by alessandra | May 30, 2019 | Blog
This is one of the ten Executive Toolkit strategies I teach my high performance clients. The Bookend Technique is designed to: Help you increase your capacity for energy and resilience before you attend an event or other predictable disruption to your routine Buffer...
by alessandra | May 9, 2019 | Blog
In 2017, 31 year old self-taught climber Alex Honnold stunned the professional climbing world by performing what later became known as the Impossible Climb: a free solo ascent of El Capitan, the most challenging mountain wall in the world, with no rope, no equipment...
by alessandra | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog
Last week I survived hell week. Not the truly tragic kind such as the recent events in New Zealand but the stressful kind nonetheless, where everyone in the household except me was sick, NBN was installed, ironically leaving us without internet connection, a client...
by alessandra | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog
Haters gonna hate and demeaners gonna demean. The moment you truly choose to be a high performer and consistently select behaviours that sustain your wellbeing, fuel your vitality and enhance your clarity expect demeaners to come out of the woodwork. You will find...
by alessandra | Feb 18, 2019 | Blog
Otsukaresama deshita is an expression that is pronounced frequently among Japanese colleagues throughout the work day. Its literal meaning is ‘thank you for becoming tired as a result of your hard work.’ Its meta meaning runs deeper and encompasses not only gratitude...
by alessandra | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog
When I was ten years old, I remember my parents getting into a heated argument. It was a typical weekday morning in the household, hurrying to get out of the house to beat the rush hour and drive to work/school. The car keys had gone AWOL and, in typical fashion, my...
