Claudia Goetzelmann has a knack for seeking out the hidden beauty in people and in situations, even in death. She also has an implicit trust that life will support her.
How does she use this to express her passion? Through photography, and coaching women through midlife transitions.
This week’s shortcast explores the question “Who am I?” and is a follow up to last week’s conversation around passion and work. If you tune in regularly, you will be familiar with the conversation about bringing your passion to the work that you do. Last week I pondered the question about Read more
Miriam Ismail exudes passion for life and always has. She credits her optimistic outlook to her mother and says she has always had the capacity to see the positive side of things, even when they are challenging.
Through our conversation you will discover how she has combined her passion and zest for life with her desire to enable others to excel in their own purpose and ‘mission’ in life.
Do you think passion is required to do a job well? Should we even be considering chasing passion in a career or should we save passion for our hobbies?
I share my personal experience of working for 20 years in a job I was not passionate about and what I learned from it and from others.
Having revealed what I discovered, I then offer some suggestions and exercises for you to explore your own passion and how it manifests in your work and hobbies.
Is grind and punishment your thing, or do you prefer something a little more gentle? Grind and punishment is not some strange S&M kink, but it could be as damaging. This week I am exploring the other side of getting stuff done. The gruelling push that can be addictive or Read more
Welcome to another Sunday reflection. Today’s topic is about excuses or, to be more precise, the lack of. My guest on the next podcast is Steven Gerein. He’s just one of the many amazing young people I am having conversations with. These are people in their 20’s and 30’s who Read more
Growing up John Kenny had no idea what he wanted to be or do. He wandered from one thing to another until he finally had the wake up call he needed. What he discovered was he had spent his whole life dating his Dad, and ended up marrying his Mum!
Today John is a relationship coach, fusing together his life experience, counselling, coaching and NLP skills to create his own coaching model (IRC) for relationships. He is passionate about this work, it feeds his soul.
This week’s topic, ‘Perks or Purpose?’ is prompted by I post I came across on LinkedIn. It was about companies who are losing staff at an alarming rate. It’s a phenomenon that is being noticed by large organisations across the world. Companies that are employing some of the best in Read more
This shortcast explores the power of belief and offers suggestions for changing our lives through changing our beliefs.
My conversation today is about the power of journaling and the importance of approval and validation. As you may already know, I have a morning routine that includes writing. For me, this takes the form of asking questions and seeing what comes back. Recently I have been thinking about the Read more
The difference we make in the world is often through the little things that are so simple they are easily overlooked or considered irrelevant. I’ve talked about this before, but it’s always worth repeating, especially because a little thing I did three years ago became highly relevant when I bought Read more
How good are you at pretending? The type of Let’s Pretend that children play is a powerful tool we can use in personal development.