by Alison Gitelson | 25 Oct 2013 | Uncategorised
During our May packing up exercise I made a trip to Westpack to buy extra boxes. These are stored up on a mezzanine level so I had to look for a shop assistant to getthem down. The first lady I asked smiled and said “not a problem I will be with you in a moment”....
by Alison Gitelson | 5 Jan 2013 | Uncategorised
The other day my daughter described something in her life that sounded like a problem. When she finished I remained quiet, processing what she’d said. She then went on to say, “You don’t need to solve it, I just needed to say it.” I was quite relieved! I had been...
by Alison Gitelson | 4 Oct 2012 | Uncategorised
We frequently hear that we need to have a vision, that we should look ahead, keep our eye on the goal. But some years ago a wise person told me that we also have to lookbackwards. Why look backwards? Imagine you were sailing from Durban to Mauritius. That takes a few...
by Alison Gitelson | 20 Aug 2012 | Uncategorised
All the wonderful athletes at the recent Olympics have many qualities that lead to their success, one of which is probably stoicism. But stoicism is not always appropriate.“I’ve been sick for two weeks. I just can’t seem to get better.” “I’ve had a cold/flu for over a...
by Alison Gitelson | 20 Aug 2012 | Uncategorised
A lot has been said and written about the London Olympics so I wasn’t going to say anything but there are just two wonderful stories from medal winners which I want to quickly share with you. They are fabulous examples of how we influence our own lives with our...
