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Put Away the Knife…
Of shame, blame, fear and remorse. By Marcia Reynolds, PsyD Elizabeth Gilbert of Eat, Pray, Love fame gave the closing keynote at the Women’s Conference I spoke at in Omaha. Her brief yet powerful speech left us all feeling a little less crazy and immensely more content with life. I don’t think she would mind…
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The only way to ‘Be Yourself’ is to own yourself
And the only way to ‘own’ yourself is to learn about yourself and constantly reprogramme until you get the results you want. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of blaming circumstances as to why you don’t have more. We ‘want want want’ all the time but are we choosing to do anything differently?…
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Only Ask the Question if you REALLY are Ready for the Answer…
Just had an interesting exchange with a security guard in Port of Spain. I parked adjacent to this building, let into the lot by someone who was on their way out. Only after did I realize that people parking on this side would have remote controls for the gate. As I was leaving I walked…
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Real Change Comes from the Heart…
Starting with your own heart and the promises you make to it. Whenever you break a promise – you break your own heart. Think about how many times you’ve done this and perhaps James Frey’s ‘a Million Little Pieces’ might come to mind. We judge folks on promises broken. What they promised to do that…
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Want change? Get support!
You’ve made the decision that you not only should change – you MUST! You know it’s in your best interest to make the adjustment or in some cases a complete transformation. Logically – it all makes sense and so you set out on your change journey only to find yourself back at square one just…
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It’s Never Too Late to Change
If you were illiterate at 98 would you consider learning to read? I could hear the Trini response now: “What?! Yuh on yuh way out!” Well George Dawson inspired me – after hearing about him today on Oprah. He learned to read at 98 and published a book at 102. He died at 105. What…
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Make Today Count
In his book, The Positive Principle Today, writer Norman Vincent Peale recounts the story of Orville Kelly, a newspaperman from Iowa, who went to the hospital at the age of 43 for an examination and was told he had terminal cancer. Of course, he was stunned by this devastating news, as was his wife, Wanda.…
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Some will, some won’t – SO WHAT?
I believe it was Dale Carnegie who said “a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still.” I have to remind myself about this OFTEN! I just want the best for everybody. And I need to believe that each person wants the best for themselves. But you cannot force someone to do…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
If you could better understand one thing about your business right now….
Most costly decisions begin with
an inaccurate understanding of the situation.
I help leaders understand what is actually happening before major decisions are made or
resources are invested in solving the wrong problem.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Diagnostic Advisor | Sensemaking for high-stakes business decisions 