversations that really made you think, where you started to really explore possiblities with somebody? It can be really motivating and powerful; but often people stop short of really getting the benefit of them, because they're scared.
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. Judy Garland (Dorothy) in
Wizard of Oz (1939)

OK now you think I'm completely mad, but go out and enjoy being somewhere else - it can help you move to where you want to go.

Monday, May 07, 2007

A great coach

I was talking about coaching to a friend, whilst sitting on the beach at the weekend (yes it's warm, sunny and very nice in Egypt at the moment). This quote is one I used to explain coaching, maybe it'll help explain it to you as well.
"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to
hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have
always known you could be." Tom Landry

You can be who you want to be, have a great week,