How do you feel when someone asks you the question "Where do you see yourself in five years time?"? Are you someone who still doesn't know the answer to "What do you want to be when you grow up?"? 

This episode is for you if either or those questions made you say "How am I supposed to know that?"

Let's talk about the gap - and here's the link to your toolkit!

Drop me a line if you'd like to be able to at least describe where you're headed in the next quarter or so..! 

Today we explore edges, the jagged ones, the softening out and the stepping off. Enjoy!

In the conversation, I mention a blog on communicating with power - find that at quietthehive.com/communicating-with-power/

The play mentioned is Private Lives by Noel Coward

Reflections this week are inspired by this great podcast episode from Glennon Doyle from her podcast 'We Can Do Hard Things'. Her book (Untamed) is WELL worth a read too!

If you're interested in finding out more about Beth Kempton, head to bethkempton.com

I'd love to hear if any of this resonates for you, and if you'd like to talk get in touch ([email protected])

In this episode, I share my top ten tips for filling your resilience bucket (and a bonus one for free!)

The episode I refer to here is Dr Kat Lederle - https://anchor.fm/quietthehive/episodes/Dr-Kat-Lederle---Conversations-from-Inside-the-Hive-e17kg58

You can grab my downloadable guide to personal resilience here

The book is Prof Stephen Joseph - What Doesn't Kill Us: a guide to overcoming adversity and moving forward

This episode explores a bit about journalling and shares some hints and tips around getting started and how to get the most out it.

Some of the resources I mentioned are:

Beth Kempton Writing Courses - https://bethkempton.com/courses/

Conversation with Heang Forbes about journalling - www.quietthehive.com/podcasts

Get some journalling prompts over at @yourlifelessordinary on instagram.

Let me know how you get on, if you have other hints and tips about journalling, and if you'd like to get involved in a live journalling class. [email protected]

In this episode we explore how old questions can bring a different perspective with new framing.

The podcasts mentioned here are:

Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert (look for S1, E12 featuring guest: Brené Brown) - http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/magic-lessons/

How to Fail with Elizabeth Day (look for S13, E1 featuring guest: Brené Brown) - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jGUfJhFKy2GUUlbjonrYD?si=ebuIBymXTDm6kBXbX0XB6Q&nd=1

Why is it that change and endings feel scary, but when we reframe them to new beginnings and opportunities it feels so much better?

Let's explore it a bit, and how reframing can help

Sarah Norquoy is the author of the wonderful book Salt on My Skin; a book she wrote about a year of wild swimming following the death of a close friend and her Mother's dementia diagnosis.

Sarah and I talk about wild swimming, making brave choices and the lessons we'd wish we'd known when we were younger.

Follow Sarah on Instagram - @seasaltandsarah

Buy her book - sarahkennedynorquoy.com/#MyBook

Find out more - sarahkennedynorquoy.com

To get support with dementia - dementiauk.org

I have recently developed and been testing a concept called the guilt free focus day; a chance for you to focus on all the things that get put to the bottom of the to-do list. Let me tell you, it was revolutionary!

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Do you find yourself using qualifying statements or hedges in your conversation? No idea what I'm talking about, or think you do, but want to know more to allow yourself to communicate with impact, tune in to this episode and learn which habits you need to stop to allow yourself to communicate powerfully.