Posts in Personal Reinvention

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The Resilience to Redefine Victory: Solveig Løvseth at IRONMAN Kona

Solveig Løvseth's remarkable IRONMAN Kona finish reveals how resilience can mean changing course, recognising our limits and redefining victory.

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T-Shaped Skills: How to Build Career Resilience Before You Need It

Build career resilience with T-shaped skills: keep your deep expertise, broaden your capabilities, and learn how to explore and exploit what aligns.

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Authenticity and Consistency: “Stop Trying to Be Someone”

Authenticity and consistency are closely linked. Learn how natural alignment can make long-term consistency easier and more sustainable.

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Internal vs External Self-Awareness: What You Can’t See About Yourself

Internal vs external self-awareness reveals the gap between your intentions and your impact - and what other people can see that you can’t.

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Life Stress & Exercise Recovery: When to Change Gear

After almost ten years of 05h30 CrossFit, I’ve deliberately stepped away. The training hadn’t stopped mattering; the wider system had changed. A reflection on life[…]

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How to Find Work That Fits You: Fit Is Built, Not Found

We are often told to find our purpose before changing direction. But the work that suits us cannot always be discovered through introspection. It is[…]

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How to Adapt When Plans Change: A Resilience Lesson from the African Bush

I am back at my desk in Cape Town. The heater is on, and a fat lump of a cat is purring across my lap[…]

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Personal Resilience Is the Maths of Load Versus Capacity

Personal resilience is the maths of load versus capacity. Use Valorie Burton’s model to understand stressors, resources and why depletion is data.

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The D.O.S.E. Dashboard: An Early Warning System for Human Capacity

A resilience early warning system helps you spot depletion before failure. Learn how D.O.S.E. reveals what is happening inside human capacity.

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Resilience and Trauma: When Effort Isn’t the Answer

A reflection on resilience and trauma, and why effort isn’t enough. Exploring misalignment, hidden strain, and how meaning restores capacity.