Author: Jo Rodrigues

Do you ever get so angry you can feel your throat close-up? Or you can feel the tears well up? Or you can actually feel yourself holding your breath? Do you just try to ignore the feeling and keep working? Ever think that crying at work would only makes you look weak? Even if no one… Continue reading Feel It Through

Do you ever get caught up in work? You are working on a project and either you are so enthusiastic about it or anxious about finishing it by a deadline that you keep going and going and going? You keep thinking, “Just one more thing and I’m done.” You look at the clock and think,… Continue reading The Gold Is In The Pause

“Everyone wants to be heard and no one wants to listen.” My friend and colleague has said this for years.   He’s right. Let’s face it, if we’re honest with ourselves, we know that there is a thought planted firmly in our minds: “I’m right. You are wrong. You need to listen to me. I… Continue reading Lead By Action

How many times do you start a sentence like that? I suspect the answer is likely: Not often or Never. Now how many times do you think or say the following: I am such an idiot! I am so stupid! I am a failure! Likely more often than you care to admit right? Isn’t it… Continue reading Today I Am Awesome Because…

The world had started without me again and I needed to catch-up. I used to wake up at 5:30am get breakfast and coffee ready then settle down in front of the laptop to watch the news. At the same time, I’d skim the headlines of 4 or 5 newspapers opening new tabs to read the… Continue reading How You Start The Day Matters