The Three Phases of Transformational Change
Have you ever started out on a new path, a new philosophy or even just tried to introduce something new at work. Maybe it was a simple as trying to convince your bosses that “Dress Down Fridays” are a good idea and won’t tarnish the firm’s image. And did you notice what your idea had…
10 Tips to Survive the Christmas Holidays!
It’s that time of year again. Christmas parties, lack of sleep, over-indulgence, present buying, in-laws, cousins, family you don’t get on with! How to survive? Here are 10 of my tips to help you get through all the parties in a “healthy” manner and in one piece. Especially if at your office you have the…
Why Your Habits Can Hurt You
We all live day to day in routine. Habitual patterns of thinking and action that we often don’t think about much. We need to live like this otherwise it would be hard to get much done. It would take too much brain power. So we live a life ruled by habits. We rarely recognise though…
The No-Lose Bet You can make
Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, last week was a busy week for me. I had coaching clients, the final of a speaking competition (I didn’t win 🙁 ), gave a keynote address at a high end HR conference, delivered corporate training and had an interview on a podcast (click link to hear that…
The Trouble with Avoiding Problems
The other week I came off my bike. Full on, over the handlebars situation. Landing flat on my face and a nice couple of bruises to accompany it! What I learnt from this experience was twofold really. How quickly do you get up? When you stumble, when you fall, when things don’t go your way…
If You Spot it You’ve Got It
I’m going to be quick on this one. Here’s my message. Perception is Projection What does that mean? It means that what you perceive about the world, the office, the situation and so on, is usually just a projection of what you put out there. If you are having interactions with a work colleague and…
Get More Done: 3 Time Saving Tips to Make You More Productive
Productivity! We all seem to want to be more and more productive. With more to do, in seemingly less time – any tips are most welcome, right? So here are 3 tips that can help you. The first two are to do with reading. Why? Because almost everyone I meet (that’s into developing themselves, in…
Why you’re not getting s*** done!
In today’s world people are getting sapped of energy all the time. As leaders, entrepreneurs and employees we need to understand this simple truth. We must manage our energy if we are to succeed. Today we are bombarded with so many different stimuli vying for our attention (and yes, I appreciate the irony that this…
3 Ways to Deal with Change at Work (or anywhere)
What’s the one constant in life? Change! And yet, the majority of us are so bad with dealing with it. In fact, part of the liberation of the Self stems from understanding – truly understanding – this seemingly simple concept. And yet it’s not easy. I’ve even gone on a 10-day silent meditation retreat called…
Solve Any Problem (Work or Home) with this One Word
OK, that’s peeked your interest, so I’d better deliver on that promise. The reason I titled the post that is because effective use of this word can really help you solve any problem. When I first heard it – I almost dismissed it. As can often be the case when things are so simple. So…
