Helen Hanison

The most important relationship you have is with yourself.

We're conditioned to hear that as selfish but it's not. Psychologists like Kristin Neff, say self-compassion is the healthier way of relating to yourself in the face of setbacks and even the failings we bring on ourselves,than its' cousin, self-esteem. In fact, true narcissism is more connected to self-esteem than self-kindness.

Thee audience leave this presentation knowing how self-esteem and self-compassion are different, why self-esteem hurts and 3 actionable steps to letting go in the B**** and being a better friend to themselves so they can get on with succeeding in their chosen lane.

Perseverance. Resilience. Grit. Commitment. All important values.

Values that are critical to our success. I believe in these values to the point I don't think natural talent scores over these gritty contributors.

But there is a darker side to perseverance. And it's a big problem no-one is talking about.

The audience will leave this presentation having heard about the stories that blind us, what they can do to spot the signpost when they need to keep calm and think twice and how to use the Grit-or-Quit Indicator to help them decide whether it's right to employ girt or whether this is one of those times they should quit.

Applies to entrepreneurs, leadership and careerists of all ages and stages.

It's hard to be purposeful when you don't have absolute clarity about what your career-life purpose is.

In this presentation, I explain how to recognise you're circling the same career problem again and again and how to navigate your Stuckness when that's because you don't know what you wish would happen next.

The audience will leave knowing how to create a personal career compass and start making plans for change to happen.

Career-life synergy is always best co-created - in collaboration with trusted others to benefit from more objectivity, creativity and accountability that is possible when you consider yourself on your own. Opportunity for storytelling breakout sessions to help identity what matters most. Because how can any of us align what we do with the life we wish we were living unless we first understand - deeply - what will feel purpose-driven.

In this presentation, I will draw on my training in Narrative Therapy. Theory will be presented in a digestible form to explain that we are all 'multi-storied' (like a car park!) and our storytelling exists in layers of our experience, our cultural backdrop, constellation of relationships and our very sense of (ever-evolving) self. Much like a multi-story car park, there needs to be a slope connecting these stories.

And that's what narrative practices help us with. Make visible the links between our multiple stories so we can make sense of our old storylines, understand how to be our own editor and rewrite the next chapter - one we actually want.

Rewind the Narrative provides rich opportunity for small breakout sessions or a longer workshop format.