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 MoreI joined a gym last month for the first time in, oh, let’s just say quite a few years! Here’s what’s been interesting about the experience and what it means for creating (and sticking with) good habits.
Read MoreI was at my son’s university halls of residence last week and I noticed this… which gave me an idea to save 5-10 unproductive hours in a week. Or maybe even in a day!
Read MoreEver had that feeling, or seen it in someone else, when it feels like they’re a car, revving too hard but not going anywhere? We can all do that in life, which is exhausting (and unproductive!). Here’s how to…
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‘OMG I feel overwhelmed!’ seems like such a common refrain. We all know what it means and some of us experience it more than others. But how to escape, and what does it have to do with the Spanish weather??
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 MoreWhen we think we need to figure out a solution to a problem, it looks like there’s a lot on ‘us’. But when we see that there are infinite levels of solutions and we simply need to widen our vision, we see problems in an entirely different way…
Read MoreIn conversation with a social entrepreneur yesterday she revealed what can be a huge block for any of us bringing our ideas into the world: the fear that we have to ‘know it all’ before we can start. Because that fear can halt us in our steps…
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 MoreWhen we see someone who’s successful, we often see them doing a lot of stuff, and we can be jealous of all those opportunities and ideas that are accompanying their success. What we don’t see though is the thing that’s got them there… and this can be a game-changer for us. Read on to find out more…
Read MoreWhen is it right to start and how to get going when your head is spinning with ideas, flipping from one thing to another and you’re second-guessing everything you want to do? The answer is right here…
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