by Karen Gillespie | Jul 6, 2018 | Resilience and Equanimity
Letting go of needing things to be a certain way Letting go of needing things to be a certain way I had a scary moment recently. I tripped over backwards and found myself on the ground in the path of a big horse who was, at that moment, a little out of sorts and out...
by Karen Gillespie | Jun 29, 2018 | Purpose and Direction
Do you need to check in on your meaning and purpose? It’s important to have a future that is inspiring and appealing. There have to be reasons why you get up in the morning and why you want to live. Think about what inspires you and what you can love about the...
by Karen Gillespie | Jun 20, 2018 | Sleep
“Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds” “Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds” (Thanks to Jo Jo Jensen for the quote) Is a full night of sleep proving elusive? Or are you one of the lucky 50% of leaders who report getting the...
by Karen Gillespie | May 16, 2018 | Purpose and Direction
Socrates famously said, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. He was encouraging us to spend time in deep reflection about how we live our lives. We see this following through in modern life in many contexts: In schools, children are encouraged to reflect on...
by Karen Gillespie | Oct 25, 2017 | Wellbeing
All of us experience self-doubt sometimes, no matter how confident we are. But when self-doubt creates anxiety, prevents you from taking action towards desired goals and/or distorts how you or your competence is perceived by others, it’s time to explore why and take...