TRUST PATTERNS
a few years ago, i wrote the following quote: "give me your words and i'll give you nothing. give me your actions and i'll give you my...
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nicole calder
Feb 6, 20211 min read
BEFORE YOU START BLAMING...
check yourself. what needs do you have that aren’t being met? what are you upset about? get curious about what you're feeling - why is...
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nicole calder
Jan 28, 20211 min read
BEFORE YOU CALL THEM CRAZY...
try to understand. behind every insecurity is a need that hasn’t been met. a desire that went unfulfilled. and a belief that has become...
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nicole calder
Oct 27, 20202 min read
I'M ADDICTED TO MY PHONE
this might not be a revelation to anyone else, but i feel it's important for me to acknowledge it. at the end of every week, my iphone...
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nicole calder
Oct 20, 20202 min read
ACHIEVEMENTS LOOK GOOD ON YOUR RÉSUMÉ, CONNECTIONS LOOK BETTER ON YOUR EULOGY
a few weeks ago, the team i play soccer for lost in the preliminary final. we were favourites, yet we were defeated. so naturally, one...
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nicole calder
Oct 1, 20202 min read
ARE YOU LIVING FOR YOUR RÉSUMÉ OR YOUR EULOGY?
well, what’s the difference? the difference is in the intention. the energy. the purpose. many of us find ourselves doing things we don’t...
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nicole calder
Sep 2, 20201 min read
THE POWER OF LOVE
love is a word we often throw around without ever thinking too much about what it really means. so what does it mean? and what can loving...
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nicole calder
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Living eulogy
Almost two months ago I wrote about the effects of my Dad’s medical scare and the resulting confrontation with not only my own...
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nicole calder
Jun 30, 20205 min read
Death
This is a topic I don’t want to talk about. I don’t want to talk about it because it scares the fucking shit out of me. The concept of...
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nicole calder
Jun 15, 20201 min read
BIRTHDAYS
so tomorrow i’m turning 27. i’ve never thought of birthdays as being a big deal because they’ve never really added that much value to my...
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nicole calder
May 30, 20201 min read
YOUR BOSS IS A HUMAN TOO
this past week, i witnessed two men i respect become vulnerable with me. one admitted that he had been struggling with motivation ever...
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nicole calder
Apr 26, 20206 min read
Coaching philosophy 2.0
What is my coaching philosophy all about? The same thing that my life is all about: people. Specifically though, establishing connections...
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nicole calder
Mar 29, 20202 min read
LEADERSHIP
what makes a great leader? leaders use their social influence to maximise the efforts of others to achieve a common goal. notice what...
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nicole calder
Mar 28, 20204 min read
What makes a great leader?
What makes a leader great? Well first, let’s look at what it means to be a leader. There are many definitions on the web, but I’ll use...
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nicole calder
Mar 24, 20205 min read
Self-isolation
That’s what we’ve all essentially been confined to, except for those that are still working. What could possibly be so hard about staying...
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nicole calder
Mar 23, 20204 min read
Covid-19
What a time to be alive. We’re in the middle of something that has the potential to be a turning point in history. This is the first...
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nicole calder
Feb 24, 20201 min read
WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
actually give a shit. why? because many organisations and people don’t. so give a shit about your people and their development. care...
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nicole calder
Feb 3, 20195 min read
The importance of feeling valued
Valued. We all want to feel it. We all need to feel it. Feeling valued means we feel seen. It means that we feel safe. It means that...
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nicole calder
Jan 22, 201913 min read
Get raw, get real
These are unedited excerpts from my journal. Some names have been altered to respect the privacy of the individuals mentioned. 17th...
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nicole calder
Nov 6, 20185 min read
Connection is the ultimate antidepressant
Sport is a drug. And I was addicted to it. When I was cut from the United squad a few weeks ago, I went through some extreme withdrawals....
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