I was doing a global training for the UN in Cairo. People had gathered from the four corners for an intensive training on program evaluation. It was supposed to be a competency-based training. And then it happened. Some of the participants asked me, “Lee-Anne, if we don’t happen to … [Read more...] about Struggling to Learn Something New? These 4 S.A.K.E. Elements Can Help You Gain Traction Fast
Around 70% of people globally will experience a potentially traumatic event during their lifetime. In my trauma-informed training over the past few decades, I’ve worked with people who’ve survived El Shabab attacks, child soldiers, survivors of gender-based violence, kidnapping, … [Read more...] about Trauma-informed training: what is it and why you need to know about it Part Two
Around 70% of people globally will experience a potentially traumatic event during their lifetime. About 6% will go on to develop PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Source: WHO. In my trauma-informed training over the past few decades, I’ve worked with people who’ve survived El … [Read more...] about Trauma-informed training: what is it and why you need to know about it Part One
Want to transform your teaching? Maybe you run workshops or trainings, and you want your audience to be totally engaged and excited, and to leave having actually learned what you need them to, every single time you teach. Powerful teaching is a direct line to powerful learning. This isn’t just … [Read more...] about Unlock Better Teaching: Final Countdown To Get Founding Member Access
What’s in your hall of shame? Your learning hall of shame, that is. You know, the time(s) when you were trying to learn something, likely something you were really interested in and motivated to learn, and then, through a cruel confluence of happenings, your learning was crushed, your heart … [Read more...] about Training mistakes from the hall of shame (and how to avoid them)
You probably have at least one area that you’re a subject matter expert in. Right?! And you’ve probably spent at least a little bit of time getting that key subject matter of yours into the brains and hearts of others. A.k.a. teaching, facilitating, coaching. Do you want to do more, though, … [Read more...] about Is Your Trainer’s Calling A Whisper Or A Roar? How To Know You’re Meant For More
View on Vocaroo >> I’ve been working behind the scenes on something special for a VERY long time. I'm over the moon excited to announce that I’ll be launching the Transformative Trainers Academy very soon. It will be an online, paid, monthly membership. And I need your … [Read more...] about Special announcement! I need your help. Are you in?
Are you swimming in a sea of ideas but unsure where to start? Do the countless ways to drive change leave you feeling dizzy? Now, more than ever, the world demands your action. So, please revive your ideas and bring them to life. Boldly champion the cause you love, like climate action or … [Read more...] about How to Start When You’re Drowning in Ideas: 6 Practical Tips
If events of late have left you weary, feeling overwhelmed, and convinced you can’t do anything, I have some respite for you. I have a 10-point respite and rejuvenation plan made just for you. But first, these incredibly wise words from one of my all-time fav books of 2024 - Braiding … [Read more...] about Your 10-point respite and rejuvenation plan for world weariness
Yes, it’s true. There IS research suggesting that people fear public speaking more than death. In a 1973 study by R.H. Bruskin Associates, which surveyed Americans about their fears, public speaking ranked as the number one fear, even above death. This led to the famous quote by … [Read more...] about The Science of Great Speaking: How to Engage, Persuade, and Inspire
At the beginning of 2024 I launched a new year-long project. Past projects have induced getting rid of three things every day for as it turned out, two years, making handmade watercolour cards and writing a note of gratitude to someone every week, for again, what turned out to be two … [Read more...] about Update on my year-long anti-racism project (join me won’t you?!) Part Two
Earlier this year I launched a new year-long project. Past projects have induced getting rid of three things every day for as it turned out, two years, making handmade watercolour cards and writing a note of gratitude to someone every week, for again, what turned out to be two years. This year … [Read more...] about Update on my year-long anti-racism project (join me won’t you?!)
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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