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...
by Alison Braithwaite | Apr 19, 2017 | Unearthed
Do you feel like you could be so much more if you just had the support to get there? Support is an interesting thing. We tend not to notice the supports we actually have and instead may choose to chase people who offer us little or no support. The result?...
by Alison Braithwaite | Apr 5, 2017 | Unearthed
without knowing how to open your parachute. Are you ready? Readiness is important in making things happen. Years ago I decided to go to Haida Gwaii. I loved the paintings of Emily Carr and wanted to feel the place that inspired her creativity. I wanted to really...
