by Alison Braithwaite | Jun 14, 2017 | Unearthed
It’s that little secret that nobody likes to talk about and yet we all do it to ourselves. We sabotage our own confidence. I had a conversation recently with an amazingly intelligent, capable, and compassionate woman who was preparing for an interview. Not just...
by Alison Braithwaite | May 31, 2017 | Unearthed
I had a taste of failure recently and it was so sweet. Failure can feel like defeat and yet it is just what you need to get better. We would have never learned to walk if we weren’t up for a bit of failure. “Failure is not a bad thing. We are so afraid of failure, but...
by Alison Braithwaite | May 17, 2017 | Unearthed
Create Clear Boundaries As an empathetic high performer, you may work at being everything to everyone. You have an incredible ability to crank out work, address situations and help everybody out. In the process, you may neglect yourself. The result is at best...
by Alison Braithwaite | May 10, 2017 | Unearthed
“You don’t become a leader by getting others to like you. You become a leader by getting others to like themselves.” I have been reflecting on this tweet from The Global Leadership Institute since I first read it. You become a leader by getting others to like...
by Alison Braithwaite | May 3, 2017 | Unearthed
Not such a pretty picture. We have been getting torrential rains lately and the lake is in complete overwhelm. The water levels are high, places I am used to walking have barriers with warning signs and trees on the water’s edge have their branches submerged. On...
