Relationships
Your Support Matters
When someone is vulnerable, it is venerable to stand with them. When someone takes a leap. Puts themselves out there. Truly and meaningfully expresses something that matters. Let them know they're...
Relationships
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LearningRelationships
Good Fighting Is Not An Excuse For Bad Behaviour
There is a camaraderie that forms when you fence with someone and enjoy the experience. I’ve seen this in wrestling, sword fighting, and other martial arts. There is an intimacy to that kind of...
RelationshipsRhythm
How to Have an Effective Training Partnership
When I first started going to the gym, it was with a colleague from work. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays instead of going home from work we would head to the gym together. We were generally...
CoachingLife
The Journey of Being Vulnerable – Poetry and Words from Tanya Davis
I don’t usually share other links on my blog as the purpose for me has been to express my own thoughts, ideas, and feelings; To challenge myself to present myself in the world in a bold and...
CreativityRelationships
Opening Up to Anger
Anger has never been a very strong part of my emotional repertoire. At least not my outward one. Not to say that I didn’t get angry I have just been exceptionally good at anger management. Yet I have...
Relationships
Be Straight Forward in Speaking
I am a good speaker. I’d say my command of the English language is formidable. I love the subtleties that can be communicated and the fullness a message can have when well described. However being...
Relationships
Personal Responsibility, Punishment, and Compassion
Embracing a full sense of personal responsibility is a powerful and challenging journey. Personal responsibility says both "I have a power in creating my world" and "I am responsible for what is...
Relationships
Choosing Instead of Leaping into Trust
Sometimes extending trust feels like it requires a leap of ‘faith’ I think more rightly it should be done with a leap of intellect. To extend yourself positively (in good faith as it were) you need...
Relationships
It's Worth Investing in Communication
If you’re shut down by a team member or you encounter some behaviour that impedes you in being heard, being your best, or sharing the best expression of you, it behooves you to address that block...
Relationships
Being Respected is More Valuable than Being Liked
One of my greatest challenges in growing up has been recognizing that it is more important to have someone’s respect than their friendliness. When I use the word respect I’m not talking about a...