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Coffee Time?

Catch up on the latest insights from Aslan Coaching founder Lisa Cresswell.

Themes include Resilience, Quiet Leadership, Domestic Violence, Just Culture and Psychological Safety.

May 18, 2019

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How effective are your conversations?

Or a more direct question would be…how often do you listen – really listen – to someone who is trying to convey their feelings to you?...

Let’s visit the zoo! (or are you already there?)

May 11, 2019

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Let’s visit the zoo! (or are you already there?)

You can imagine the scene. The noise. The screeching. Chimpanzees running around wildly. Some inconsolable. Youngsters huddling...

May 4, 2019

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How to avoid being ‘hooked’

Being ‘hooked’ is when you are listening to someone telling a story and something they say brings back a memory of your own. You tune...

The peace you seek is within you already

Apr 27, 2019

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The peace you seek is within you already

If you long for the peaceful vibe of this picture just look inside yourself. Mindfulness is the best way to do that, so download an app...

Apr 13, 2019

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Do you take work home with you?

Here are five things to do when you find you can’t leave work behind and the stress is starting to take its toll on your mental or...

Apr 6, 2019

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How deep is your Well?

When the going gets tough you tap into your ‘Well of Resilience‘. If your well is deep and full – if you have effectively maintained it...

When you feel least resilient, is actually when you are most…

Mar 30, 2019

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When you feel least resilient, is actually when you are most…

I’d like you to view yourself as your own resilient role model. We often think that others are more resilient than we are. We look at...

Confidence Inside and Out – Workshop for Teams and Groups

Mar 20, 2019

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Confidence Inside and Out – Workshop for Teams and Groups

‘Confidence Inside and Out’ – workshops Are you a HR Director or Manager who wants to offer your team a workshop which combines feeling...

Mar 16, 2019

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Resilience Role Models (3)

In April 2001, Commander Chris Hadfield suited up and went outside the International Space Station with a colleague to do some work. A...

Mar 9, 2019

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Resilience Role Models (2)

This week we continue our focus on resilient role models – people in the public eye who are recognised as having real determination and...

Mar 2, 2019

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Resilience Role Models (1)

We are inclined to look at others and think they are more resilient than us. But this is simply not true. You have the capacity to be as...

Feb 23, 2019

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5 ways to boost brain power

Many of the techniques I use in coaching and in my resilience training and talks is the importance of prioritising, cutting out the...

Feb 16, 2019

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Where coaching fits around therapies

One of the first things we as coaches are required to do when a client approaches us for information about coaching, is to explain the...

Feb 9, 2019

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Hopeful Activities

What do I mean by ‘Hopeful Activities’? Well, these are some go-to-actions that we can do when we’re feeling stuck or even feeling a...

Feb 2, 2019

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Capturing moments of gratitude

If you make a consistent and sustained effort to think positive thoughts, and to reframe every situation in a positive light, you can...

The Benefits of Music for our Mental Health

Jan 26, 2019

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The Benefits of Music for our Mental Health

But did you know there are other benefits of listening to music? Research has shown that music improves our cognitive function. Upbeat...

Jan 19, 2019

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Is your mindset ‘Open for Business’ for developing resilience?

To develop your level of resilience, your mindset must be programmed so that you are ‘Open for Business‘ in terms of personal growth....

Jan 13, 2019

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How does a Resilience Coach start the day?

I have wondered how to write this post without it sounding ‘preachy’ because I definitely do not want that. So suffice to say what I’m...

Look after yourself so you can look after others

Dec 27, 2018

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Look after yourself so you can look after others

When is the last time you set aside time to look at your own needs and wants? You can’t look after them until you look after yourself...

The benefits of knowing your true values

Dec 19, 2018

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The benefits of knowing your true values

But when you are living or working with people who do not share the same values as you, that can be stressful, so it’s important to...