Key Messages

Would you like some help designing and developing The Book You Were Born To Write?

Have you spent years, even decades, accumulating insight, understanding and wisdom in your area?
Do you feel a call to pass on what you have learned to help inspire and guide others so they can get to a better place?
But do you go around in circles in your head, driving yourself mad, wondering how you can cram your years of experience and insight into your book?
Do you find yourself going around in circles, getting frustrated and unable to break out, and not able to clearly see what you actually want to be saying and how to structure all you know?
Do you end up feeling lost and overwhelmed, and needing to lie down with a damp flannel or your forehead so you can calm down?

Sometimes our pearls of wisdom need a prompt to surface

Its tempting to think that because we have achieved something, or had a particular experience, then we are automatically equipped to be an expert or a guide on that experience.

We need to reflect, to ponder, to ask ourselves questions or be willing to be interrogated in supportive ways.With someone else’s help, what was always there, but just outside our consciousness, can suddenly emerge and we can clearly see it.

Are you at your best, delivering your best leadership work to your ideal clients?

Your best work is your place of healthy self-awareness and authentic power with people, at the top of your game, using your power for good. It is not a place of grandiosity, but is you in your grandeur. It is delivering what you are really good at and enjoy. The essence of you, who you are being, your humanity and even your unique flavour of genius shines through your best work. Your best work comes from you, and some of it comes through you. You bring the light.

Self reflection as a powerful leadership practice

Learning to reflect, skilfully, is a very powerful aspect of leadership. It is one hallmark of a growth mindset. You reflect, you learn, you build inner strength and you improve

Are you naturally inclined to find the pearls of wisdom in the grit of your life?

One friend, Jane, said to me, “When are you going to write the book about what you’ve learned from your dementia journey with your mum? I really need to read it!” That galvanised me into action.