Category Food For Thought

A monthly article to inspire your practice and keep you engaged with a community of likeminded practitioners.

Fear and Anxiety

Fear and Anxiety I was recently listening to a podcast from “the Professional Noticer” by Andy Andrews in which he talks about conquering fear. It really resonated with me as I feel my success was due to my ability to overcome fear. The years…

Directors of First Impressions

Directors of First Impressions

Directors of First Impressions My car needed the rear bumper replaced due to a collision it had been involved in, so I phoned the dealer where I bought my car and they referred me to a collision repair shop.   When…

Avoiding Burnout

Avoiding Burnout

Avoiding Burnout First, let me say that I’m not at all qualified to write an article on burnout, much less give you advice on how to avoid it or recuperate from it. All I have going for me is my…

How Important are Team Retreats

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How Important are Team Retreats? Team retreats are a lot of work. Retreats take time to organize and the cost associated with hosting a retreat can be a huge deterrent. The time away from the office, the lost hours in…

Don’t Fight Fire with Fire

Don’t Fight Fire with Fire Dealing with Angry Clients There’s probably very little that will stress a practitioner more than an angry client. You know the type: red face, veins popping out all over, fist pounding on the desk. Oh,…

Don’t Let a Good Idea Die

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Don’t Let a Good Idea Die: How to generate and implement a good idea Last week I read a blog post by Seth Godin, marketing guru, on good ideas and how to implement them successfully. It’s very short, so I’ll paste…

Ridiculous Times

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Ridiculous Times And How to Survive Them Oh no! Not another article on COVID-19! Yeah, yeah, I know.  If you’re like me, you may be thinking,  “if I hear one more thing about this virus, I’ll… well I don’t know…