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Social media distractions can be good for you…really!
by jackie on Feb 20, 2012 with No Comments

When I am working with clients - either as individuals or groups - the question of how I find time for social media  is guaranteed to come up. It is one of the most-used reasons for people who tell me that they don' t use social media. And I get that . Really I do. But I wonder how many of those people do a bit of "surfing"  ( that sounds so "old school" to me as I write it - do we still say that?) during the day. Maybe to check out holidays, order some books, bid on ebay.. ....or even  for some ...

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Talking to myself
by jackie on Feb 14, 2012 with No Comments

My Mum used to say " I might as well be talking to myself for all the attention you are paying to me " when I was younger. And to be honest she was right. Her message and my willingness to receive it were at odds with each other. And I am sure I said to to my own kids  - though it is funny how my memory is not quite so clear on that! Over the past couple of months I have been working in schools with 13 year olds teaching presentation skills and personal finance. Over the past few years ...

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Setting boundaries
by jackie on Jan 31, 2012 with No Comments

I have been thinking about this for a while. I like to be helpful when I can. I really like to help my friends. I will try to help my contacts. Complete strangers.... well I 'll come to that. In the world of social networks it has become relatively easy to connect with people that before you might have had to work very hard to get to meet never mind get to know.  This can be really rewarding. The opportunities to co-create and  collaborate that flow from those connections can be huge. But some people miss the link between connecting and forming ...

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Heading into the wind
by jackie on Jan 26, 2012 with No Comments

Most weekends my friend Amelia and I go for a long walk. We started doing this when we were training for a 12 mile charity walk a couple of years ago and kept going afterwards as we had come to enjoy it. Of course we don't walk in silence and it was the experience of walking and talking that prompted me to offer to coach clients while we are walking. It is amazing what being outside in the countryside can do for freeing up trapped minds. Over time we have built up stamina . When we started we struggled with a ...

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Anybody can cut hair – and other similar myths
by jackie on Jan 22, 2012 with 2 Comments

I have been with the same hairdresser for more than 25 years. I feel we have grown up together!  When I was having a recent cut I mentioned that I was in awe of how she and her team "read" their customers' hair  - knowing what condition it was in, what kind of product suited the type of hair, what styles would work and - crucially - what wouldn't. She said that she really appreciated that comment . It seems that it  is rare to get positive feedback but it's not that customers are unhappy - otherwise they just would ...

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