Most of us and the organisations we work with struggle to embrace short term ‘pain’ or frustration for long term or future gain.
Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain
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From the Blog on growth mindset
6 Ways to Build Confidence
Confidence is partly an attitude thing, partly about personality and knowledge, but also partly a skill. Here are six things to try.
A Chicken Escaped…again
Last night,one of the chickens escaped again. Learning from the previous experience, instead of spending hours looking from her, I waited.
‘Oh wow! You’re so big now.’
‘Oh wow! You’re so big now.’ However, the child growing and parents/siblings only notice the growth because clothes and shoes no longer fit.
Wall Photos
Like many parents, we have photos on the walls of our kids at different ages. Each one brings back memories of events and time now gone.
100% is easier than 98%
As Clayton Christensen, ‘It’s easier to hold your principles 100 percent of the time than it is to hold them 98 percent of the time.’
They see what is
Often we forget that the ‘picture’ we have in our heads can only be seen by us. Others see what is, not what we want it to be.
A Critical Balancing
Humility and believe or ambition may seem like odd bed fellows. However, they are critical to growth and learning.
Expecting Bravery
Too often when we create learning opportunities, expecting bravery. We expect participants to overcome their fear and engage.