Ep. #27 The Divine Possibility of Change w/ Eleanor Tweddell

Eleanor Tweddell is a coach, mentor, consultant, creator and entrepreneur focused on reinvention. As the age-old wisdom declares: when one door closes, a world of possibility awaits. Eleanor teaches people how to embrace and navigate major changes in life – whether it’s losing your job, significant financial changes, or difficult relationships. She focuses on providing a warm, non-judgmental space for people to work through their challenges, and re-align themselves with what they truly want, and what life has to offer.  After going through several major challenges in her life, Eleanor discovered that although big changes are often very difficult, unpleasant, and stressful, they also present an amazing opportunity for creation of something new. Whether its reviving an old passion project, working on a dream, or simply getting out of negative situations, change allows for the possibility of renewed hope.

“Sometimes we just need a safe space to unravel, ramble, be free, without judgment. So that we can recharge, reset and move forward with gusto!” – Eleanor Tweddell

Change is a scary thing. It can come with thoughts and feelings of uncertainty, pain, and a sense of loss. However, just like the caterpillar goes through a major transformation to metamorphose into a butterfly, so too do we experience major transformations of our existence as we know it. The crucial point, however, is that change can be amazing. Change has the potential to create a new amazing life – a life of freedom, fulfillment, and joy. We need only allow ourselves to go through the changes (with all the ups and downs) to truly see how amazing the change is. To navigate change successfully, we must treat ourselves nonjudgmentally, with kindness and love. 

Eleanor Tweddell

Eleanor Tweddell is a coach, mentor, consultant, creator and entrepreneur focused on reinvention.

Why Losing Your Job Could Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You

“Four years ago I got made redundant. It wasn’t the best time of my life. But I wondered if it was time to step away from corporate life and explore the ‘outside’ world. I started writing a blog. I started an online retail store. I joined up to lots of courses and programmes. I had no idea what I was doing! But I got curious, stayed open to new ideas and took opportunities that came along. The blog became a community, which became a business, which became a book, the book is here. This book will take you through the shock of redundancy, the feeling of being stuck, slowing down to get clarity, becoming unstuck and thriving in your next chapter, your next door. It shares my story, other people’s stories, all the tricks and guidance that helped me. It’s honest, it’s optimistic, it might even make you laugh!”

#168: Paying attention to endings, the power of closing things well with Philip Atkinson Another Door Stories

#168: Paying attention to endings, the power of closing things well with Philip Atkinson "Keep moving, keep learning, keep investing in your own development. Don't hang on to the value that you used to have that's no longer relevant, no longer fit for purpose." Have you ever felt the seasons of your own life shifting, nudging you to find the courage to start anew? That's exactly what we're exploring on today's episode. When I sat down with Philip Atkinson, we talked about his unique journey. After 25 years in a big multinational, he walked away from the comfort and certainty, stepping into the unknown to build something entirely his own. This is the bit I love, part of that journey Philip has written a great, however not just a book about leadership or change. His book, Bee Wise: 12 Leadership Lessons from a Busy Beehive, brings together his wisdom and observations from work experience with his love of bees, and specifically the rituals of bees. He weaves together what bees can teach us about teams, cycles, and closure. It's a brilliant read, with so many intriguing layers to the insights.  This is the perfect conversation if you want to activate your curious mind! Highlights: 00:04 The power of letting go, lifelong learning, and personal development 06:01 Understanding emotional exits 10:53 Why Western cultures struggle with endings 13:02 Ceremonies, rituals & why we need to mark our endings 14:56 Projects or experiments? Why reframing failure helps us grow 16:37 How reward systems make closure difficult (and how to break out) 18:42 Why Philip combined his love of bees with leadership coaching 20:01 Building HiveLogic 22:45 Why seasons matter (for bees and personal reinvention) 24:00 Lessons from the beehive 34:30 Pay attention to endings. Close every meeting, project, and phase well. Philip's Change Toolkit: Soundtrack: "Don't Stop Me Now" – Queen Book: Time to Think – Nancy Klein One piece of advice:  "Pay attention to endings. If it's time to close something, close it well. Make sure that meetings close well. Make sure that projects close well. Make sure that career phases close well. And think about your head, your heart, and your body and where you are. Every single ending, make sure you've got enough time to close it well."   About Phillip Atkinson: Philip is based in Alsace, France, and is the founder of hive-logic.com Coaching & Communications with offices in Basel, Switzerland, and London, UK. Philip is a leadership team expert and organisational coach. As a beekeeper, Philip loves to spend the summer tending to and observing his precious bees and spending the winter learning, reading, and writing about them. Throughout the whole year, Philip supports leadership teams and leaders worldwide to grow and develop. You can contact Philip by email on philip@hive-logic.com Buy the book – https://beewisebook.com/   Work with Eleanor Buy the Book – Another Door Opens; 5 steps for navigating change. Described as 'Game changing' 'Brilliant' 'A must read' 'The best book on change'.   Eleanor supports individuals, teams and organisations through change. Whether it's coaching or large scale organisational change through communications and training.   Work with Eleanor 121 as your coach, when you are starting something new, to develop the idea, to create the idea, to get it launched. Book in a Change Mastery for a team session – when your team is navigating change. Book in a 90 minute workshop – to think through change at work. Join the Another Door Opens 5 Step Programme – a course and community to guide you through the messiness of change to find calm, joy and opportunity.     Instagram:instagram/anotherdooruk LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-tweddell/  Website: http://www.another-door-opens.com     Produced by winteraudio.co.uk  
  1. #168: Paying attention to endings, the power of closing things well with Philip Atkinson
  2. #167 Sparking Joy, Playing with Possibility and Rebranding Life with Sapna Pieroux
  3. #166 Turning down a 'Dream Job' and saying Yes before you're ready with Katie Best
  4. #165 From horror to hope; the emergence of resilience and optimism following tragedy and crisis with Caroline Roodhouse
  5. #164 What really happens when you're the only man at the toddler group with Lee Chambers

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