http://nickrobinson.org/blog Executive life coaching for smart, motivated people Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:50:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This blog has now closed. Please click here for new entries at NR Engage - hopefully see you there http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=159 I had a fantastic time at two events this week. One at the launch of the new integrated childrens' and young peoples' service in Trafford and the other at our latest IoD event at McCann Erickson in Prestbury. I'd like to write more about both of those in a later post, and ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=158 In the 1950s the psychologist George A Miller published research into peoples' memory-span capacity - that is, how many 'things' can your working memory recognise at any one time? Miller's research showed the answer to be seven, plus or minus two; meaning that most of us will only succesfully be able ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=157 Depending on where and when you are as you read this, you may just have experienced either the longest or the shortest day of the year, over the Solstice on December 21st. I sometimes find the solstice points a useful time to change the way I'm looking at or thinking or ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=156 A quick and easy, bite sized message this week, and a simply inspiring workshop recommendation for January. If you're feeling like you've got too much to do before year-end, and you maybe can't see a clear way through, I've got a quick-fix that just might ring your bell. And there's a ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=155 Some readers might recall that in January last year, I said that I wanted 2008 to be my “Year of Living Dangerously“. Living Dangerously for me is about choosing to do the things that hold the most fear for me - in particular, those where I’m at risk of being ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=154 I'm driving at night along one of the many, twisting country lanes here in Cheshire and I catch up with a small car doing about 20-25 mph. There's no moon, no streetlights - it's dark. And from the driving style I would guess that the driver is a little nervous ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=153 This weekend we hosted our son's sixth birthday party, with a robot theme. And I discovered that having a house full of six-year-olds is an interesting time to examine your underlying beliefs about kids and to test out your influencing skills! I was already in a kind of "isn't the world wonderful; ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=152 Had a fantastic couple of weeks, with yet another great holiday in North Wales, including the romantically beautiful Llanddwyn beach and Island - resting place of St. Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers. Other highpoints include a weekend course with the amazing David Gordon. David is the patron saint of what ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=151 One observation I was reminded about recently came from being forced over to the side of the road three times on consecutive days by oncoming traffic along a narrow country lane, despite already trying to drive as close to the side as I could. I wondered if I was somehow ... http://nickrobinson.org/blog/?p=150