by DavidFraser | Apr 9, 2012 | Change, Energy, Leadership, Personal Mastery
Forgiving others’ perceived wrongs is such a freeing thing to do, both for them and for us. History shows that those that get the best results over time act as if other people are doing their best, even if they don’t seem to be doing as well as they could. There is a...
by DavidFraser | Apr 3, 2012 | Change, Communication, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
They know the skills we talked about—the ones we practised at the workshop. They reassured themselves about that. They’re quite safe. No cause for concern. No need to change. No need to leave their comfort zone. All is well. Or is it? There’s a difference between...
by DavidFraser | Dec 5, 2011 | Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Frank isn’t interested in speaking to the man on my right. He’s not Frank’s type. He doesn’t seem relevant; he has a very different life. It doesn’t seem like he has anything that Frank needs; and Frank’s resources may not be relevant to him either. Don’t we so often...
by DavidFraser | Nov 14, 2011 | Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
“Send us your top ten tips,” they say, following the ever-popular way to introduce someone’s work. This presents a dilemma… Just go along with the request and supply a list of useful, but rather shallow ideas, and be complicit in a state of impatient ignorance?...
by DavidFraser | Jul 11, 2011 | Change, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Carol still applies for senior jobs that come up, but she’s lost count of the interviews she’s been to over the years only to be disappointed. She doesn’t tell her family anymore when she’s in the running for a new position. They can tell though. Carol’s...
