by Trish Springsteen | Aug 2, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
Do you have a job? How many jobs are you holding down right now?If you are employed I expect that you would answer one, or maybe two; and if that is the case then you would be wrong.Each one of us has a multitude of unpaid work that takes its toll of our health and...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 30, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
I called a friend recently and suggested that we meet up for coffee. He seemed a little reluctant at first, and finally confessed that he was worried he might appear in the blog!I had to do some fast talking to convince him that I only used my anonymous friends to...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 19, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
Isn’t it amazing just how much information we can transmit … without saying a single word!I was reminded of this fact when having a cup of coffee in a shopping centre recently. Near to me was seated an excited five year old and her patient mother. The child was...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 12, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
I love being around creative people, they are so stimulating and energising. I find them some of the most brilliant conversationalists, and they inspire me to try and follow in their footsteps. If only they could tell me how to do it.I am lucky to know a number of...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 6, 2009 | Communication, Training
I am preparing for a full day’s training, and I mentioned that fact casually to a neighbour over the weekend. “Goodness” she said, “how on earth do you keep them awake for that long?”A valid question. If, of course, the training was delivered in one solid continuous...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 3, 2009 | Business, Communication
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet; William Shakespeare.Juliet is telling Romeo that a name is merely an artificial convention, and changing it would not alter the basic integrity of the...