A foundation of love
On this weekās show, we speak to people-person Ruth Penfold (#actualsize) about self-love and she provides us with her definition; āreal self-love is the conversation you are having with yourself when no one else is around, itās the way you treat yourself when things donāt go that greatā and itās āhow youāre able to forgive yourself – thatās self-loveā.
Ruthās path into recruitment started at University were ālike most recruitment goofs, I fell inā – after 8-years, she progressed to be a Director of that agency-side business before she ājumped off the ledge and moved into Shazamā which was her first in-house role. More recently, Ruth joined BP Launchpad as Director of People where she says ātheir core value is loveā; a fitting match of individual and company!
Opening the show, Ruth shares with us her journey to self-love as she tells us, āI was in a wilderness of no love at all for self, trying desperately to love stuff around me that wasnāt workingā, at this point, she āpressed eject on life, the relationships and even the work relationships and gradually started to build within myself a foundation of loveā. Guiding us further, she reveals that she has learnt; āwhat I have seen is that the relationship I have with myself has a direct correlation with the relationship I am able to create with the world around meā.
Your vibe attracts your tribe
From a work-perspective, Ruth advises that āeven a work relationship has to have love in itā and she tells us how she brings this to her daily role as a Director of People; āI try to adopt as much of a coaching mindset as I canā and how she will āchallenge them (her team members) to grow as leaders within their own roleā.
We also ask Ruth about her blog and why she feels compelled to write and she tells us āI’ve managed to create total change in my lifeā and for this reason, she feels she has āa sense of responsibility to shine a light for othersā and we learn that āwriting helped me to be braveā.
To close the show, we ask Ruth what one piece of advice she might give to someone at the beginning of that journey to self-love, and she shares that they should find ājust one thing they can do to be kinder to themselvesā.
If that wasnāt enough, youāll hear Ruth talk about:
- Different forms of meditation – itās not all about yoga!Ā Ā
- Audit how you are living and working
- The value of co-mentoring
- Hacking your team meeting
- Foundations for a high-performing team
- Learning from your team
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