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Why does leadership matter?

June 25, 2014
/ coaching direction empowerment goals leadership values vision
/ By lucy barkas

In western cultures we love to create leaders. We have leadership programmes in schools, colleges and the workplace, yet there is still confusion as to what is a leader and why does it matter. What we

Drop the mask and be you

June 4, 2014
/ coaching leadership
/ By lucy barkas

I forget sometimes how difficult it is for us to drop the mask and be ourselves. You would think it is the easiest thing in the world, being yourself, yet we do almost everything we can do be someone

How to be a hero

May 23, 2014
/ believing coaching empowerment strength support vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

I wonder how many people quit before they succeed. I see so many people quit before they even start, which is a tragedy, but those that quit after they have made the mental change is so sad. I have this

Business – start at the beginning

May 9, 2014
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

Have you ever been on a path and then got completely lost? Yes me too. I have been walking round a maze and I think I have now found the exit. Ironically I have found myself at the beginning again. Back

The worst career advice I ever had

May 8, 2014
/ goals learning
/ By lucy barkas

I was chatting to a client the other day and he told me of a goal he had in his twenties that sent him on a path that took him away from his passions and chased the money. always earn more than you age Wow,

The fragility of Championing

May 2, 2014
/ believing coaching goals support vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

Through my work, I absorb myself in various groups, blogs, facebook pages and movements and I am frequently inspired by the positivity and championing that naturally occurs. We all know the benefits

Empower yourself and you empower the world

May 1, 2014
/ direction empowerment leadership learning strength
/ By lucy barkas

I get so passionate about why I believe empowering others, supporting and lifting each other is so important. I often get so stuck in articulating it because there are too many connections, causes and

1 reason to hire a coach

April 30, 2014
/ coaching direction goals
/ By lucy barkas

When I meet people and explain that I am a coach, I get a mixed response. I offer to show people what coaching is rather than explaining, to make it into a tangible product. Everyone of course gets

The pain reaction

April 20, 2014
/ coaching strength vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

My daughter and I love to sit and watch a programme on the BBC called “Call the midwife“. It’s a wholehearted, back to basics series where you inevitably meet the physical pain of childbirth