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3D Ideas 1150 – Notice Don’t Diagnose
Ruth writes: "I love a good mystery. I’ve been listening to a lot of true crime podcasts recently and I love trying to work out what is going on. I’m not very good at it! I jump quite quickly to ‘whodunit’ or what the real issue is here, frequently changing my mind as...
3D Ideas 1147 – Look for everything that’s a flower
Claire writes: ‘I was recently walking on the hills for a supervision session. The person who had come said that they’d started the day mindfully by looking for everything that was a triangle. Looking out into the distance, we could see that the fields were full of...
3D Ideas 1146 – Movement
Zoe writes: “When we moved house 5 years ago, my ‘office’ (the room where I had a desk!) changed. I used to work in our converted loft. My desk faced a magnolia wall and I’d sometimes move my chair to look out of the small window where I could see hills in the...
3D Ideas 1173 – Are you an experienced leader feeling tired?
Su writes, “There are seasons for leaders! I notice that there is a really helpful focus on development for aspiring leaders, and early leaders. It’s a great time for development and growth as new situations and opportunities arise, new challenges are always requiring...
3D Ideas 1169 – Space to process your ‘people’
Where’s the safe space for that without creating toxicity in a group or enjoying the drama talking it over with a friend?
3D Ideas 1166 – Change hats with consent
Claire writes: ‘We went to a First Aid course on Saturday and learned the basics of resuscitation (CPR). Our helper was Brad, a rather macho and mini male torso. CPR is a life skill which I hope I will never have to use. Every time it was our turn, we had to gently...
3D IDeas 1165 – Are you a vicar?
At 3D Coaching we have been coaching clergy for twenty-five years. This is a significant element of the work that we do, and we do it because it is part of our purpose and vocation, individually as well as collectively. We know that it can be difficult for some clergy...
3D Ideas 1162 – Change the Medium
Zoe writes: ‘Often people who come to conversations have thought or talked about what they’re bringing a lot. There’s a risk that talking about it more keeps them stuck. That’s why one of our 3D principles is Change the Medium. When we invite someone to move, draw or...
3D IDeas 1161 – Back to work?
Rebi writes : “When are you going ‘back to work’ felt like a very jarring phrase for me when I started paid work again after having my first child. This was for two reasons I think - 1. 9 months into the hardest ‘work’ I had ever done, the phrase didn’t really...