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4 Uncomfortable Signs You’re On The Right Path

"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien

"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien

BACK: The old models of Leadership are crumbling!

Written on LinkedIn

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Came across this post by Chance Marshall on LinkedIn and it deeply resonated. I go back to work after a horrible and frightening month of illness. In the last 12 months I have been thrown from pillar to post by health problems. And I am not afraid to say that this, along with national and international events have crashed upon me with a weight that had been hard to put into words. But I am grateful. I am still here with family and real friends. And while some may think this should be a Facebook post I am glad someone had the bravery to say what Chance said. It is not easy being an empath. Neither do I want the strings playing for what I write, because in spite of many factors I promise I will always do my best to be kind, always write with authenticity and lean, no plunge. into my vulnerability. Yes, this is a site for "professional networks", but it has humans on it too. I return to work with my values intact. People before profit. Empathy rather than sympathy. Heart based leadership. Compassion. Respect. Justice. Fairness. Working together and leading through learning. Ethical. Transparent. The sense of humour and to paraphrase a quote I will continue speaking up for all of this though my voice quivers. Thanks Chance. The old models of hashtag#leadership are crumbling. hashtag#mentalhealth hashtag#authenticity

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No one is doing as well as it looks on LinkedIn.

Honestly, stop pretending lads. It’s rough going at the minute, everyone’s knackered.

Each of us is full of self-doubt, fear, anxiety and confusion, but the brave face has been widely adopted.

It’s made it easy to assume that everyone else is doing better than us.

We think we are weird because we meet such filtered versions of each other.

But, most of the time, we have no idea what people are really experiencing or feeling. We have no idea how much someone has had to pull themselves together each morning.

If we all showed up even 1% more truthfully on this platform, everyone would feel less alone.

And stop saying “best in class”. It’s cringe.

hashtag#mentalhealth hashtag#knackered hashtag#authenticity

Be who you must be

First Live Stream

Youtube Channel launched - why not Sub?

Hi readers, colleagues and friends

I have a little YouTube channel set up. In its very early stages and looks amateurish right now, But you have to start somewhere right? Would love for you to subscribe. I plan to stream and do videos about volunteer engagement, leadership styles, well-being and mindfulness when I can. Most of these will be unscripted and from the heart rather than the brain. So hit subscribe if you’d like to. If not, that’s ok too. I hope to reach some people interested in my content. If I can help one person then I see that as great!  Thanks DJ Cronin

1. “No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.” Buddha.
2. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” J.P. Morgan.
3.  “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” C.S. Lewis.
4. “Sometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us.” Mimi Novic.
5.  “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” Alan Cohen.
6. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” Oprah Winfrey.
7. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” Guy Finley.
8. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” Mary Pickford.
9. “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” Henry Ford.
10. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Jr. 
    
    
    
11. "The first step taken leads to an exciting journey of non-ending steps" - DJ Cronin

Today is the Day Your Life Becomes Real.