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Stories with Meaning

Stories with Meaning
18 February 20190Comments

“Plot Twist” – shout it out!

The drama series, Baptiste, was on the BBC Sunday night. It’s about a former police detective who gets involved in a ‘missing person’ case. He ends up delving into the criminal underworld

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Stories with Meaning
11 February 20190Comments

I want to break free…or do I?

I was working with a client recently helping them to leverage on their emotional intelligence and strengths. After a while, I noticed that no matter how I coached them there

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Stories with Meaning
4 February 20190Comments

What comes round goes round

There was once a CEO of a company who was cruel and unkind to his Directors and employees.  He treated them very badly and they longed for him to leave the

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Stories with Meaning
29 January 20190Comments

What do you know about organic butternut squashes?

Dave and Joe became the best of friends from the moment they enrolled to study business at university.  After three years of hard study, they both graduated but it was Joe

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Stories with Meaning
21 January 20190Comments

You are your habits

It was Aristotle who said, "95% of everything that you do is the result of your habits." Good habits are hard to form and easy to live with. On the other

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Stories with Meaning
14 January 20190Comments

The story of the Golden Buddha

There's a beautiful statue of Buddha that sits in a temple called Wat Trai Mitre in Bangkok. The statue is quite stunning - it stands over seven feet in height and is made

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Stories with Meaning
9 January 20190Comments

What happens when you gossip

An old woman disliked her neighbour. He was a good looking young man with a steady job who sometimes liked to have friends around for a party. This upset the

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Stories with Meaning
18 December 20180Comments

The snake and the saw

A snake entered a carpenter’s workshop looking for food. The untidy carpenter had left several of his tools lying on the floor, including a jagged and sharp saw. The snake slithered

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Stories with Meaning
10 December 20180Comments

A warrior’s battle with fear

Fear often gets in our way, slows us down and stops us from being the very best version of ourselves. I love this story from Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart

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