Reflection

A key task for all:
finding time for reflection.
Crucial for our goals.

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To explore your goals as part of a free no-obligation coaching discovery session, do get in contact.

Brian.

About Brian

Brian Groves DipM FCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate clients and individuals, mainly motivated young and mid-life professionals who wish to live their potential in education, work or life in general.

As an Adjunct Professor, Brian teaches the Università Cattolica’s International Curriculum graduate courses Leadership coaching: bringing potential to the stage of work, Personal marketing: performance skills at work and The human side of business, plus the course Mentoring success: the stage of work, being part of the Università Cattolica’s International Internship Program.

In past semesters, he additionally taught the Interfaculty postgraduate course Training through drama and coaching for work.

Curious? You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.

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Heart Poems On The Home

“As the world is our home, global issues are by definition personal.”

In many ways, Heart Poems On The Home should have been the first in the series of Heart Poems. The place we call home has significance greater than any words are able to convey.

That said, with these poems I have attempted to express a variety of sentiments we might feel represents, in a certain sense, the richness of home in our heart.

I enjoyed the creative process involved in writing these poems and I hope you find pleasure in reading them.

As with any form of artistic input, the value of this offering is to be determined by those experiencing it. With this latest collection of heart poems – the other books in the series can be found at my Amazon Author Page – the universally understood idea of the home is given centre stage.

With Heart Poems On The Home, you get the opportunity to:

A) ponder an eclectic set of perspectives;

B) reflect on the general meaning of home;

C) examine your idea of home.

Additionally, but of no less importance, is the prospect of you enjoying these poems.

That is my wish and fingers crossed it comes true for you.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

About Brian

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.

As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches an International graduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related leadership and performance matters.

Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to live their potential, in education, work or life in general.

You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.

Reminding ourselves of how things were

Rather than entitling this post ‘Reminding ourselves of how things were’ it could have been ‘Reminding ourselves of how things will be’. In terms of the weather, having snow last winter is, of course, no guarantee of having it again this coming winter. All the same, there is that possibility.

Anyway, moving away from climatic observations, we might wish to reflect on the changes that occurred in our situation over the past twelve months. Some may have been forced upon us, others are here as a result of our concentrated efforts. Reminding ourselves of how things were can bring much to light.

We may not be completely happy with all that has happened and perhaps even feel upset by one or two of the events.

Nevertheless, by reminding ourselves of how things were and being conscious of how they are now, we are in a position to evaluate the effectiveness, or otherwise, of our actions plus the manner in which we have embraced the ‘new’ reality we are experiencing today.

With the input from such an evaluation any required modifications to our way of being or whatever can take place. This itself will benefit us in the future as we continue to engage with our constantly changing world.

Before concluding this exercise of reminding ourselves of how things were, let me thank you for being here and reading this post.

Brian.

About Brian

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.

As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian taught a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.

Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to live their potential, in education, work or life in general.

You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.

Reflections

Spotlighting Personal Growth

A curiosity towards life for me lies at the heart of personal growth. It goes beyond one particular form of religion or thinking. These past few years have seen an opening up to a variety of ideas and sources of knowledge for me, and I certainly wish to continue in this direction.

The journey is the goal
One of the biggest steps has been to give myself a daily moment for reflection, study or contemplation on matters far from issues directly related to income generating activities. The journey of exploration is eclectic; the attachment to goals in this aspect of life is zero as the learning itself is reason enough for the effort. And I find it interesting, though not always easy to follow.

Reflection, clarifying and letting go
The Zen tale of the master pouring tea into an already full cup to show how we need to be empty to receive something new hit me when I first read it. Letting go of ideas or opinions no longer aligned to my values requires firstly reflection and clarification of the long-held positions. It seems an endless process, yet each day can be a learning opportunity in its own way.

Being, Doing, Having
Being in harmony with the moment, doing what is necessary to expand one’s competences, knowledge and capacities, and having the fruit of the effort whilst continuing with the process, are all elements of personal growth. Measuring efforts in this aspect of life is especially difficult. Who, for example, can say what is enough?

Current reading
At present I am reading three books connected directly or indirectly with personal growth: Jack Kornfield’s The Wise Heart. Buddhist psychology for the West, Caroline Brazier’s The Other Buddhism. Amida comes West and Pema Chödrön’s The wisdom of no escape and the path of loving-kindness. Together they are proving nourishment to the soul and food for the brain.

Overall rating
6 out of 10. I picture this aspect of life as a free corner of a landscaped garden. The design is not limited by a set plan. Growth flows in harmony with the moment. What would result in a higher rating? Possibly an intense period dedicated to this aspect of life, though for the coming months I can’t envisage setting aside such time.

The next posting will shift the balance sheet exercise to family and friends, assessing where I am right now regarding this key component of life. If you wish to join the conversation about the various aspects of life being reviewed here, please feel free to leave a comment below. In any case, thanks for being here today.

Brian.
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