What about a refreshing break? Sit down, lay back and relax. Feeling comfortable? Now push play. Watch and enjoy ! Now go through the following questions, taking a moment to answer them for yourself, each in turn : How did you feel watching this process? What thoughts crossed your mind? Any judgements
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Why speak, if you don’t think you’ll be heard? Sometimes you’re the only one to have a different opinion in the room. Caution or strategy would call you to keep quiet. But courage calls you to express your point. Why in heaven should make your point if you know that a decision has been made?
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Sirens, bells and alarms just work! Have you had the chance to observe a one-year-old recently ? Or maybe you remember that age when kids are just about to walk by themselves and they try all sorts of techniques to satisfy their thirst for mobility ? Crawling on their belly, jumping ahead from a sitting position, pulling
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Pick one key value for you – it could be fairness, excellence, solidarity, reliability… Chose just one. Think for a few minutes – what could be 2 or 3 simple actions which reflect this value in your daily work life ? Once you’ve identified such actions, define a time in the coming 3 days to implement
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Courage is about facing reality, whether it’s pleasant or not. This courage booster is an invitation to stand up for a mistake you made, something wrong, shameful, embarrassing… In the coming days, train your capacity to be courageous and stand up when you make a mistake – acknowledge it, apologize, and come up with a
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Love and basic care. These are the two conditions Donald W. Winnicott identified as key success factors for a baby to develop and grow happily. A British pediatrician and psychoanalyst, Winnicott focused a great deal on childcare in the aftermath of World War II – too many orphans, challenging times for Great Britain, he found
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You know those yellow cabs in New York City? I was told this is where all the umbrellas of the world end up. According to the taxi driver who fetched me at Kennedy Airport, there is a strange black hole phenomena taking place at the back of these cabs, and umbrellas just keep accumulating there.
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We were just leaving a small, homey cultural center in our neighbourhood when I noticed some interesting posters on the big dashboard next to the entrance. I moved closer to see whether some interesting show or event was going to take place soon in the neighbourhood. Right to my left, two men were obviously arguing
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