Money a De-motivator

In business many roles have financial rewards to provide an incentive for higher performance. While this is common, research has proven time and time again that this can reduce performance.  Not in all circumstances but in many situations as detailed by Dan Pink in...

Follow Your Heart

I find this video inspirational from David McPhail, a legend of New Zealand entertainment. To achieve peak sports performance to be ‘in the zone’ it’s our emotions that underlie all performance.  Our emotions are the link to our...

Listen not think

The sun was shining today what a great day out in the country.  Finally summer, at last, I was thinking what a joy to be alive.  Then as I drove along I thought I must call a colleague and then my mind said no, this is not necessary and gave me a number of excuses why...

Goals or no goals living free

A coaching client said to me that over the holiday period they wished to stay in the moment rather than review and adjust their Map forward in life, their MotiveMap. The power of now, living in the moment is an area I love working with people on to awaken the current...