What has your life’s learning journey felt like – a drag, or a joy? Is learning painful, or do you relish the inspiration of new discovery? As a leader, do you look forward to or dread learning?
When You Remember How Joyful Learning Can Be
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“If we already knew everything we needed to know, how would we ever experience the joy of learning something new?”
~ Jim Sebastian Sharman
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Unveiling, revealing, uncovering – discovering! When we dare to throw the covers back, we might not always like what we see in ourselves, but it’s the best material we’ll ever have for growth!
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When You Take A Deep Breath And Go For What You Want
If you do nothing, then the absolute best that can happen is that events conspire to go in your favour – such a passive way of trying to achieve what you want from life!
“Jim led an area of the Learning & Development work stream for us on a large Telco start-up in India [Reliance Jio Infocomm]. Jim is an accomplished and skilled consultant who really understands the challenges of creating world-class training interventions in a complex customer contact centre environment. Jim has an extraordinary ability to create a real and sustainable team spirit. I would have no hesitation in recommending Jim or working with him again when the situation arises.”
“Jim gave me invaluable support in communication with the Network as a whole and also provided one-on-one coaching and counsel support personally and to other team members in stressful times, enabling shift and continued motivation. Jim displayed dedication to the World Cleanup Day movement from the moment we interacted. In fact, he even emigrated to Estonia to make as big an impact as possible!”
“I have worked with Jim in various guises over the last twenty years. I have always found him to be extremely conscientious with a meticulous eye for detail. He has worked for me as a training designer (of soft skills – his area of expertise) and a Management and Leadership coach and IMI Assessor. He is extremely knowledgeable about communication skills and exemplifies his knowledge through a very genuine approach to his clients and those he works with on projects.”
