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Welcome to my blog
Here you will find the contents of my mind. My musings; the things I spend time thinking about, the subjects I really care about, examples of work I do and my beliefs about the possibilities of we humans if we unlock our potential. Feel free to share. Enjoy.
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Trust your first thought.
Over the years I’ve learnt that we think in two very different ways and that difference is pretty consistent amongst us. There is one...
Nicola Ellwood
Sep 9, 2020
Are you aware of what you truly want?
You'll know that coaches often talk about goals, right. Over the years I’ve noticed that I talk about goals and work with them...
Nicola Ellwood
Aug 27, 2020
The meaning of your communication is the response it gets.
When I first started learning about communication and the psychology of how we communicate and understand, it scared the life out of...
Nicola Ellwood
Jul 22, 2020
Why We Need Our People Managers More Than Ever
You’ve probably heard the phrase: “People join organisations but leave their manager.” I know many people with whom that resonates... ...
Nicola Ellwood
Jun 23, 2020
Getting perspective...
When you become a Coach you learn that your own ‘lived experience’ - experiences, knowledge, expertise, opinion, perception, beliefs and...
Nicola Ellwood
Jun 19, 2020
My take on Mental Health
What is mental health to you? For me, it is an emphasis on the word, ‘health’. Mental Health. Mental Wellbeing. And where our mental...
Nicola Ellwood
Jun 16, 2020
How I got to today...
Someone called me a ‘career coach’ the other day. When I asked them what that phrase meant to them. Their response surprised me. “Well...
Nicola Ellwood
Jun 3, 2020
Thoughts on how to serve yourself while off work
Click on the TT icon and it will change the styles. You may also need to click on the bold/unbold to get it to match Being at home and...
Nicola Ellwood
Apr 30, 2020
A little guide to serving yourself well while working at home
Many people think that working from home is easy! Here’s the thing: it’s not as easy as some may think. Juggling life, working around...
Nicola Ellwood
Apr 28, 2020
Followership: why it’s becoming more important than leadership
You may hear employee engagement experts say there is no such thing as an organisation; it is merely a collective of people all moving...
Nicola Ellwood
Mar 21, 2020
What are you listening to?
"They'll find you out eventually". "You just don't have what it takes". "Why do you never do anything right?". "I don't know why you...
Nicola Ellwood
Mar 16, 2020
Is it true that the only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it?
Is there something that you feel really strongly about. Something where another person has, or is likely to have a different opinion?...
Nicola Ellwood
Mar 16, 2020
To look towards your future, face the right direction.
“I don’t want it to go back to the way it was before…” Perhaps this phrase resonates with you, or you’ve heard people saying something...
Nicola Ellwood
Mar 1, 2020
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