Tag Archives: Resilience

How to Pitch an Idea (or, How ‘Dragon’s Den’ Relates to ACT)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Dragon’s Den is a show where budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a group of successful business people in the hope of winning some investment. The show fascinates me. I love spotting academic theories about influence and negotiation being played … Continue reading →

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Why Is Taking A Break So Difficult?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

I took a ‘sicky’ the other day (is that just an Australian word? In case it is – it means an ‘unplanned absence’). I wasn’t sick. I was just tired. Normally I am full of energy and enthusiasm for my … Continue reading →

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When Your Mind is Saying: ‘You Just Aren’t Good Enough’

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

I want to tell you a secret…I have a fierce ‘I am not good enough story’ running today. It has been in my face on and off most of the day. What triggered it? My dear friend and co-blogger, Rob … Continue reading →

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Self Compassion and Stress at Work

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Next week I am giving a speech at the Queensland Nurse Leaders Conference on the topic of ‘Stressed Organisations, Distressed Staff’. One of the ideas I will be exploring is self-compassion. The evidence suggests that self-compassion can help when we are … Continue reading →

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Influencing our Thoughts and Feelings

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

We all have times when we want to get rid of painful thoughts or feelings. It would be odd if we didn’t – pain is unpleasant and wanting it to go away is sensible. What strategies have you tried to … Continue reading →

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Is It a Good Idea to Act Authentically?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Well, it depends how you define authenticity. Authenticity can be problematic when we define it as freely expressing our thoughts and feelings. I have made this mistake many times in the past. I believed that it was wrong to hide my … Continue reading →

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ACT in the Workplace

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

So many leadership courses are based on the idea that to improve performance we must firstly sort our thinking out.  So we focus on motivation, confidence, self-belief or ways of controlling or removing anxiety and stress.  Sounds logical enough. The … Continue reading →

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Psychological Flexibility and the Miracle of Istanbul

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Fernando Torries, Liverpool FC’s star striker is apparently off to Chelsea, the soulless antonym of everything that Liverpool stands for. I find this incredibly painful and I feel an impulse to reject football and to turn my attention elsewhere. But … Continue reading →

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