nicole calder

a few years ago, i wrote the following quote: "give me your words and i'll give you nothing. give me your actions and i'll give you my...

check yourself. what needs do you have that aren’t being met? what are you upset about? get curious about what you're feeling - why is...

try to understand. behind every insecurity is a need that hasn’t been met. a desire that went unfulfilled. and a belief that has become...

this might not be a revelation to anyone else, but i feel it's important for me to acknowledge it. at the end of every week, my iphone...

a few weeks ago, the team i play soccer for lost in the preliminary final. we were favourites, yet we were defeated. so naturally, one...

well, what’s the difference? the difference is in the intention. the energy. the purpose. many of us find ourselves doing things we don’t...

love is a word we often throw around without ever thinking too much about what it really means. so what does it mean? and what can loving...

​Almost two months ago I wrote about the effects of my Dad’s medical scare and the resulting confrontation with not only my own...

This is a topic I don’t want to talk about. I don’t want to talk about it because it scares the fucking shit out of me. The concept of...

so tomorrow i’m turning 27. i’ve never thought of birthdays as being a big deal because they’ve never really added that much value to my...

this past week, i witnessed two men i respect become vulnerable with me. one admitted that he had been struggling with motivation ever...

What is my coaching philosophy all about? The same thing that my life is all about: people. Specifically though, establishing connections...

what makes a great leader? leaders use their social influence to maximise the efforts of others to achieve a common goal. notice what...

What makes a leader great? Well first, let’s look at what it means to be a leader. There are many definitions on the web, but I’ll use...

That’s what we’ve all essentially been confined to, except for those that are still working. What could possibly be so hard about staying...

What a time to be alive. We’re in the middle of something that has the potential to be a turning point in history. This is the first...

actually give a shit. why? because many organisations and people don’t. so give a shit about your people and their development. care...

Valued. We all want to feel it. We all need to feel it. Feeling valued means we feel seen. It means that we feel safe. It means that...

These are unedited excerpts from my journal. Some names have been altered to respect the privacy of the individuals mentioned. 17th...

Sport is a drug. And I was addicted to it. When I was cut from the United squad a few weeks ago, I went through some extreme withdrawals....