Dimos Kyritsis

Even in these straightened times, our work should interest us, energise us and give us a buzz. I bet that most of us want and often strive to be creative in the things that we do everyday. 

Having read today that creativity is the use, the application, and combination of our imagination with skills in order to produce something new, I would be curious to find out first what skills would enable you to be creative and innovative, how could you overlap these skills with your imagination afterwards, and then, how being more creative will affect your working life as well as your everyday life as a whole.
To your creativity,
Dimos

For many of us September signifies a new beginning. Summer is moving on and the weather starts changing affecting often our mood.   Having returned back to our everyday lives from our summer vacation feeling relaxed and brand new somehow, we set new goals to achieve within the autumn and/ or winter season. That can be exciting and daunting at the same time..

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  William Bridge in his book ‘Managing transitions, making the most of change’ argues that every transitions involves a three phase process. It starts which an Ending that entails dealing with losses as well as letting go of the old ways of doing things. Then, the Neutral Zone begins. The phase when the old is gone and the new isn’t fully operational, and finally, there’s the New Beginning which involves developing a new identity, experience and discovering a new sense of purpose.

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Yesterday, Thursday 22^nd of November, people in US celebrated the ‘Thanks Giving Day’. For those who might don’t know, on the 4^th Thursday of November relatives and friends are getting together in houses, eating Turkey, expressing their thanks for the things they have and celebrating afterwards.

If we had this custom in Europe or anyplace, what would be the things you feel thankful and grateful for? How could you express your thankfulness? How could you celebrate it?

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Nowadays when things with the economy are the way they are, the need for social responsibility is more in demand than ever…Social responsibility might involve doing  pro bono work, volunteering or philanthropy.

Caterina Rando, a founder of a non profit organisation has said; ‘when you give back to the community, you also feed your soul, participate in a great community for personal growth and have a lot of fun’. Likewise, Martha Wilson, a coach from Canada has said: ‘By volunteering I have gained skills, confidence, friends, an expanded world view, and the certainty that individuals can and do make a difference’.
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The end of the summer and the beginning of September signifies a new start for many people. Most of us have already returned from our summer holidays feeling vitalised and relaxed, empowered, and ready to affect changes, set goals, take action steps and make decisions that will enable us to meet our goals.

Carol Wilson in her book ‘Best practice in performance coaching’ points out that modern life throws up a number of options in every area of our lives. However, the plethora of options and opportunities is likely to have a reverse effect. When our choices are wide they often create nothing but anxiety, disillusionment and resentment. Many of us often get stuck focusing on the facts that are holding us back from making our decisions. What can be done in that case?
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I had an amazing experience this morning that I’d love to share with you.

I’m attending a 4 day Yoga seminar under the instruction of a very good Yoga teacher, named Patrick Fullan. Thought I’ve been practising Yoga frequently over the last three years I have never been able to stand and balance on my hand not even in front of the wall, believing that I’m not- and I’ll never be able’- to do this posture.
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Eric de  Nijs, in his article G.R.A.C.E. at work, a model for transformational workplace relationships (featured in Choice magazine, Volume 10, number 1, pages 33-35) illustrates that ‘authenticity is being honest with yourself and others, declaring your stand, holding yourself accountable, rewarding appropriately, being open and vulnerable, openly communicating needs, desires, moods, attitudes, values and feelings, even about the other person.

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Alan Seale, who was one of my trainers in ICA, in his book, The Manifestation Wheel, points out that there are three fundamental phases in becoming a leader: These are:
1) Following a leader
2) Becoming a leader of your own life (self leadership) and,
3) Leading others

Likewise, being a true leader, a good leader and a leader for good involves the below listed attributes:
1) Having a clear vision.
Coaching tip: bring your awareness into a goal you wish to realise and try to work out the answers to the following questions:
– What do you see possible for that goal?
– How can you communicate the importance of the vision being manifested?
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It cannot be denied that our work plays a vital role in our lives. Consequently,  no matter the decent we in most of the western countries face because of the debt crisis, it is worth laying the foundation for making our work as creative and rewarding as possible.

Ian McDermott and Wendy Jago in their book ‘The NLP Coach’ invite us to elaborate on the place that work has in our lives and ponder over the following questions:

-What do you enjoy most about work?
– Is it a means to pay the rent or the mortgage?
– Is it a way to fund hobbies that are important to you?
– Is it a challenge that excites you?
– Is it a means of self realization and self expression?
– How do you rate work in relation to other things in life?
– What do you need more of or less of?
– Can you discover the areas of match and mismatch between you and your job?

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