On Purpose Partners - Articles

Executive Coaching

no@spam.com (Angela Gifford) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:49:59 EDT

Executives are in the firing line too, in this economic climate. Head hunting is not as common and executives are finding it useful to hone their job hunting skills and strategies.

Choosing YOUR Inner Circle

no@spam.com (Angela Gifford) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:34:56 EST

Executives finding themselves in a new role or position need to move into 'top gear' quickly. There is not much time for a honeymoon period. How can an executive develop a team of trusted advisors quickly? Here are some clues.

Work-Life Integration

no@spam.com (Edward Gifford) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:46:22 EST

‘Hurry sickness’ is increasing as people struggle to manage their private and professional lives. Employers and employees are struggling to balance day-to-day work and family pressure, learn new and challenging technologies, stay fit and healthy, maintain relationships and cope with personal financial pressures. And they are failing. People’s lives are filled yet unfulfilled and these realities are impacting families and the workplace. Burnout is rife and the ripple effect on personal and professional life is alarming.

Burnout or Balance

no@spam.com (Edward Gifford) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:53:11 EST

One of my roles as a life coach is to help people gain clarity and balance in their lives. This is the age of “hurry sickness” and we can witness this everyday as we travel on the roads, queue at shopping check outs, cross roads, being too busy to invest time with family or friends and so on. Everywhere, people are struggling to balance day-to-day work and family pressures, learn new and changing technologies, and cope with personal financial pressures. Our lives are filled yet unfulfilled. These realities are impacting families and the workplace. Burnout is rife! Is your life anything like this?

Is Your Marriage On-Purpose?

no@spam.com (Edward Gifford) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:34:24 EST

Central to being On-Purpose is the living out of the Purpose Principle. The outworking of this principle brings meaning and purpose to relationships at home and at work. This is about aligning the Purpose of the person with the Purpose of the organisation (Pp<->Po).

Valentines Day

no@spam.com (Edward and Angela Gifford) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:39:12 EST

Einstein said many years ago, "Everyone has two choices.We are either full of love or full of fear."

Why Don�t Our Boys Grow up to be Men?

no@spam.com (Guest Author) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:25:24 EDT

Having just returned from another father and sons' camp I am convinced of the need to heal the tremendous father-son wounds in our Australian families. Men are grappling with many unresolved issues and are finding it difficult to integrate their own lives, let alone their son’s.

How to Improve the Quality of Your Life

no@spam.com (Edward Gifford) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:13:28 EDT

Over the past weeks I have been work-shopping with people on the way we think – a sort of “check up from the neck up.” One of the concepts we explored was the very old psychological truth about ‘we can’t control the stimuli that come our way in life but we can control our response.’

Loneliness

no@spam.com (Guest Author) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:49:32 EDT

To hear people say they don’t have any friends is very sad. We often have men’s wives say, “I wish my husband would join your Men’s Group because he just doesn’t have any friends.” Finding companionship is such an important social need for all humans. Men, in particular, often experience isolation for many different reasons both at work and even in their own home. Men’s inability to express their feelings, develop intimacy and their fear of not presenting the ‘macho’ male image, all contribute to loneliness.

Boys and Role Models

no@spam.com (Guest Author) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:17:37 EST

There is no doubt that boys need male role models throughout their lives. Many fathers are role models for their sons even though they may never know it. Boys often take on their father’s mannerisms, beliefs and thoughts in later life – but often not until into their mid twenties.