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?!)
I love it when readers give their suggestions and ask questions. Like when Manuela emailed me asking if I knew of any low-budget, easy onboarding tools. (I cut this sign out of a newspaper ages ago and have always thought it was such an incredible example of welcoming or even in our case, … [Read more...] about How to use virtual escape rooms as an engaging, effective onboarding tool
I recently took a deep dive into some workshops from a Knowledge Management conference. Having read the above sentence, one of two things is happening for you right now: If you’re number one, yeah! If you're number two, hang in there with me for a sec. Knowledge management … [Read more...] about Navigating the Chaos: Unveiling the Comedy of Knowledge Management Workshops
What have you learned lately? Regardless of whether it came through a book, conference, podcast, blog post, or other, what have you learned lately? In most cultures, the epitome of learning is a university with its lectures. This even though lectures don’t lead to a whole lot of … [Read more...] about Three easy steps to getting more out of your learning
Today is World Mental Health Day. The WHO says “mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It is an integral component of health and … [Read more...] about Four tools to help you, in honour of World Mental Health Day
For the last three weeks I’ve written about seven reasons why you REALLY need to add interactive activities to your workshops and shared three sets of twelve examples of easy peasy engaging and fun activities. This week I’m back with twelve final examples plus a bonus. If you’ve … [Read more...] about Easy peasy activities to make your workshops more interactive Part Four
Last week and the week before I wrote about seven reasons why you REALLY need to add interactive activities to your workshops and twelve examples of easy peasy engaging and fun activities. This week I’m back with twelve more. Remember, adding interactive activities to your workshop isn’t as hard … [Read more...] about Easy peasy activities to make your workshops more interactive Part Three
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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