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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!
The blog also features guest writers too - colleagues, connections and friends who have a point of view to share.
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Stilling the mind
Floating in body temperature super saturated salt water, in silence and darkness, is not for the claustrophobic. But turning off the...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 30, 20211 min read
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The Firebreak
The firebreak is an "obstacle to the spread of fire". There are natural firebreaks - rivers, scree slopes etc. and there are human-made...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 28, 20211 min read
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Working Remotely – Reflecting on an opportunity...
Ian Middleton is another friend and former colleague who is guesting on my blog. Husband, father, grandfather, cancer survivor, Ian...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 23, 20213 min read
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Just a minute
Sometimes all it takes to refresh is to pause and clear your mind for just 60 seconds. Here is a video of dappled sunlight on a garden...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Time Out...
"What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Focus
Your attention is the most valuable thing you posses: at work, at play, with loved ones, when alone. How to achieve and sustain the peak...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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Listen up!
Listening is a skill to grow and develop and a must for coaches, leaders and parents alike. Try these simple practices to reset and...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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Gratitude, Thanks & Recognition
Go on make someone's day (with a nod to Duane Dabrowski who inspired me with this post) Sometimes all it takes to lift someone's day is...
Andrew J Calvert
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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Self care lessons from the shower
After my recent post on the Shower Meditation, I asked several friends, colleagues and connections what practices they used. Here are a...
Andrew J Calvert
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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Self care, inside and out
This is a lovely little visualization. Portable (do it at home, on a business trip or on holiday) and multi purpose (it's good for...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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Simplicity
National Simplicity Day was founded in honor of Henry David Thoreau, an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher who was...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Carrying tension
Recently I was on a call with a colleague who breathlessly asked if she could share "a really cool thing" and being curious I said “yes”....
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Mind your head
Critical self talk has gone so mainstream, it has a "role" in the new Apple TV show "Physical". The protagonist interacts with husband,...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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Self Talk and creating your world view
"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world." Gautama Buddha. How do you talk...
Andrew J Calvert
May 26, 20211 min read
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Meditation
Today is World Meditation Day. Go on try it for 2 minutes, unless you’re busy...
Andrew J Calvert
May 21, 20211 min read
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Nutrition for a digital age
What brain foods do you consume? A healthy mix of learning and entertainment, consumed at regular intervals to allow for digestion? or...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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Friends
I've been listening to a really good read lately "Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships" In it, Robin...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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Self care
The graphic is simple, the reality is tougher. Time management, energy management both play a part in building up healthy practices. So...
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 9, 20211 min read
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Speak up!
How often have you been in a meeting and when the whole group is asked a question, it is met with silence? "crickets" as one colleague...
Andrew J Calvert
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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Defining 2020
How to put 360 (very) odd days into a short article? "Chunk it" says my inner editor... So here goes: A book, a song, a lesson, a...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 27, 20202 min read
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