Author Archives: Dinah Liversidge
Choice Foundations
Effective Choices require good foundations if you are going to stick with them and generate results. Here is my recipe for creating Choice Foundations: 1) You are the key to the foundation so if you aren’t convinced then the choice isn’t made. Don’t make choices to please others or because someone else tells you “it’s [...]
Who’s got time for team communication?!
This month’s guest No-box-thinking Blog comes from Jon Baker. Jon’s approach to communication is refreshing, open, honest and straight-forward. He shows me, through his excellent blogs, that sometimes no-box-thinking is about making things simple; about getting to the core of something and saying “now I see what the issue really is”. He is a great [...]
X-Factor or Rolling Stone?
My 3rd Guest blog from real no-box-thinkers comes from Michael Cox. Michael has an ability to hear when he listens, to find real meaning and details that others overlook. His approach to problem solving is wonderfully refreshing and he sees straight through the fog to real issues. I am delighted to share his guest blog [...]
Effective Change #7
Effective change for teams can only happen with real engagement. Get your team involved in planned change from the start and you will create enthusiasm and ownership that motivates. My latest vlog in this series explores how to ensure your team are buying-in to change.
Which direction will you choose?
We will reach many cross-roads in our journey through life; some of them will be planned and longed for, others might not be so welcome. Each time we reach one of these landmarks, we can make a choice about the direction we choose to go. Choice always exists, no matter how challenging the situation might appear, no [...]
Are your choices good for you?
“I said I would do it so I’m doing it” my friend told me as I helped her with the blisters on her feet at the weekend. She has been training for a 10K run for charity and her feet are a wreck! She is a determined lady; someone who is proud of making tough choices in life [...]
Read MoreWill you choose fire or water?
Choices impact every aspect of our communication with others and one of the key areas we can make a choice to change, is in communication that leads to arguments or confrontation. When a conversation starts to head towards an argument, you can make a choice - will I fight fire with fire or will I fight fire with water? It [...]
Read MoreChoice is a habit
Habits are repeated behaviours that have become part of our routine, we do them on auto-pilot, sub-consciously or semi-consciously. Some of them are positive and add value to our lives and others are destructive or even dangerous. Regularly making choices that benefit us can also become a habit – with a little practice. Some years ago, I was struggling to [...]
Read MoreMy first choice is usually the right choice
You know that feeling you get about someone or something - that gut feeling that tells you “this feels right” or, on occasion “this feels wrong”; that’s your “choice mechanism”. And more often than not, I find mine serves me well. The trick, of course, is to learn to listen to what it’s telling us! Inner fears [...]
Effective Change #6
This sixth vlog in my series on effective change looks at the importance of being clear about why you are making a change. What are your motives? Who are you changing for?….
Hands up for team-work!
Can you imagine the job spec? Team member wanted Must have great communication skills, the ability to laugh at themselves, never blow a fuse or have a bad day. Must be prepared to support others to achieve mutual goals, even when they don’t pull their weight. Must enjoy being the subject of Chinese Whispers and [...]
It’s all about you
It’s all about you I had a wobble today, one of those moments where my confidence falters I sent you a text and you called me, of course, to show that you care and understand You listened and soothed and let me have a cry and when I apologised you said “That’s ok gorgeous, right [...]
Read MoreYou can make progress or excuses – but not both
For the second in my series of guest blogs from no-box-thinkers, I am delighted to be joined by Tim Mugabi, founder of IntoThatDress.com Tim is a Personal Trainer who seriously inspires me. He has a fresh approach and this, along with his positive and progressive thinking influence how he approaches every challenge for himself and his clients. I [...]
Effective Change #5
In my fifth vlog in this series, I ask if you are setting yourself up to succeed in your change with some accountability
I’m an entrepreneur not an age-group!
This is the first of my series of blogs by no-box-thinkers. I have invited someone, each month, to write on a topic where they demonstrate that there are no limits – only those we impose ourselves. Hannah Liversidge runs AmethystPA where she specialises in letting business owners focus on their business, by taking care of the day-to-day tasks for [...]
Effective Change #4
In the fourth vlog in my series on effective change, I talk about getting used to the feelings that change will bring us.
Effective Change #3
Are you taking one step at a time for effective, lasting change? My latest vlog in this series on effective change explores how to be consistent and successful in changing a habit that impacts change.
Read MoreEffective Change #2
Set out to change too many things at the same time and you are setting yourself up to fail. In this video blog I share my success tips on effective change – starting with just one thing.
Read MoreThat’s what friends are for
For the good times when we want to share and celebrate For when we want to shout it from the roof tops That’s what friends are for For the bad times when we want to confide and be consoled For when we want to run away and hide That’s what friends are for To share [...]
Read MoreEffective Change #1
At the start of a new year, many of us are talking about change – changing habits, changing work patterns, changing goals – in this new series of video blogs, I share my thoughts and tips to help you achieve effective, lasting change.
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My Blog of Choice
- Choose colour May 17, 2012
- A choice for yourself May 15, 2012
- Pick a choice between one and ten…. May 10, 2012
