by IanHatton | Aug 18, 2017 | Compassion, Courage, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Love, Totally-Ian-Blog
Mistakes. Struggles. Errors. Wrong answers. Failures. Poor scores. Misunderstandings. Shortcomings. Inadequacies. Incorrect paths. Weaknesses. These all get a very bad rap in a perfectionistic society. One obsessed with measurement, conforming to norms, dictating...
by IanHatton | May 9, 2017 | Courage, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Listening, Love, Totally-Ian-Blog
Others are so blameworthy. Politicians. Bosses. Spouses. Parents. Traffic. We even blame the weather. I recently asked someone what had happened that they didn’t let me know that they were going to be late. The reply? The phone’s battery was flat. Ah, so...
by IanHatton | Apr 5, 2017 | Compassion, Courage, Liberty, Life, Love, Totally-Ian-Blog
This is a guest blog from my friend and thinking partner Giles Lascelle. He is a transformational coach, trainer and writer, based in the UK. You can find out more about his work at: www.transformation-journey.com Many of us, especially in the developed world, seem to...
by IanHatton | Mar 24, 2017 | Compassion, Connection, Courage, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Totally-Ian-Blog
I wrote this as a guest blog for my dear friend and thinking partner Giles Lascelle of Transformation Journey. It is a story of my path to resilience for a workshop we are running together in the UK in May 2017. Hi, I’m Ian and I’m a failure. I have failed...
by IanHatton | Feb 20, 2017 | Compassion, Connection, Courage, Leadership, Listening, Totally-Ian-Blog
Maybe rock bands are simply teams. The best are high performing teams. I believe Fleetwood Mac is a great example. (Part 1 can be found here: http://www.totally-ian.com/team-lessons-listening-fleetwood-mac-part-1) Team lesson five – experiment Not everything is...
by IanHatton | Feb 10, 2017 | Connection, Courage, Leadership, Life, Listening, Totally-Ian-Blog
Fleetwood Mac are one of my all-time greatest bands. What a band, what a team. Rumours was one of the first albums I purchased – I was about 14 years young. Whilst it is no longer one of my favourites, it held records for sales, hits, and time spent at the top....