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March 12, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

What’s stopping you from being your true self? If a seagull can do it… Dedicated to everyone who has been kind enough to follow me, like and reblog my posts on Tumblr… … [Read more...] about

http://beverleyglick.com/stories/whats-stopping-you-from-being-your-true-self-if/

Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: freedom, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, true self

Do what you love, not just what you’re good at

March 12, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

My first love was dancing. Any kind of dancing, really - but when I was little, it was mainly ballet. I was pretty good at it - my ballet teacher used to pull my leg up on the barre to show other, older girls how flexible I was - and I performed in a couple of ballet school shows.  I carried on with the lessons until I was around 10 or 11, at which point I realised I didn’t have the desire … [Read more...] about Do what you love, not just what you’re good at

Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: doing what you love, fulfilling your potential, passion, Psychology Today, talent

“Turn your wounds into wisdom…”

March 11, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

This is a well-known quote from Oprah Winfrey. Her words resonated for me because they seemed so appropriate to The Pearl Within - the idea that difficult experiences in your life can be transformed into wisdom, like the oyster that wraps a painful intruder in layers of lustre.  It took some research, however, to find out when she said “turn your wounds into wisdom”. In fact, it was … [Read more...] about “Turn your wounds into wisdom…”

Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: gratitude, oprah, success, The Pearl Within, turn your wounds into wisdom

March 10, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

Here’s something to raise your spirits if you’re feeling down… … [Read more...] about

http://beverleyglick.com/stories/heres-something-to-raise-your-spirits-if-youre/

Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: inspirational quotes

What is The Pearl Within?

March 10, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

When I was contemplating what to call my coaching practice I knew I wanted a name that symbolised the essential truth of my work. After going down a few blind alleys, I returned to the metaphor of the pearl. Why? Because when an intruder such as a grain of sand lodges itself in the soft, vulnerable flesh of the oyster, it protects itself by enveloping the irritant in layers of nacre - a lustrous … [Read more...] about What is The Pearl Within?

Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: human potential coach, inner wisdom, Kahlil Gibran, oyster, pearl as symbol, resilience, The Pearl Within

March 9, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

And here’s The Pearl Within’s first attempt at an inspirational quote! Photo taken by me, at sunrise on the beach in Hua Hin, Thailand. … [Read more...] about

http://beverleyglick.com/stories/and-heres-the-pearl-withins-first-attempt-at-an/

Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: inspirational quotes

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