[s]PEAK UP!

How to Maintain Momentum I recently had a coaching conversation with a high performance person, in which she came to the startling conclusion that she's burnt out! After a bit of exploring, we realised that she probably just feels like she's running out steam.  What is the difference, you might ask? Well, according to wikipedia ( occupational) burnout is  characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy within the workplace. It goes further to say that: " The  job-demands model  of burnout proposes that burnout is influenced by job demands and job resources. Job demands are the physical and psychological costs of work, such as work pressure and emotional demands. Job resources are organisational aspects of the job that help employees manage job demands".  When we probed further into where she perceived the burnout to be, it was more in relation to her personal life and household, than her professional life - alt...

MEET THE SPEAKER Speaking History I  have been an International Speaker for the past 20 years. I've addressed hundreds of audiences in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Belgium, Qatar, And 12 different African countries over the years. My audiences have included, CEO's, Executive Directors, Women in Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Youth in Leadership and a host of other groups. My motivational talks draw from my experiences as a high altitude mountaineer and as a woman in mainly male dominated environments. My mountaineering career spans 5 continents and 14 expeditions, with 2 expeditions to Mt. Everest and 3 to Mt. Kilimanjaro. I have helped groups with Strategic Thinking, Leadership Development as well as general Engagement and Inspiration of the workforce. Climbing Mt. Everest, and the analogy it provides, has proven to be an effective method of helping audience members visualise the challenges they're facing - in overcoming challenges, staying focused, staying motivated ...

5 Amazing benefits of Failure. Failure can seem so final. It can mark the end. The end of an endeavour, the end of a relationship or the end of a dream. It has the power to knock us out cold. It may even feel like we may never recover.  Take a moment to reflect on one such failure. What was it about? How did you feel while it happened? More importantly, how did you recover from it? This last question is a vital technique to employ if you want to build toughness within yourself. Looking to past failures, not to dwell on how awful it made you feel, but to remind yourself of how well you recovered from it. Thus, failure can teach us a number of valuable lessons... 1. It teaches us how to not do things Amazingly this is one of the most valuable lessons a person can learn. Did you know that human beings have wanted to fly since the beginning of time? The first experiments with flying were based on the assumption that, you only need a pair of wings. After al...