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The blame game: When it's always someone else's fault
For many people, assigning blame versus owning what actually happened is much easier. My 3 year old does it when he’s been caught doing something he wasn’t supposed to, he sometimes even blames the dog! Now, in real life, adults can’t blame the dog - that would make them look a tad crazy - and adults know better, right?
Hey there, I think you might be a narcissist
The feelings of self-importance or superiority, the need to be looking powerful, and a sense of entitlement to special treatment. All this sometimes coupled with difficulty empathising with other people’s needs and desires… You could be a narcissist and not know it. Here’s what you can do if you are showing the traits.
Thrive, Survive or Crash-dive (Podcast)
In this podcast from The Mindset Mastery podcast series, Luke and host Rachel Tapscott discuss his journey from corporate roles to life coach and the lessons learnt along the way. The battles of stress and anxiety that many of us face along with plenty more about the stories we tell ourselves and why tiny powerful habits can be the game changer to a life that is feeling unfulfilled.
Self-Esteem, Values and Healing Steps (Podcast)
In this talk from Diaries of a life coach podcast series, Luke and host Larisa Dalton discuss feelings of unworthiness, low self-esteem and self confidence. What it is to be growing each and every day in our own story of life facing our fears and doubts and why our worthiness is so important to hold onto….
Redefining masculinity & creating a fulfilling legacy (Podcast)
In this podcast collaboration with Sarah Liberty from #FeministFridays, Luke and host Sarah have an unfiltered and insightful conversation about how Luke realised he needed to own his sh*t, reexamine his life's purpose and rethink what it meant to be a man. After walking away from a high flying corporate career, Luke's own journey led him to forge a new career working with people to create fulfilling legacies.
Shoes on, nappy checked...no time for cuddle...we gotta hustle
My son who is 3, has changed so much in the last few weeks. He is a picture of Go Go GO, however he has become a little more stubborn, demanding and his emotions feel like they are sitting just below the surface ready to explode...and on another side, his need for “dadda cuddles” has been a constant. The constant Go has been replaced with the need for slow…
Is your communication style, your problem?
Do you listen only because you are trying to figure out what to say next? Or do you listen seeking to understand the situation for what it is and make each encounter the best it can be? Good communication is about showing up and understanding. Is the way you communicate helping you or working against you? What if your communication style is YOUR problem?
Exploring the meaning of legacy on Radio Toni (Podcast)
Luke Fenwick talks to Toni Lontis, host of Radio Toni Every Day Business and Toni TV; about all things legacy, his own journey, happiness and gratitude, the power of beliefs etc.
Quietly struggling with work and pushing through only made a mess of MY LIFE (Podcast)
Luke Fenwick talks to host of podcast series The Burnout Show, Jess Jones; about how one aspect of your life not going well and leading to burnout can affect other areas of your life.
Discovering your vision and goals to get everything you want (Podcast)
Luke Fenwick talks to host of Purposely Podcast about what helps Millennials break free from the widely accepted “me, me, me” narrative. Their role as leadership coaches is to be in their corner and give them the right mindset and skills to take ownership.
9 powerful and impactful actions to take in the first 9 days of a new year
No matter how challenging 2020 has been, in almost all cases, it is not really the reason for falling short. You are the reason for not making changes! And when we accept that, amazing things can happen.
Here are 9 powerful and impactful actions you can take in the first 9 days of 2021 to get the year off to a flyer and help you create a different story for the year ahead.
Same habits = same results. New powerful habits = different powerful results.
Goodbye 2020...Hello 2021.
Men, working your shit out by yourselves just doesn’t work!
This blog is about men taking the lead to sort out some pretty serious shit, this not just about a plan but firstly owning up to where you are at and then what comes next. Masculinity is not about being a tough guy. Men, it’s time to stop the acts of being a boy at heart and sort your shit out!
30 Days left in 2020, then what’s your excuse? (video)
So you have 30 days now to climb that Mt Everest, you have been looking up at all year.
Will you be able to identify the goals that will make fundamental changes to your life?
Then create a strategy that will get you there... Not just half way...again?
Accountability and steps towards the legacy you want in 2021. Tick tock on this year. What happens next?
Will 2021 be your Amazon or Kodak moment?
2020 has been a gap year away from the office. During the time away, something has occurred for many professionals and that is the chance to reflect. This blog talks to the critical need to provide your team with momentum, energy and a realisation that they have enough inside them to achieve inspiring results, along with tangible strategies to create powerful habits.
Purpose and legacy (video)
Your time and opportunities are not limitless and you should grab them when they are presented to you. Because of this, having a purpose and a fulfilling legacy should be looked at as two separate things.
Your purpose is part of your legacy, it can be central to the story, but is only a portion of it.
Your legacy is made up of the entire thread that binds it all together which is you, the qualities you live by and what you create and the fingerprint that you leave on the earth for those that come next.
Are you suffering from fopo?
FOPO is an acronym that stands for Fear Of People’s Opinions. In this blog I explore FOPO, what it is, where it comes from, how to recognise the signs of FOPO, some of the triggers that may set it off for you and what you can do to learn to master it. Read on to get a few steps further towards you being free from FOPO or maybe just suffering from it far less?
Crossroads of choice (video)
Because no one is perfect and no one is finished we all have change.
When is the last time you sat down and explored all of the things that you'd like to change in your life?
When is the last time you sat down and faced it and owned it versus being a consumer of life and having things thrown at you all of the time.
LinkedIn: The key to career progression in 2020 and beyond
An early-adopter of LinkedIn, Karen Tisdell, explains the power of Linkedin as a career igniting platform and give some tips on how to make it work for you and your career.
Stop with the facade (video)
Stop with the fake stuff, talking it and consuming it. There are so many things going on right now that probably aren't true, so don't buy into it.
If you’re not one of the people that's killing it right now, it’s ok.
Remember focus on the power of you and what you can achieve with the resourcefulness you have inside of you. Give yourself time to grow and expand. There is no life hack and if there was it wouldn't be found on social media.
A father’s learnings from lockdown with a kid and a life coach’s take on it
2 months of strict lockdown spending more consecutive face to face time with my 2 year old boy than any other human I have ever known. What I learned as a father and the life coach’s perspective on my own parenting experience.