“I don’t care what they think, am fine” He said. “Does it affect you in any way?” I asked “I don’t really care; I will just let be” He said. This was a conversation in a self-awareness coaching session. The client had been referred by the boss as part of his performance improvement coaching. Part […]

What has been your greatest lesson or achievement this year? Mine has been simple but profound; Slowing down. A while back my friend made a comment that got me thinking. After watching one of my short recorded videos he asked, “were you on a timer?”. “No” I answered. “You sounded like you were, the video […]

“Hey Rosemary, I was referred to you by a friend. Am however not sure what I need, a mentor, a counsellor or a coach but he thinks you can help.” She said. The first thing I noticed was her authoritative voice and great command of the English language. However, the more the conversation unfolded the […]

Have you ever looked or listened to someone and thought, “you need to grow up” Or “he/she has some growing up to do.” Every time we say this, it has very little to do with age. We even say this when referring to people who are older than us. I get this thought a lot […]

Have you ever woken up feeling like you just came from a holiday yet you did not? You know that feeling that makes you feel like you are ready to conquer the world…yeah exactly that. This happened to me early this week. For a moment I was mesmerized. How could I feel so fresh and […]

“I am glad that you made your experience count” Said my mentor. “They say If you get a chance to fall in love three times make each of them count.” I replied and we both laughed. The day I came across that statement was an Aha moment for me. In life rarely do we get […]

“There are two memorable people in life” My father said. “Those who will catapult you to greater heights and those that can stagnate you or bring you down” He continued “You have to be careful who you deal with and how you deal with them.” I have a lot of lessons from my father but […]

“He has a pleasant personality, he is a good communicator, has influence, he is charismatic, is focused and result oriented.” The team responded. This was in reference to a curtain raiser on a discussion on life skills. I had requested the team members to pick a public figure that they admire. They were then to […]

“I have a staff who is always throwing things out of proportion. Every small issue is immediately passed to my senior boss with graphical details, often exaggerated. By the time I am passing the correct information a wrong image has already been formed. Actually most of these things do not need to get to the […]

“If you were holding a Bible and a phone and they were both falling, which one would you hold on to?’ Asked the teacher. “The phone” answered the young girl. “If you were holding a Bible and a phone and they were both falling, which one would you hold on to!” Shouted the teacher in […]