Fear of failure is a major factor that can hold us back but given that we're bound to experience set backs on any road we take, why not pick a path that has the greatest chance of happiness? The supposedly ‘safe’ path could generate just as much failure/ rejection/ challenge anyway.
Read moreWhy our excuses can be useful
When we make excuses and list out all the reasons why we can't do or have something, somewhere else, someone is using that exact same reason to inspire and motivate themselves into action.
Read moreBe more than just one thing
We can be guilty of being quite one dimensional at work. We box people off based on their jobs - lawyer, banker, accountant etc - and assume these professions attract a certain ‘type of person’. We reduce people to having just one identity. But the truth is that we’re all multidimensional, and it's our points of difference that are our unique selling point.
Read moreNo one is feeling particularly qualified right now...
We're finding it harder than usual to (try and) predict the future. At the moment, even scientists, governments and think tank specialists don't really know what's going to happen.
Read moreFighting Social Media
What do you need to change about the information you're consuming?
Read moreOn being perfectly imperfect
I thought I'd gotten over the old feeling I had of needing to do a great job all the time - until it reared it's head again last week.
Read moreWhen you don't know your next move...
Sometimes our next step, or our next decision, can feel so monumental… that we don't take it. Usually because we’re obsessed with making sure that next step is perfect.
Read moreListen and update your opinions
It is important that we regularly look at our beliefs and ideals to make sure they continue to steer us in the direction we want. But it’s actually harder than it sounds.
Read moreTake a closer look at what you're resisting
If you're resisting something, it's a big flashing neon sign that it's important to you. Because why bother resisting something we don't really care about? That we aren't really invested in?
Read moreThree steps to leverage your strengths
The best approach is always going to be your approach. Take the time to identify your strengths and actively use them to get fast results.
Read moreIt's okay to not be okay
The theme for mental health awareness week this year has been ‘kindness’ and I’ve seen plenty of people going the extra mile to be kind to each other during lock-down. But the purpose of the blog this week is to remind you to be kind to yourself.
Read moreRe-wiring your brain to get the outcome you want
If we've decided to break out of our day to day lives in some way (e.g. to start a new career, to move house, to get fitter), then it makes sense to me that we would need to break away from our old thinking that created our old life.
Read moreWe need your opinion now more than ever
I expect you've noticed that no one really knows what they're doing at the moment, so your ideas could be exactly what we need right now.
Read moreFeeling overwhelmed? This will help
These are 4 resilience tactics that will help return you to a resourceful mindset. I’m interested to hear how you are and which of these ideas creates most impact for you over coming weeks.
Read moreTime to stop relying on your external environment
Working from home is messing with our sense of gratification (among other things), impacting how we feel about ourselves.
Read moreRaising our self awareness to manage crisis
While we're in lock down, we're spending a lot of time in isolation with our own thoughts.
And if your mind is anything like mine, it's a pretty busy place. So it needs active management now more than ever …
You're more resilient than you think
In the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown, your priorities have probably changed. And I think that proves how resilient you are.
Read moreLeaders - your empathy will be critical
During the Covid-19 crisis it will be essential for leaders to be empathetic. The key is to keep enquiring, someone who is okay today may not be okay tomorrow.
Read moreWhere do you need to loosen your grip?
As well as being unhealthy in all the obvious ways, I want to zone in on this idea of clinging on to something too tightly. When we’re clinging on too tightly, we aren’t allowing space for new ideas, different solutions, other outcomes - we end up thinking along the lines of ''it must be THIS particular job, nothing else works.’
Read moreFeeling frustrated or stuck?
I want to remind you that all progress is progress…
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