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…
Genius – not a word I would usually use to describe myself. To me it implies expert knowledge with an element of something that hasn’t been thought, said or done before. A light bulb moment.
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…
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.
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…
Here’s a process I use to make tackling tasks easier.
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.
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.