calmness

Characteristics of leadership: how do you score?

Businesses that thrive are ones with employees that are equipped to lead themselves. Today’s rapid technological change and uncertain economy requires this. Such a mindset not only creates greater satisfaction for individuals, but benefits the organisation’s customer satisfaction, competitiveness and productivity.

Everyone is accountable for leading themselves. It is a mindset rather than a position.

Having successfully led myself in roles from payroll team lead to Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Change Director whilst juggling being a mother of five; I understand how challenging life can be and how mindset can be pivotal to success.  read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Walk and talk: ease the mind and refresh the soul

Over the year-end festivities the structure of life often suffers with school out, shops only half-open and businesses only ticking over. Getting back into the full flow of life in January is tough. What better time than to go for a long walk and talk with a friend, colleague or loved one.

Walking amongst the trees with your eyes scanning the green landscape relaxes the mind and rests your body. The gentle movement of walking eases the muscles and makes your body feel at ease. Greenery is accessible to all. Even in a city, a green park is not far away. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Relaxation: learn to remain still

Stillness is very powerful.

Mindfulness is a commonly used term these days. However it is true that meditation or just being still brings calmness which enhances your concentration, lowers blood pressure and aids sleep quality. All are good for enhancing your performance at work and improves your well-being.

The simplest way to induce stillness is to take deep breaths.

3-4-5 breathing is a simple exercise devised by @Dr Rangan Chatterjee.

1. Breath in for 3 seconds.

2. Hold your breath for 4 seconds. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

True love carries you through life

True love comes in many guises.  We love our parents, partner, children, friends and life itself.

Nurturing love:

We are nurtured by our parents love and in our turn nurture our own children.  Nurturing love is not just about teaching young people how to behave, reason and love; it is being there when things in their life go wrong.  True love might show as listening to them when a friend at school is unkind to them, helping to find an alternate route in life when a key exam is failed.  Being a parent does not stop when the child leaves home. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Creating Your Soul Map; e-book launched

NB; Instructions on obtaining the Kindle reader app is at the end of this article.

Thank you everybody who pre-ordered my book on Amazon.  I really appreciate your support in helping me to get the mighty Amazon engine working for me.

When I uploaded the book it was number 56,342 in my genre!  Wow now that is a challenge to get the book seen.  Just through the pre-orders this moved to number 20,335.  How good is that!!

If you have not looked at the book, now is your chance.  The book is fully launched so you can use the Amazon ‘look inside’ facility to sample the first chapter.  Creating Your Soul Map provides techniques to know yourself better and to build your personal calmness so you can operate more effectively at work and at home.  It is a short book which introduces these new techniques, the background on the templates to aid choosing and gets you started. read more

By Alison Wem, ago