It’s been a busy week at workshopswork and the buzz at the moment in my world is networking (as ever). My interest in networking started over 15 years ago when I realised that it wasn’t what you knew that really mattered – rather it was who you knew that seemed to make the most difference. More recently I’ve realised that even that is not what makes the difference – it’s what who I know thinks about me that really counts. Networking is a useful tool that can help me manage my reputation, the question is ‘how much effort do you devote to managing yours?’ Have a great week and remember to use every networking opportunity to make sure your reputation is worth having.

OK – so it’s snowing here in the UK. Why is that so special? well believe me  if are you were a child and now on your way to  school then that makes the whole experience turn from being a drag to a new adventure.

Why is it that as adults we often lose the ability to see the brighter picture? Is it our over interest in being safe and secure or perhaps wanting to control things that we actually have little control over? or maybe  it’s because we we feel as adults that we should know the answers and that anything which upsets our ‘status quo’ can be a little uncomfortable.

Take the economic climate weren’t we all aware that things can and do sometimes go down as well as up? Why did we all believe that the money markets would continue as they were? Perhaps that’s one example of not seeing the whole picture but being blind to reality!

In any case in my opinion I think that for today at least I’m going to  think like a child, be grateful for what I have and focus on only one thing at a time. Doing this will make life a little easier to swallow and will keep my focus sharper.

What do you need to focus on today? be sure that you don’t get distracted from that goal – unless it’s to stop and watch snowflakes softly fall.

Have a good one!

What’s up?

What’s up? I’ve been thinking about what to say in this my first ‘proper’ blog!

Like the rest of the world I am pretty fed up with the doom and gloom that is in plentiful supply at the moment. This whole economic crisis is a stunning example of how ‘those who think they know’ probably don’t know anymore than the rest of us

I work with hundreds of people every year who feel that they have missed out in some way. That they feel they are not as clever or academic as someone else, as pretty or as strong. They look out at the world thinking ‘I can’t’ rather than ‘I can’.

This downturn will bring us all many challenges the biggest of which will be to change our thinking from ‘it’ll never end’ to ‘the end is on its way’. Try and change your thinking over the next few weeks and notice what changes for you. Better still mail me and I’ll share it on this site’

An old friend once told me ‘look up, not down, look out, not in!’ Look for change and good things and you will find them. I promise.

Enjoy

Caroline