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Are there for our convenience, but too often don’t accurately reflect the world. These are the 24 time zones of our world, what do you...
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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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Andrew J Calvert
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Q2 starts today and stuff is getting real
Q2 starts today for many organizations. Time to reflect on the quarter gone and adjust as needed... What's the gap between where you are...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Coaching
This it how your situation can seem. An uphill journey over bumpy terrain and an uncertain destination. But look closer. Coaching is the...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 17, 20211 min read
March 20 is World Happiness Day
What makes you happy? A wagging dog tail? Flowers? Cat videos? The smell of rain? The smile of a stranger? I've posted previously that...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Nyepi (The power of the pause)
Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa according to the Balinese calendar (this year it's March...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Self care
The graphic is simple, the reality is tougher. Time management, energy management both play a part in building up healthy practices. So...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 8, 20211 min read
8 Quotes for International Women's Day
Persistence. It’s that certain little spirit that compels you to continue just when you’re at your most tired. It’s that quality that...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Dissonance and insight
Sometimes you don't se it at first but something catches your eye; a fleeting spark in your mind; the briefest intellectual frown, then...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Growth and habit...
Every day I go for a run in my neighborhood (You may have seen the wild boar and monkey posts last year). The pictures here were taken...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 16, 20211 min read
Reframing
This is a still life from the drive outside my home. I love the colours and textures to the composition, the extra dimension of the...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Ten quotes on love
Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice. Tom Robbins “love...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Golden rule of coaching: The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
January was the month of beginnings, resolutions, or detox. So what does February hold in store for you? As a coach, I was both taught...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 26, 20212 min read
The Power of Play
“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Our society tends to dismiss play...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 19, 20210 min read
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Blue Monday
Today is "Blue Monday", supposedly the most miserable day of the year. The glow of the holiday season has faded, for the northern...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 12, 20212 min read
Asking for help
I struggle to do it. I don't ask often or early enough most of the time. But this week I got into a conversation with my coach about why...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 10, 20211 min read
What's around the corner?
I was out for a run run recently and came to this S bend in the road. I seem to have some interesting realisations when I'm running...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 7, 20211 min read
Measuring progress on a destinationless journey 2021
Happy Hump day! Was the greeting from a colleague. And it caused me to pause and reflect on that. Wednesday, Hump Day, Half way through...
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