Change
7 Tips to Embrace the Year of WTF
1. Re-frame the whole COVID experience as the ‘Great Awakening’! Wake up to what really is going on and even though it might be (extremely) challenging, consciously choose to take any time you have to work ON yourself and your life so that when our liberties are restored – you can fully live – not just exist! Become your…
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What can we control when everything seems out of control?
In times of discombobulation when things are uncertain, the tendency for humans is to run around like Chook’s without heads on….and create chaos, panic or freeze. And a very wise person said to me, when I asked if things were feeling like they were out of control, answered “No, I just focus on the things…
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The Real Secret to Thriving While Working From Home
Here are a few photos of fabulous Joy Buddy activities from past events… And some creative things people have done! People have taken the little yellow Joy Buddies I throw out at events and done all manner of wonderful things with them. Such amazing creativity! Like that which is exploding now as people are posting…
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Joy is good for business
In the last couple of years, I have had the great honour of working with many leaders who are seeing the value of fostering joy at work. Recently another article from Harvard with some research on areas at work that increase joy. Add these findings to Shawn Achor’s research on happiness at work and its…
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The New Business Model – H2H
Recently, Brigham Young University released the results of a study on social isolation. If you are socially isolated (ie lonely or don’t feel you have friends you can call on) the risk of death goes up 32%! That is one reason H2H is becoming so important in business. Most of us spend most of our…
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If you do this one thing – everything changes!
The one thing is – ‘get real!’ Last post I talked about sales and how ‘getting real’ is linked with getting results. This month I want to share with you why you need to ‘get real’ in your life! And why! The phrase ‘get real’ is often used to imply that someone needs a ‘reality…
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There was B2B; now there is B2P – and P2P
This morning on my way to the airport for a trip to the USA, I was listening to the global CEO of Rio Tinto – a giant mining company. He was talking about the importance of creating a new approach in business – not B2B but B2P. Business to people. Mind you, I prefer P2P…
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The most powerful 3 letter word!
Wondering what it is? Believe it or not, the word is ‘YET’. Well, it’s ONE of the most powerful words! From my years of NLP training I already understood how we can reprogram neural pathways by saying one of 3 phrases at the end or beginning of statements I would hear coming out of my…
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Amanda’s Top 6 TEDx Talks
These are my current top 5 TEDx talks! Well there are actually 6 – I have included myself in there just because I thought I had better show myself support! But these videos share with you great new ideas that can help you understand in deeper ways how you can change your thinking – and what…
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The Magic of Mindfulness
Mindfulness. It’s a buzz word right now. Businesses are more conscious of the bottom line results of being more mindful and teaching their people to do so. CEOs are being coached to be more mindful to improve their leadership skills. Students are being taught to be more mindful to perform better in tests – everyone is…
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As a communications and performance expert, Amanda believes success in business is always about feelings. The way we feel about a product, organization or person influences how we behave and informs our decisions about how we spend, or how we conduct business. Facts, targets and figures don’t change behaviours - touching hearts, feelings and stories do.
