Alison has been using nature metaphors to help business leaders get unstuck, enjoy the journey, and thrive! Talking with her was such a delight! I hope you enjoy it as well. :)

Reach out to Alison on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu/

Alison's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmitheu

"Can't See the Wood for the Trees" Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1844097498?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_0B3E4NH8T97W0NM2NGSD

"Take The Stairs" - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006CUDEEQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_92ZBRWGHHQDSGRVCE7ZM


Time Stamps:

2:30 - Growing up in Scotland with Her Family
7:53 - "What Would Alison Do?"
9:40 - The Importance of Pruning Your "Trees" in Business
12:00 - Learning From the Seasons of Life
15:00  -Writing Her Book
20:18 - Using Nature to Help You Find Your Way
24:37 - Put the Stick Down You're Beating Yourself Up With
28:38 - You Need to Drop Your Sticks to Give People High-Fives


Quotes:

5:21 - "People know the concept of gardens - that things need mowing - that things need pruning and that you just can't plunk any plant anywhere..."

8:50 - "I love the word, "plunk", I think you said it twice."

9:57 - "I've learned to trust the metaphor."

12:41 - "If you can really flow with the season and not just get in the way every time it can really lead to something wonderful, even if it isn't what you expected."

13:17 - "You're just going to have to sit there and let it grow."

14:35 - "Something could not be growing in this season but if you keep that going then it could really bloom in another season."

18:06 - "We need roots that grow in all directions so it doesn't matter which direction the wind comes from."

22:27- "As soon as you move from treading water to floating, something inside shifts."

28:25 - "Water can't go against the flow. So don't!"

30:12 - "Growing through the CRAZY upheaval."

33:23 - "Metaphors open doors in our minds to the solutions."

34:55 - "It couldn't be a forest - it had to be a wood."

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