The Pace of Summer Work pace often changes over the summer. Some continue to work ‘on’ the business rather than directly with clients, some keep things ‘ticking over’ and some like to switch off all together with the minimal input to work.
Have you noticed that a lot is changing? Autumn has arrived, the children are a year older, you don’t like the outfit you loved last season and there’s even a female Dr Who! Looking around it’s easy to see that ‘change happens’. How do you feel about change? I have a client who has an…
How do you define success? The Oxford English Dictionary describes success as ‘the accomplishment of an aim or purpose, the good or bad outcome of an undertaking’.
In a business setting, particularly when networking it’s important to understand who you are and what your business is. If people can’t identify with you, what you do or your brand they are less likely to engage. From a business perspective it’s taken me a while to understand who I am. I became a VA…
You know your job, your routine, how you like your coffee and your favourite dinner. Admittedly life isn’t always calm, but on the whole life is predictable and manageable. And then you are challenged.
It’s all about me. Recently I attended a presentation supported by my daughter’s primary school about The Mindset Theory. The speaker gave a clear and entertaining explanation of fixed versus growth mindset, constant practice leading to effortless action and using the correct encouraging language. He emphasized the need for constant practice and gave particular examples…
We’ve all seen the slogans, the adverts, the media hype – the New Year means a new start, time to clear out the old and look forward to a new you! If only it was that easy.
For a while now I’ve been considering going back to school. Not in a formal full-time sense but in a way that suits my time and availability. I was undecided on whether to pursue an interest (I love history) or extend my business knowledge. And then the ideal opportunity came along.
Recently a client called me distraught that their business plan was being suffocated by the amount of admin required. Situations like this aren’t uncommon – in any arena seemingly great ideas can quickly be drowned by growing lists of daily activities. Overwhelm is a common word used at these times and in a business environment…
Does it seem that the world is going mad? First Brexit, now Trump as president and Ed Balls surviving yet another week on Strictly! All around us things are happening that are unexpected and kicking against the perceived norm. Some of these things we may be able to influence – by voting for example –…
We all find it increasingly hard to switch off. It’s all too easy to have a phone on silent and surreptitiously look at it whilst we are at another meeting or out with friends. In fact, it’s almost become acceptable behaviour to have your phone to hand ‘just in case’. Whilst we’re in work mode…
As part of her care for the terminally ill one Australian nurse has spent time talking with her patients. Often life regrets became the topic of conversation.
As the saying goes “Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat”. And it’s at this time of year that our “to-do” lists can easily spiral out of control. Far from encouraging a festive, happy spirit the dreaded “list” can put us into a spiral of panic, stress and dismay. Don’t let it happen…
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what it would be like to be a spaceman or astronaut?