For those of you coming back from holiday, ' Busy is not the point' feels like a great blog post from Seth Godin. Many will have heard about the blight of 'busyness' where we almost brag about our 'busyness' as a badge of honour, denoting how important we are and how much we contribute. I …
Its the stories we tell ourselves that determine who we will become
Great read from Seth Godin today about our stories. As you might have noticed I'm really interested in what helps us make the changes we want to and what holds us back in the patterns that no longer help us. Many of us want to do things differently - speak up in meetings, respond differently …
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What is holding you back from changing?
Have you got back into work after the Christmas break and feeling you wanted a change? During the break did you you rediscover yourself under the layers of stress and exhaustion? Did you dream of the new job, change in responsibility, improved work relationships? But if only it was as easy as day dreaming - rather …
Procrasinating vs Mastering the Art of ‘Just Start’
Are you aware of procrastinating? What is your favourite method? Social media? TV? Tidying? Eating? One of my clients has noticed that he would sometimes rather file his emails than get to the challenging task he is meant to be doing. I view this as good news! He has something to can watch out for …
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Start before you’re ready
I saw this in Do the Work by Steven Pressfield. I know a few people who think they procrastinate too much or wait for the perfect solution. How about this for inspiration? Don't prepare, begin. Remember, lack of preparation is not the enemy; it's not the difficulty of the project, or the state of …
Are you caught in the ‘don’t know’ trap?
I saw this post recently from @tarasophia and found it quite shocking. Here is the quote that grabbed me: "When researchers gave women and men a short quiz that tested their financial literacy, men did better. Not too shocking, right? Men are exposed to more informal financial education, and they are encouraged to learn about …
What is your first step? Go on, give it a try…
If you've got something you'd love to do, it can seem like you have to get it all right, perfectly ready, 100% complete and confident before you can do it. In my experience this normally means that you are never ready to give it a try. This makes a lot of sense - this thing …
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Self-fulfilling prophecies?
This story from Seth's Blog: The dominant narrative reminded me how we can easily tell ourselves stories about who we are (and who we aren't) and what those around us are up to (and not up to). Too often our stories affect how we respond and become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Me - I 'can't' catch a …
Small steps are good steps
# executivecoaching This quote applies to so many situations! I've rarely found that there is a single solution to reduce your stress, increase your happiness or satisfaction. Instead, there are many small steps that slowly and persistently take us toward a different future. Small steps give us a chance movement, change, shift and a satisfying opportunity to …
The Right Way to Hold People Accountable
Many people I work with find it difficult at times to create accountability in their teams and this often either leads to conflict, micro-management or refusing to delegate work in the future. Accountability isn't talked about enough within teams or training. If you are struggling with establishing and maintaining accountability try reading this super HBR …
