Your thoughts are like a live-stream, you are criticising what you just thought, you are feeling off-balance and you are about to yell in frustration. Sound familiar? What do you want instead? A clear mind, a calm heart, a good decision, and an effective next action would probably be your choice, if you are anything like me or the many people I have coached. In this scenario, or any stressful moment, you are battling your three voices. What are they...? 1. The babbling voi

MINDFULNESS FOR CONSCIOUS LEADERS In leadership development we use personality profiles to diagnose potential and behaviour, but do you know how to diagnose your thoughts? Three states of mind make up our menu of choice. Here's a simple method of identifying your own state of mind drawn from yogic understanding of the mind: 1. Inertia, apathy, insensitiveness, indifference 2. Uncontrolled, busy, desiring, worrying, criticising, frustration 3. Calm, resourceful, compassionat

What do fencing, tae kwon do and wrestling have in common? Two sparring partners determined to take each other down. There can only be one winner. We see it in the workplace when two people compete for attention or reward. It is easy to spot as the battle usually gets bigger until someone has to bow out. What is harder to spot is the internal sparring that goes on inside us, almost daily. Meet The Players Who are the competing partners? The ego and the Wise Advocate. The E