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Is it really that bad?

We always extract meaning from every experience we have. Then, according to the meaning we create, we label the experience as good, bad or indifferent. We do the same for things that we notice happening around us. Notice that the ...
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Your precious life

How would you answer this question at the end of Mary Oliver’s poem The Summer Day: “Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?” Because your life is precious, isn’t it? For now, ...
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This quote made me stop and think…

"A person either hates losing enough to change, or he hates changing enough to lose." – Orrin Woodward It took some thought to unravel what it means.
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Do you feel important?

"It's so simple, yet makes such a difference. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.'" – Mary Kay Ash It's a fine idea, but how do ...
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You probably already know this

Changing who you are will change – when you change what you think. Changing what you think... Can you do that?
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TJ interviews: L&D strategist, author and speaker Paul Matthews

Today is the 25th anniversary of People Alchemy: Jo interviews founder and CEO Paul Matthews
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My 25 Years in Learning & Development

This week is the 25th anniversary of me leaving corporate land, starting People Alchemy and setting out on my own in the world of L&D...
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Make a change… any change

Do you want different things to turn up in your life, in your work? Change you habitually do and notice what happens...
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