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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![One day good, one day bad [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_30487037e023477994005259a5f0b295~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1168,h_876,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d29dd9_30487037e023477994005259a5f0b295~mv2.jpeg)
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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...
![3 mistakes I made in my early career [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_3697df6732c944689f21b283074b1e50~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_800,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_3697df6732c944689f21b283074b1e50~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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...
![Should you rest or keep going? [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_6ec5943424c04f5c8c5d27d09cd18ccf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_800,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_6ec5943424c04f5c8c5d27d09cd18ccf~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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...
![Be like water (when you’re stuck) [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_3abfbc00e480436baa9e0347e24999d7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_800,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_3abfbc00e480436baa9e0347e24999d7~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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...
![How are your boundaries? [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_d95dcdec7d674968a8ded5b9e7ecc654~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1080,h_1080,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_d95dcdec7d674968a8ded5b9e7ecc654~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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...
![How imposter fear helped me (and then didn’t) [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_c1a0b54b021b4d1c927c8d054e6eb61d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_800,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_c1a0b54b021b4d1c927c8d054e6eb61d~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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...
![Time is a construct: shift into a possibility mindset [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_8985fca555c2406286868720aaaccffb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1080,h_1080,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_8985fca555c2406286868720aaaccffb~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 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...
![The true wisdom of guilt and procrastination [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_1976488330e94671bca3c4f6cd4e41c7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_800,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_1976488330e94671bca3c4f6cd4e41c7~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 2 min
The true wisdom of guilt and procrastination [Wise Wednesdays]
Reflecting on coaching conversations this past month brought me to a conclusion: we believe in guilt too much. Guilt says: You should be...
![Why your present predicts your past (and therefore your future) [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_04cf45d2e65540bd8e31781d426206df~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1057,h_605,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_04cf45d2e65540bd8e31781d426206df~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min
Why your present predicts your past (and therefore your future) [Wise Wednesdays]
Do you sometimes feel like you’re a problem-solving machine? Whatever problem life throws at you, you get your teeth stuck right in there...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 2 min
Why your ‘weirdness’ is a gift [Wise Wednesdays]
If you have a slightly unusual background, you might feel like a perpetual outsider. And that’s actually an asset to groups you’re part...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min
How to know when to speak up: 5 questions to check in with yourself [Wise Wednesdays]
Ram Dass once said: You think you’re enlightened? Go spend a week with your family!... Whether it’s colleagues, teams or family,...
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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min
How I found the deep wealth I was looking for [Wise Wednesdays]
It was a week before the conference. We were supposed to finalise a fantastic agenda to inspire hundreds who were working at the...
![Why “failure” was my greatest teacher [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_5784ffd84cfd4597a9b810788b3d3faf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_600,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_5784ffd84cfd4597a9b810788b3d3faf~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min
Why “failure” was my greatest teacher [Wise Wednesdays]
When I was preparing for a big career leap, I had the sense that it was best to keep it quiet. I only told a few people on a need-to-know...
![How I ended my career and strengthened my vocation [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_07a2b98341e444e1a92a85a29c096d1d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_600,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_07a2b98341e444e1a92a85a29c096d1d~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min
How I ended my career and strengthened my vocation [Wise Wednesdays]
During the pandemic, some people asked me: do you miss working as a doctor or in public health? It can be a little awkward because I...
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