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“Eureka – that’s it!!” – When was your last ‘AHA’ moment, and what did you do about it?

Have you ever had one of the moments where you shout “YES!! That’s it!!” They may come fairly often or only infrequently. These significant ‘AHA’ moments can be transforming moments that turn your world upside down, or they can be smaller moments of gentle realization. I have had several of…

Building Personal Capacity – Finding the Blind Spots

The past several weeks have been both challenging and inspiring; a real learning experience. I am currently enrolled in the Certified Executive Coaching program at Royal Roads University. One exercise we have been put through is designed to help us become more self-aware, focusing on ‘Personal Mastery’ (Senge, 2006, Cashman,…

Sorry, I just assumed…. Making assumptions – not listening to understand,

One of the biggest mistakes we can make – and believe me, I do this all the time – is making assumptions when talking to someone. You are going along quite nicely in a conversation, listening  intently and nodding in agreement, but all along making assumptions about the person’s the…