Well - Sally has just taken the group through a fantastic session on understanding what makes you influental - and I have to admit to a tinge of envy!
Half way through I was also reminded of something really useful that Sue Solomons told me about this Summer. She told me about Marcus Buckingham who makes the very simple point that rather than spending our lives worrying about failings we'll never fix, we should concentrate on understading our strengths and building upon them.
The reason I mention it is that communicators tend to be good at getting frustrated when plans don't work and we're often quick to blame ourselves for not being super-human persuaders or for failing to be mind readers. When in fact, it is worth taking a few minutes to remind ourselves of where we excel.
People value us for what we do well - maybe the world would be happier place if we learnt to make the most of our talents rather than regret the gifts we never received in the first place.
Liam
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