Mar 6, 2020 | Procrastination, Productivity
Have you ever gone over the same point in your head, again and again, beating yourself up for something you did or didn’t do? Once you start noticing that you are coming back to the same thing and you are getting tired of it, then it’s time to draw a line in the...
Mar 5, 2020 | Procrastination, Questions
You know I’m a big fan of the 5 Love Languages (1) Even if it’s just to give an indication of what someone needs to feel loved, it’s a good start. I have people close to me whose language is Words of Appreciation which means they like to hear positive words like...
Mar 4, 2020 | Experience, Happiness
Years ago, a friend said that her mother used to carry 5 small dried beans in her coat pocket. When she was out walking, she would think about or come across things and situations that made her feel grateful. At which point, she would transfer one of the beans into...
Mar 3, 2020 | Happiness, Vision
“Can I give you a bit of coaching?” Edson asked me. “Of course, go ahead” I replied. I was catching up with my accountability buddy and coach Edson Williams (1) and I was telling him how I was feeling pretty good about things. He told me that whenever his clients were...
Feb 28, 2020 | Accountability, Productivity
If you had to pick just one skill to build – what would you choose? Would it be communication, problem-solving, time management, flexibility or something else? The good news is, we never have to pick just one skill, but let’s say we did. Having given it some...
Feb 27, 2020 | Mission, Vision
Who do you need to be to own a million-dollar business? I was watching a video from Fabienne Fredrickson of Boldheart about how she was helping a business owner realise that she needed to act in a very different way if she wanted to be a million-dollar business owner...
Feb 26, 2020 | Experience, Happiness
At my new kung fu class, I am told “Relax” every single time. It got me asking, “How do I relax?” So I’m going to ask you now – how do you relax? There’s no point in telling me to “Just Relax”. That’s like saying “Calm down” to someone who is angry, it just gets them...
Feb 25, 2020 | Mission, Vision
Here’s Part I if you missed it. So where did I leave off? Taking control of my life after the crisis – that was what I decided to do. And what on earth did that mean? I started thinking about what I wanted to do. I thought perhaps it was time to study something that...
Feb 21, 2020 | Mission, Vision
Do you have a minor career alongside your major one? What do I mean by this? I was reading a blog post from Randy Deutsch, an architect who deliberately chose to do something new every 7 years besides his job, so playwright, speaker, author, etc. (1) It’s a long post...
Feb 20, 2020 | Mission, Networking
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.” – Steve Jobs I’ve done a...
