As it is still Sunday 14th July wanted to share some reflections regarding England winning the World Cup today.
I listened to alot of interviews today after I watched with my family England win against New Zealand in the ICC World Cup of 2019.
It was such a nail biting finish, both teams fighting every inch to win. To see the players putting their heart and soul into every run, chase, bowl and bat was so inspiring.
I also heard how the England Captain attributed the win to careful planning and elaborate training that took 4 years.
From their disgust with their performance 4 years ago, how they came back with that dedication to be the best is so motivating.
The tenacity of the Captain and the excellent leadership skills of the Coach, you could tell.
I love the collaborative approach and the tribute Owen, the England Captain paid to everyone’s efforts, even those behind the scenes is so heart warning.
I am sure this contributed to England being the winning side.
One thing as a Coach myself that really struck me and which applies to all kinds of Coaching not just Sports Coaching was how the England Captain, Morgan likes leaders around him and encourages others to be leaders.
The team spirit that Owen fosters and encourages shone through because cricket is not just about individual talent.
Individuals make up as a team. Individual talent harnessed together to work with each other, plays a big part, That working as a team is what gives you the edge.
I also loved witnessing the embracing of different cultures within the team and the different ways of celebrating, some with the Champagne and some without and the mutual respect for one another.
To celebrate difference doesn’t happen often it is usually very cliched and full of political tokenism.
England Cricket team showed real comadrie and sportsmanship!
It brought tears to my eyes.
Team work
Talent
Tenacity
2019 is witness to alot that is broken and breaking right now and here I mean so many systems.
However it is the people that make the system.
The England Team today showed that wherever you are from, whatever your religion, whether you are an immigrant or not, this does not matter. In fact what matters is what you do and how you master your talents and gifts.
The England Team showed today that equality, liberty and fraternity will always prevail.
So whatever systems that try to disrupt these basic tenets that lead to a harmonious society can never really win.
They are systems
We must remember people make systems and that is what leads to success and thriving societies and communities.
Collaboration leads to thriving teams and communities.
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Taniya Hussain qualified as a Social Worker in 1991 from Coventry University in England, UK. She has been working on the front lines in London UK, consistently holding space for individuals and families in chaos and crisis for three decades especially, children and young people on the margins of society. Taniya studied Psycho-dynamic counselling from 1991 to 1993 at Goldsmiths College in London. Taniya met Sheikha Halima Krausen in 1992 and has been studying Islam with her ever since especially Mystical Islam, Tassawuf (Sufism) and walks on the Chisti path. Taniya fuses Jungian Pyschology and Islamic Psychology and this fusion can best be understood if you read her book Dancing with Darkness which is available on Amazon. It became a Best Seller on Amazon in the UK, U.S and France in April 2025. The book tells the story of Tamara Alvi, a fictional charachter and is a psychological thriller and a story of healing. Taniya started her coaching and consulting business in January 2018 and she works mainly with High Achievers and High Performers and High Performing Leaders, offering reflective spaces since 2018 and what she refers to as THE REFLECTIVE SPACE. Taniya since starting her busines discovered that she is a powerful healer and was shocked that clients were relieved from pain even though they have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Taniya is delighted to have discovered Paceology, which is the detailed study of PACE. She is the first paceologist. She noticed when working with high performers when you slow down in one area of your life, this causes you to speed up in another area and vice cersa thus leading to increased levels of productivity, creativity, clarity and energy. She brands herself as the Muslim Alchemist because she really is The Muslim Alchemist as she guides you to transfom the base, in other words the shit that you have experienced into GOLD whether that is love of yourself or God or another human being or a healthier body or a life where you feel at peace and calm and fulfilled or more energy or more money. You definintely will feel lighter, more freer and more clearer even if you book one consultation with her or several sessions.
Taniya has a very holistic approach when working with individuals and works with you on multiple layers, the emotional, the psychological, the social, the physical, the mental and the spriritual. She uses stories from the Quran and the Bible when working with clients on a one to one basis or in group workshops as well as breathwork, body scanning, cognitive behavioural therapy, neuro linguistic programming, motivational interviewing. systems theory, neuro science. She is trained in multiple modalities as well as using her own Paceology and insists on offering her clients a trauma informed and trauma responsive service.
She is constantly integrating her knowledge of the Quran and Bible with her vast social work experience and training. Taniya's extensive ability of applying psycho-dynamic theory to organisational settings, teams and groups as well as to individuals results in those who attend her sessions or workshops as feeling lighter and more energised. Taniya uses skillfully her understanding of the Shadow, that Jung constantly talked about and her Mystical Training. She also has integrated her passion for inter-faith dialogue and the archetypes that Jung often refers to, come alive in her one to one sessions and her group workshops thus resulting in individuals feeling more freer and fulfilled after they stop working with her. Taniya just does not provide clarity she WAKES you up to. Taniya has a great skill in being able to see the blind spots in others and does this in a non judgemental way and a way that you feel safe. She also "untangles energetic knots" (a term she uses for Shadow) in your body to promote healing from mental and physical disease. Clients usually are healed in a short amount of time because she pinpoints the memory, the event, the thought that first caused the disease. She also provides one to one sessios or training workshops to social work teams, school, secure and prison estate on youth justice, knife crime prevention as well asidentification and prevention of early onset of burnout.
Taniya has three sons, who were born in 1996, 2001 and 200 and lives in Surrey, England and when she is not coaching or writing songs, blogs and poems, she loves to spend time, travelling, walking, listening to music, watching films or playing cricket.
She speaks fluent English and Urdu and basic German and French and is learning Arabic and Hebrew.
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