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Lion or snail? 🦁🐌 leadership practice ownership

I remember someone asking me a question that has stayed in my thoughts and kind of haunted me ever since...

Would you rather be chased by a lion or by an immortal snail that will kill you if it ever ...

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The thing I absolutely HATED being told... group coaching leadership practice ownership the power of coaching

What’s the one thing you REALLY don’t want me to say to you?

I ask because there was one thing I absolutely hated being told for years:Ā ā€œYou need to let go.ā€

Nope. Absolutely ridiculous 🤣

My busine...

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What is that tension trying to tell you? leadership practice ownership

You know that tension you feel inside of you? Like you're being pulled in two directions?

Yes. That. Look at that.

It's so easy to ignore that feeling. We can easily just tell ourselves we are tired and...

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Could your team be teaching you something? leadership personal growth practice ownership the power of coaching

Your team is a reflection of you.Ā 

It's one of theĀ seven leadership principlesĀ that guide my coaching, and probably the one people challenge me on the most.Ā 

Every time I say it, I wonder whether so...

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The Vet Practice Owner Paradox: Freedom, On Paper...

You set up your practice toĀ do it your way.Ā To haveĀ more autonomy, more control, more flexibility, perhaps more presence with your family.

You wanted to stop being at the mercy of rigid rotas, get away...

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"I cannot keep doing this for another 10 years." boundaries delegating embracing change leadership mindset personal growth practice ownership the power of coaching work life balance

"I cannot keep doing this for another 10 years."

I don’t think I’ve met a practice owner yet who hasn’t thought this.

And I know it’s not just about the hours or the workload, it’s how much of yours...

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When you think nothing's really changing...it already is (what's actually happening in coaching) leadership mindset personal growth the power of coaching

There’s a point, usually somewhere in the middle of a coaching journey, where I can predict what you’re thinking. You don’t even have to say it out loud, because it’s there for almost everyone:

ā€œI’ve...

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You’re not going to delegate your way out of this… boundaries delegating leadership

One of the things people come to me wanting, more than anything, is to be able to ā€œswitch offā€.Ā I have to say, it's always been a desire of mine too.Ā 

The shared problem with leaders is not knowing HOW...

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Be Honest. Could you really step away? leadership practice ownership

I’ve been ill for almost a month. I’ve managed, mostly, because I’m a parent, so the world doesn’t stop turning, does it? But last week I had to reschedule clients – something I almost never do.

As I...

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Just pack it all in, and get a job… leadership the power of coaching work life balance

Some days you want to pack it all in and just get a job.Ā 

(If you're carrying ownership responsibility as well as leadership, keep reading).

How often does that idea cross your mind?

A few times a ...

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