Insights

I find humans fascinating – which is probably a sure sign that I’m definitely in the right line of work. Yep I love my job and when I wanted to move from financial services into coaching I was very sure that I wanted to focus on high performers.

Recently I sat through a powerful workshop run by my impressive colleague. She took a group of co-workers who didn’t connect regularly on a journey through understanding mindset and using mindset to improve productivity and performance.

It has become a bit of a theme in our culture today to say to friends “you have to say no” and “you can’t do everything”. We seem to know that taking on too much and trying to be everything to everyone is not sustainable.

What a scary word – vulnerable. It is so quickly associated with being exposed, being scared, being weak. It is certainly never a word you hear in a business setting. Yet, being and encouraging vulnerability is crucial to the success of so many aspects of the high performers. Let me explain.