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Realistic Timelines Enable Unrealistic Complexity
The word realistic is used often within business discussions. “Is that realistic?” “Are we being realistic?” “This sounds really good on paper but perhaps we need to be MORE realistic.” Realistic suggests the reasonableness of the timeline and therefore guarantees success. Realistic timelines are often a hiding place for organizational drift, where inefficiency and mediocrity…
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Validate yourself First
There’s a pattern I’ve seen — not just in clients, but in myself, in peers, in brilliant professionals who second-guess instead of lead: Waiting for someone else to see it and say something first. We wait for external confirmation — a reaction, applause, a nod, a yes — before we allow ourselves to fully believe…
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Everything begins in mind
The real work in bringing anything to life if how we manage our thoughts. I daresay it is the hardest work. Our preprogramming makes it sometimes feel impossible but there is hope. If you’ve been trying to change your thoughts in your head, you will have a hard time doing so. However if you write…
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Don’t grow too comfortable with the knowledge you have
Our entire education system is set up with an end in mind: to pass a test following a period of learning, well cramming in most instances; getting our answers right and then moving into the job of our dreams, where we get to use this knowledge we’ve amassed over the years as an indication of…
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Stop being an impostor and start letting the world see the real you
Is it possible for a Nobel Laureate to feel like a fraud? I have written 11 books, but each time I think, ‘uh oh, they’re going to find out now. MAYA ANGELOU Once you put yourself “out there” you can be sure that impostor syndrome is going to be accompanying you on that journey. It…
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Never Settle For Less Than You’re Worth
This article was also published in the Trinidad Express Woman’s Magazine 19.01.2014 Ever wonder if you’re under-earning? Barbara Stanny, author of Secrets of Six Figure Women, who writes, teaches and coaches with one aim in mind: to empower women financially shares that all under-earners have one common trait: A high tolerance for low pay. “But…
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Money is Sacred
Read this in a blog post this morning and I realized that it wasn’t sitting well. Money is sacred. I kept repeating it. There seemed to be no space in my psyche holding this thought. Money has been associated with so many bad stories… People living their lives for money – who’d do anything for…
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What Advice Would You Give Yourself at this Time in Your Life?
I’ve been thinking about my life – its significance – am I doing what I should be doing? For the first time it feels right. I’ve done things that I COULD do but didn’t necessarily enjoy doing. I’ve been paid for many projects but was not fulfilled by the work. Now I get to choose…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 