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trish

trish has written 108 posts for weston culture

A new year. Hopes. Dreams. Possibilities.

I love January. Like December, it’s hot, humid and not conducive to fervent activity. It differs however in that because so many are on holidays, it can be lazy month with days spent on the couch watching tennis and waiting for the afternoon thunderstorm to roll in. It can be a month where a whole [...]

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Ditched the new year resolutions? Set goals that get results in 2010

If we want to make real change in our lives, we need to move beyond believing in the ‘magic bullet’ of new year resolutions. As a coach, I’ve achieved most of what I set out to do – except when it comes to keeping New Year resolutions. I still have my written resolution to learn [...]

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Toodle pip 2009. It was swell.

The following piece was written at the beginning of the month for Design Notes. I’ve added a post-script to bring it up to date. REFLECTING ON 2009 December is the time of year when we reflect on the previous 12 months. It’s a time to acknowledge what we’ve achieved and what we’ve learned, to celebrate, [...]

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Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session: Part 4. Applications for Coaching Practice

Research really only matters when we can learn something useful from it – and apply it to our lives. In this case, we’ve learned a little more about what works in those initial stages of coaching – whether it be in a comp session or a screening call. But how do we integrate it? How do we apply this knowledge to creating more effective coaching?

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My favouritest xmas cartoon. Ever.

This makes me smile.

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One hot day in December

Christmas for me is about choices.

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What is your gift?

What gifts could we give that will truly help share the love, peace, joy and goodwill that we espouse?

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Finding meaning and joy beyond the hype of the festive season

Christmas became a cultural experience for me where I ventured into a different land. A land I was quite familiar with, as I knew the customs and rituals, but I saw it with new eyes.

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westonculture is back

I finally updated WordPress and got all the bugs out of it. So we have new posts – with images! Yay. I must say, I do like the look of the new WordPress admin panel. It’s so … so… intuitive. Anyway, back to it. Hope to be bringing you more posts in the coming weeks [...]

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Meeting your clients’ needs

Lately, I’ve been exploring Needs – those essentials in life. I’ve been wondering what are the simplest building blocks of a good life and how can that be applied to business so that we aren’t continually producing waste (products, time, energy, etc). As I delved into the world of Needs, it became apparent that it [...]

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