“Many times I’ve stopped myself writing about the Experience. And every time I’ve asked myself why…. I was stopping myself from writing about the Experience because of what other people might think” (Roisin Ingle; Irish Times Magazine 12/09/15) Roisin Ingle reminded me about the challenge of living an authentic life this week when an extract from her book Public … Read More
Being Authentic and Every-Day Courage
Being honest and real about who we are, what we believe and what we want is not always easy and can take courage. Author Brene Brown speaks of “ordinary courage”. She speaks about the original meaning of courage, i.e. “to speak ones’ heart” and how we have lost the idea that the meaning of courage is being open and honest … Read More
Becoming Authentic
One of my goals is to be authentic and help others who want to do the same. But what do I mean by being authentic? Definitions tend to focus on authentic as being genuine and not “fake”. Being authentic then is being honest and real about who we are and showing that to the world in how we behave. Being … Read More
Failing Our Way to Success
I am thinking about the Leaving Results that come out today and for many families it will be such a happy time, a real celebration. But some people will fail to get the results they hoped for and there can be disappointment and a sense of failure. Part of being human is being fallible, i.e. we are not perfect. … Read More
Welcome to my first Blog
Welcome to my first post! Is there anybody out there?! I say this because “blogging” is new to me but I really want to connect with as many people as possible so here goes! For the last 30 years my work has involved helping people and organisations in various ways, mainly in the areas of Occupational Rehabilitation, Disability Management, Equality … Read More
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