'I need to heal' [Wise Wednesdays]
I’ve had a couple of conversations recently with people who are so burned out that they can’t make decisions anymore. They don’t know...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
The new self-made (9 traits) [Wise Wednesdays]
One of the reasons I hear people say makes them afraid of change is: “I want to keep my lifestyle”. But research in positive psychology...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 1 min
Seek the magic in difference [Wise Wednesdays]
Now, what do a politician, activist and transformational coach have in common?... …Not their height. Photo: Serendipitous encounter with...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Giving up too soon [Wise Wednesdays]
We give up just before we reach the goal. Whether it’s a job, relationship, dream business or simply having more space and work-life...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 3 min
When nothing works [Wise Wednesdays]
There are dead ends in life. And then there are apparent dead ends. These are in fact twists in the path, roadblocks that need diligent...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Burnout is a repeated compromise [Wise Wednesdays]
I had a coaching conversation with a top performing fraud investigator who’s worked for some of the biggest global corporations in the...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 3 min
Don’t talk to me about being a woman [Wise Wednesdays]
I had a coaching conversation with a top performing fraud investigator who’s worked for some of the biggest global corporations in the...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
One day good, one day bad [Wise Wednesdays]
UK weather is never guaranteed. More often cloudy than not. It’s famously moody… Since the start of the war, I’ve noticed my mood...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 4 min
3.5 lessons in 6 years of business [Wise Wednesdays]
This new season marks Year 6 since my big career leap into the unknown and then into coaching, as well as six years of Wise Wednesdays...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 3 min
3 mistakes I made in my early career [Wise Wednesdays]
It was my eleventh interview. It was 2003 and I’d tried and failed to get my dream job ten times. My peers were sailing through their...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Should you rest or keep going? [Wise Wednesdays]
This question has come up a few times for myself and my clients. It can come up for a number of reasons including: 1) You’ve experienced...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
What does war look like?
Like a group of teenage kids going to school hoping not to be blown up is how I remember it. This was Algeria in 1993. The Civil War was...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
See the human not the highlight
One of the highlights of last week was attending a 2022 Business Book Awards event and receiving the personal development book of the...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Be like water (when you’re stuck) [Wise Wednesdays]
What do you do when you have to do something you don’t want to do? Millions of people are caught in conflict zones around the world right...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Power, love and change [WISE WEDNESDAYS]
It’s easy to see power and love as antithetical to each other. You might have an instinctive reaction to one or the other word. [Read on...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Let go of misplaced guilt and move forward in your career [Wise Wednesdays]
When you’re claiming your freedom to the career and life that you truly want (and stepping into a level of leadership and impact that is...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 4 min
How are your boundaries? [Wise Wednesdays]
Boundaries, boundaries. We tend to think of them as a self-protective thing. Yet, there is nothing more conducive to healthy...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 3 min
Have you become too serious with the pandemic? [Wise Wednesdays]
Have you noticed that being energised feels a little more challenging than usual this January? Perhaps you have great ideas but feel a...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 3 min
How imposter fear helped me (and then didn’t) [Wise Wednesdays]
My good friend James is a lead scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. They’re the first to get warnings of...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23
- 3 min
Time is a construct: shift into a possibility mindset [Wise Wednesdays]
Time needs more love. We talk about it, plan it, measure it and make judgements about whether we have enough or not. We think we can...
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