We all want to do—we want to achieve—but we also want it to feel good, yet somehow those two things don’t seem to be able to be measured on the same scale, or even in the same plane. What is the solution, and how do we create an experience of constructive contribution, participation in activities that feed our soul, while trying to ‘make stuff happen’? How do we know how much is enough?
Read MoreLiving up to our full potential… They sound like inspiring words but they’re loaded with such a lot of judgement and opinion. Let’s take a look at how we could be innocently holding ourselves back.
Read MoreWhat do ‘results’ mean to you? Take a minute to answer that and then let’s dive in to a counter-intuitive exploration of what they’re really telling us about ourselves…
Read MoreA popular self-help rallying cry “if you believe it you can achieve it!”. But where has that led us other than to hard work and more hard work? Let’s take a look whether it’s true and what else we could believe in instead…
Read MoreIt looks like much of development and innovation is to find a great solution and then scale it, roll it out to other areas, other countries, other contexts. But what if we’re missing something in this model? What if we’re missing the very thing that makes that first solution so brilliant?
Read MoreA busy CEO with a billion things on his plate and a demanding schedule… he came looking for the thing that we all look for. Here’s the question I asked him…
Read MoreIt looks as if a better productivity system will help us get more done. And, sometimes, they do. But what if there’s something else at play here? Something that has to ignite first? Let’s take a look and see…
Read MoreThere are two parts to finding more focus—the feeling of being focused, and the completion of stuff. We often think the first leads to the second, or the second leads to the first! But what if they’re actually de-coupled from each other?
Read More“I used to be super-reflective on all the reasons I couldn’t do something…” Sound familiar? Talking ourselves out of something? Listen in to hear a brilliant interview about confidence, courage and conviction…
Read MoreNo matter how much it feels like you can ‘get it wrong’, dropping (a real!) or metaphorical baby, there’s a question I put to a client to day that will take you out of this and help you find your feet in any situation…
Read MoreI was reading an article this week that ‘keeping your eye on the ball’ is terrible advice in tennis and, I postulate, in life. Here’s how it works and what to do instead…
Read MoreWhat if success wasn’t something in the future but something in the present? Sure, this doesn’t sound like a new concept but what if this question could crack open the whole idea of success for you?
Read MoreI can drive myself crazy planning my day around the weather forecast on my phone—just as a client was doing with the results of her project. “It’s not on the forecast!” she exclaimed. Well… here’s how it actually works!
Read MoreIf you’re in business, should (and how) you be creating a legacy, creating a monetary value in what you leave behind you? Or, maybe, there’s something else that’s more important? Read on to find out what that might be…
Read MoreYeah, I’ll take a break after the big event, said a client to me recently. I was puzzled. This was the exact opposite of what I thought she should do—and yet it’s so typical for most of us to work flat out to a deadline or a big event, and then rest after. Here’s what I think will keep you going longer and help you perform better…
Read MoreTo quit? Or to pause? When you’ve had a bit of a knock, or you’re feeling tired, how do you know whether it’s time to quit—or not? Here’s some great advice I heard this week…
Read MoreWhat does it take to ‘win’ at life? Is it all about overnight massive change, or incremental ‘hard work’? Or, maybe, there’s something else at play here? Read on to find out which so you can start implementing in your life.
Read MoreAt a certain stage of life ambitious, driven, talented people (like you and me!) find ourselves going all out for what we want. And that can mean working long hours, ‘getting out of our comfort zone’ or ‘doing whatever it takes’, all language you’ve heard before. But what if this is holding us back from success? What if there’s another, easier, and more effective, way? Read on to find out more…
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