Want to get more out of each day?
Publication: goals | gratitude | happiness | performance
I’ve just finished reading Gretchen Ruben’s book, The Happiness Project. One of the quotes that stood out was: “The days are long, but the years are short.” I like the sentiment that’s captured by those thoughts, and yet I frequently find it feels like the days are short too. It can be easy to get […]
Are you making it harder than it needs to be?
Publication: goals | performance
When we think about procrastination we often think of the person who is disorganised and leaves everything until the last minute – always rushing to meet the deadline. They use the pressure of a deadline to get them motivated to action. But there’s more to it than that, because even people who are ordered and […]
How much do you want it?
Publication: goals | strategy | Success
Last weekend, I went to my garden to harvest what I thought would be a great bunch of carrots. Having never grown carrots before I was curious to see what I would find. It wasn’t pretty. A few were about the size of my thumb nail. Another couple looked like they had been eaten from […]
When is near enough, good enough?
Publication: goals | performance | Success
Perfection. It’s an interesting concept because what’s perfect depends on perspective. What I see as perfect, and what you see as perfect may well differ. We also hold different opinions on the merits of striving for perfectionism – some will see it as good and others as limiting. As a concept, it holds both positive and negative elements. […]
What can you improve for tomorrow?
Publication: change management | goals | performance
The world’s constantly changing. Blink and you can feel like you’ve missed something. Do you keep in step with change, get left behind or stride ahead and step up? If you want to get the life you desire you have to step up to the plate. There’s an old adage: success breeds success. But success never happens overnight. Most success is borne out of a restless […]
It’s time to fall in love … with learning
When was the last time you proactively decided to learn something new? Last week? Last month? Last year? Or is it so long ago that you can’t remember? I’m not talking about something your organisation paid for you to do, or a course they sent you on. I am referring to learning that you decided […]
Are expectations shaping the role you play?
Publication: goals | performance
William Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It’ used the metaphor of the role you play in life as a stage. The melancholy nobleman, Jaques, says to Duke Senior: All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays […]
What are you leaving behind?
Publication: change management | goals
I don’t believe in doing the whole New Year’s resolution thing. If you want to make a change in your life – be it at work or in your personal life – why wait for the start of the year? Any time of year can be a good time to take stock and work out […]
Do you have a personal training regime for change?
Publication: change management | goals
When you decide to compete in a sporting event or run a marathon would you just turn up on the day and start? Or would you do some training, reflect on your progress during the preparation and ensure that you were ready to tackle the challenge? While people will put in different levels of effort, […]
It’s time for your annual stocktake
Publication: goals | gratitude | learning
If, like me, you are wondering where the year went and how it’s possible that it’s only a week until Christmas, now’s a great time to stop and reflect on 2016. At this point in the year it can be easy to wish the days away as you are on countdown to completing everything that […]