There is so much advice out there, the internet is brilliant but there is so much information and advice that without some very vigilant self monitoring most of us could experience total overwhelm.
I doubt there is anyone out there who has not had their fingers burnt by individuals Continue reading
Odd isn’t it that we think that the change of date will somehow mark a new beginning in the way any other day cannot do. We might look at the 31st of December and think tomorrow will be the start of something new. More good stuff or perhaps some good stuff at last. If that’s the case than surely it is all just a mind trick and we could do that any day of the year should we choose to.
I am not a big fan of the whole New Year’s Eve thing Continue reading
7 Top tips
1. First understand that Christmas is not always the sweet and fulfilling time that marketing might lead us to believe. It is easy to think that everyone else is having a brilliant time with loving and nurturing families; this is far from the truth. Christmas can be one of the hardest times of the year for many people. Continue reading
The world has changed so profoundly in the last couple of years and I think it is the human condition to look back and consider what you might have learnt from challenging times.
For all of us it is good practise to look at how we are working and consider whether we are playing it safe. Would we benefit from a little diversification? Some deeper digging into our belief systems to consider how much we could actually achieve and pushing ourselves to greater levels can prove scarily exciting. I think when things are ticking along quite nicely it is all too easy to stop following the advice to ‘do one thing every day that scares you’. Continue reading
I have just finished reading From a clear blue sky by Timothy Knatchbull. I found myself unable to put it down, and when I did put it down the thought of it still rattled around my brain.
In the book Timothy talks about his long journey, from identical twin hood, through trauma and on through recovery not only from the trauma itself but the devastating loss of what to him, was a part of him, his brother. Continue reading
I couldn’t help but be drawn into the discussions on television last night about Tony Blair’s book. Regardless of personal opinions and political skulduggery the subject that continually came around was the difficult relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Considering all that occurred during their tenure this discord must have had a profound effect on them, what energy was lost through watching their backs whilst trying to get their ideas progressed. In turn this must have had an effect on all of our outcomes. Continue reading
I woke up with a bit of start in the night, in the dream I was having there was now a need to tag more information on each twitter! In my dream I was almost shouting ‘when will it stop so that I can keep up with all this’. Awaking, thankfully, from the dream I mulled over the reason for this anxiety to have appeared in my dream. I had not been on twitter that day but I did have a growing pile of imperative ‘to do’s’. Was this just reflective of all business owners? Continue reading
I took up an invitation last night and went along to an event at a wonderful venue overlooking the City of London. I knew very few people at the outset, by the end I had met some fascinating people from a variety of worlds and had enjoyed some very thought provoking conversations.
My point is that when I started the evening I felt tired and really not the mood to speak to lots of strangers. So in full knowledge that we often get what we expect, I got a grip of myself and decided that I was going to make the most of the event. Continue reading
When we go to work with any team one of the first steps is to look at habits. What are the team doing without even thinking? Even the smallest changes can make huge differences to outcomes.
So often we follow a pattern of behaviour that we have not consciously thought through as to whether it is still having the beneficial effects it once did. A simple question of ‘why am I doing this?’ or ‘why am I doing this now?’ and often get us to consider quicker and more efficient ways to conduct our lives.
Changes in routines can often bring energy and enthusiasm back, meetings held at different times, chaired by different people, talking to somebody new can all have a surprisingly beneficial effect. Continue reading
Just gone 7 am and already I am learning something new. Obvious stuff, but self-knowledge usually is. I don’t like following! I think I was brought up to believe that it is good to fit in and be a team player that is what ‘nice’ people do, especially girls. But I am bored of that and want to lead or at the very least be inspired to follow by someone inspiring. Continue reading
