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Keeping the big picture in view

by Joanna on July 16, 2007

One of the ways we can add meaning to our lives is to make the connections between what we’re doing and the ‘big picture’ stuff that’s really important to us.  (And making changes – now – if we find we’ve lost the plot as to where we’re going.)  That might include checking in with your [...]

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Weaving words together

by Joanna on July 12, 2007

There’s much written about the way that ‘Web 2.0′ helps us to network, to collaborate, to engage in a different sort of ‘conversation’.  I’m still dipping my toe into these waters through my two blog sites (this one and Confident Writing) and although there’s much jargon and much hype I am struck by the way [...]

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One dinner, five powerful poets

by Joanna on June 7, 2007

If you could invite five people round to dinner, living or dead, who would it be?  That’s the question asked by Shama Hyder who’s prompted us to construct the guest list and also tease out ‘why?’ I started thinking along the usual lines of national heroes who had amazing stories to tell, of courage and [...]

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The art of juggling: listen to what you’re telling yourself

by Joanna on June 5, 2007

A quick update on the juggling project.  The exercises in the Gelb/Buzan book take you on a neat progression through the stages of juggling, starting with one ball, then two before moving up to three, each time focusing on the throw not the catch.  (With time and practice the catching starts to take care of [...]

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Realising potential

by Joanna on May 28, 2007

I don’t know if you’ve ever found yourself blurting out someone’s name, a telephone number, the title of a film or an obscure European capital city days (or even weeks) after you were first asked the question?  That’s your unconscious mind at work, long after you’ve consciously stopped looking for the answer.  I had one [...]

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