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My Blog
Once or twice a week I publish an idea, question, insight or reflection. Topics can be inspired by world events, coaching conversations, random thoughts after a workshop, anything!
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Walking your Walk
I found a new walking meditation that I've been experimenting with recently. In it you start with walking at your usual pace and observe...
Andrew J Calvert
Aug 4, 20222 min read
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Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Two minutes of the Southern Indian Ocean. Pause and take an elemental break
Andrew J Calvert
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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When meaning and purpose aren't enough
I loved what I did. The clients and participants that shared their challenges and aspirations with me enriched my life as we worked...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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The Inner Critic
In my role both as a facilitator and a coach I lead a lot of debrief sessions, from dialog at the end of breakout / table groups to the...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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What counts?
I track so many things in my professional life, from leading and indicators in my enablement role, to the hours I have coached....
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 7, 20221 min read
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Overcoming negative self talk
I recently came across a technique to inhibit / overcome negative self talk that I want to share with you. (drum roll please) the...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 5, 20221 min read
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Take Five
Not the Brubeck song, just five minutes of birdsong and dappled sunlight on leaves. Take five minutes to watch this and sit, breathe,...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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The space between us
I recently read of a study that suggested if you move two people’s desks a mere 15 feet further apart, they tend to interact as much as...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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How to be Productive, Impactful and Fulfilled
If you desire to become more productive, impactful, and fulfilled, you need to do two things (with an optional 3rd) Understand what makes...
Andrew J Calvert
May 16, 20221 min read
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#Thoughtfortheweek
Simply put, to see a rainbow you need the sunlight behind you and the rain in front of you (because physics). But do you know why I like...
Andrew J Calvert
May 9, 20221 min read
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Burn out
I have coached over 150 executives and leaders in the past eighteen months and several themes have emerged. Some are perennial like...
Andrew J Calvert
May 3, 20222 min read
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The Third Space
What I've noticed through the past year is how most people schedule their calendar in 30 or 60 minute increments and leave no time...
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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New year, New you?
Looking for a resolution you can make and keep? A best practice for new habit formation is to start small and do something simple daily...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 30, 20212 min read
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The story of the trowel
The humble trowel can can be forged in the heat of the furnace. Given strength by a shape suited to it's task and a coat of paint to...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 23, 20211 min read
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23 Things to do without your phone
Our phones are amazing things that can do so much in such a compact form factor. They can also distract us and take an inordinate amount...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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Reaching capacity
You are good at what you do. You are capable, you can focus, you can get results. You can hold it together. But like the bin bag above,...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 12, 20211 min read
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An Apology
Sorry, the post I had written, the post I am passionate about, the one I want to put up here, I'm not brave enough to publish. That's...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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A you a Rubber plant or a Rubber tree?
I spotted this leaf while out for a run recently The mottled colors struck me as strangely beautiful, worthy of a picture. And as I...
Andrew J Calvert
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Box breathing
Sitting or lying comfortably... Breathe in for a count of four Hold the breath for a count of four Breathe out for a count of four Hold...
Andrew J Calvert
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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Ice Ice Baby
How did you spend your Sunday? This is a picture of my son and I in an ice-bath. We were being introduced to the Wim Hof method:...
Andrew J Calvert
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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