ENCOUNTERS
The Stillwater Blog
In our work we have the privilege of getting to hear the stories of a range of people from all walks of life. To be honest we often end up learning more from our clients than they do from us. But shh… don’t tell them or they’ll start charging us!
Below are some of the encounters we’ve had with them that led to insights for them and for us.
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with a participant from one of our leadership programs one who was stuck at a crossroads. She was hesitant to leap from the back …
"Just promoted and already feeling like an imposter," she said, her voice tinged with anxiety. "I don't know what to do!" I've heard this tune before. It's like a broken record …
I had two interesting conversations in the last couple of days about seemingly different topics. One of the participants was about to get into marriage counseling because she felt her husband …
"Without the fear of heights, there can be no appreciation for the beauty of high places." Without sadness, fear, disappointment, anger, panic, we will take longer to find out what is …
I've been recently having more conversations with participants in our self-awareness courses on their marriages and I notice a sense of shame when people share that they are facing challenges …
I had a interesting chat yesterday with a high potential 30 year lady manager who was feeling overwhelmed with the pressure of juggling work expectations and looking after a 2 …
Had a coaching conversation with a person who had not cleared the selection process for becoming an Equity Partner at a prestigious professional services firm. He was taking it pretty …
I recently had a coaching conversation with a CEO who told me he was trying to control his runaway thoughts. "Sometimes they bounce around like a mind monkey", he groaned. I didn't …
I've been thinking about the concept of 'anti-fragile' and been planning to integrate it into my conversations with my two kiddies Kaeyan and Kaizen. Fragile is something that breaks easily under …
Every few days I find my mind boggled by AI's emerging capabilities. Today I had a coaching call with a participant from one of our leadership programs (someone I hadn't met …
I had a client who was struggling with her temper. She confessed that she used to be overly accommodating, but it was draining her energy. She had finally decided to …
Yesterday, I asked Kaizoo, my 8 year old son if he had finished his homework. He said he had so I assumed everything was fine because he's usually on top …