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Personal Boardroom roles for your Career

Information Roles: Inspirer  – helps you with your creative thinking, can help generate new ideas or someone with who you can bounce creative ideas. Expert  – really understand the area you’re working in and are happy to share knowledge and give advice in your professional sector. Possibly a similar role to a mentor. Customer Voice  – happy to talk about the customer, their journey, and the marketplace Navigator  – tells you who you need to know and who does what in the organisation, sector, or industry Power Roles: Unlocker  – can give you access to resources – people/time/money Sponsor   – endorses you and your ideas to more senior people in the organisation or sector. They’re happy to sing your praises and suggest you for opportunities Influencer  – works behind the scenes to gather support for you and get things going Connector  – makes introductions and connects you with the people who can help you. Development Roles: Improver –  gi...

Snowdon mountain trek - 2024 April

Over the last weekend, my partner and I embarked on an exhilarating hike. I'd like to share my research and experience with all of you. We ascended via the Llanberis path and descended using the Pyg & Miners Track. The journey took approximately 5 hours, including several breaks to capture the stunning scenery. We have a moderate level of fitness. What To Expect Although, I would say you need a good base level of fitness before you heads up Snowdon as it does take an average of 6 hours to get up and down again. There are number of paths, however we have explored 3 different paths and will share about them in this blog. The Llanberis path is the easiest path as it runs alongside the Snowdon Mountain Railway on a gradual incline, but it is also the longest. On the other hand the Pyg Track is the shortest of the paths but does contain a rather steep climb with some scrambling towards the end. It’s all swings and roundabouts! About Paths There are seven main paths up to the top...

Presence

So, actual presence requires knowing yourself, accepting your strengths and weaknesses, and being kind and honest with yourself. Remember that everything starts with you, and how you treat yourself determines how others perceive you. Therefore, study yourself as an interesting, albeit challenging, science, and love yourself as your closest, yet imperfect, friend. Practice your previously acquired knowledge regularly, and you will soon forget what it means to feel out of place. Let the whole world appear to you as a friendly, kind, and safe place to express yourself and limitlessly realize your ideas. Try this • Don't avoid your fears; take small steps toward them because this is the only way to overcome them. For example, I am fear of public speaking, so I started speaking more often with friends. • Whenever you feel overwhelmed, reduce stress by viewing yourself from an outside perspective, like watching a character who is doing their best.This is my favourite :)  • Introduce medi...