by Alison Reid | Oct 4, 2014 | Leadership
what will people say about YOU? Tributes to Charles Kennedy, the former Lib Dem leader who sadly passed away earlier this week aged only 55, have been glowing about Kennedy as a leader and a man. Politicians and commentators have called out his “immense...
by Alison Reid | Aug 26, 2014 | Leadership
How to overcome self-doubt Ironically, this blog almost didn’t get published because of self-doubt. Negative thoughts started popping up like, “Who are you to think people will want to read what you write?” and “It’s not good...
by Alison Reid | May 27, 2014 | Leadership
5 tips to thrive not just survive Before taking a break a couple of weeks ago, I was running on empty. I woke up every morning as tired as when I’d gone to bed, I was making mistakes I wouldn’t normally make, and I was working knee-jerk, letting emails and other...
by Alison Reid | Apr 7, 2014 | Leadership
are you breathing?! what to do when your mind goes blank This may sound like an odd question. After all, if you’re reading this, I would have thought you’re alive and, in order to be alive, you need to be breathing to oxygenate your body and vital organs....
by Alison Reid | Jan 9, 2014 | Leadership
go beyond your bounds Last week, I went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2015, a collection of short films of incredible human endeavours in the outdoors. As a keen skiier, I was expecting lots of footage of powder hounds doing insane things in the snow. There was...