3 Steps to Clear the Clutter
In our last blog, we looked at how to set about making the switch from chaotic to de-cluttered and in this second blog, we’re going to take those ideas one step further. We are all products of our environment. The first point to understand is that the environments we create for ourselves reflect our physical, mental, as well as emotional selves. As our lives become more muddled, so we become less energetic and less efficient. Have you ever felt like you should clean the house/tidy the back yard or attack
From Scattered To Serene – How to change the habits of a lifetime
Some people are chronically disorganized. For them, life pretty much resembles the college dorm of years gone, except now, instead of laundry littering the floor, dirty plates and study books, it’s their kids’ “stuff”, work papers and, oh wait…the laundry is still there. Please know that “neat” does NOT equal “organized.” But there is definitely some cross-over. There comes a time when disorganization will catch up with you. In business, that late payment because you lost the payment slip could have disastrous effects. That missed meeting could have been a
How to say NO clearly and comfortably
In our last blog post, we talked about the reasons why you should say NO sometimes and how that little word can help you gain clarity in your own goals. In this post, we’re going to look at key ways that you can say no and mean no, but do it kindly, too. 1. No excuses. It’s often the prevarication around the word NO that causes all the problems. Because we feel uncomfortable in refusing a request, we often feel we need to provide excuses or beat around the bush,
3 ways to make sure your “No” is not hurting you
Picture the scenario: You’re at the office water cooler, when a colleague breezes by and adopts that puppy-dog expression, which signals they want something. As it turns out, “something” has come up and they can no longer do the presentation at the department meeting on Friday. Would you mind taking over? You have no background on the task. You are snowed under with your own work and yet, instead of refusing, you hear a voice say “Sure! Happy to help”… Sound familiar? It’s happened to us all. That conviction that
Counter-intuitive thoughts that will change your notion of balance
In our last blog, we looked at 4 simple ways to improve your life-balance, that were easily incorporated into reallife. We learned that there isn’t a one size fits all definition of life balance and now, we’re going to delve deeper into your individual notion of balance. 1. What Balance Really Means What does balance mean to you? If you defined this for yourself, then asked anyone else the same question, there might be areas of commonality, but the answers would generally be very different, reflecting your different ages, life-stages
Why your understanding of balance is wrong
What does life-balance mean to you? Not necessarily the theory, but in practical terms? Is it committing to, and maintaining that New Year’s fitness routine alongside running a house, a job, the family, or is it something more? You see, “balance” means different things to each of us. There is no right or wrong answer, no one way of achieving it and, sometimes, we get so engrossed in the concept of balance that actually achieving it becomes a no-go. We beat ourselves up because we perceive that the scales of
3 ways to turn Failure into Raving Success
In our last blog, we looked at failure and our fear of everything associated. But, let’s flip that failure into a positive with three powerful ways to turn that failure around! 1. Consistency is key. It’s not about all the things you can do easily, without even a thought – it’s about mastering those things that you once found difficult. That’s where strength comes from and that’s the key to building success from failure. If you fall, (and without trying to be negative here), occasionally, you will, instead of examining your bruises and war
Why we are afraid to fail and what it’s costing us
Failure. One word guaranteed to strike fear wherever it lands. It happens to everyone. Even those who we see as “living the dream”. But that doesn’t make it any less of a bitter pill to swallow when it comes a-knockin’ at our door. So, you have two choices. Either, you can shrug it off, with an “Oh well, it wasn’t meant to be…” kind of approach, OR you can look for other ways to handle that F-word, a way to not only look at it more optimistically, but also to find clues
3 Ways To Catapult Your Success In 2019
In our last blog, we looked at the power of leveraging more than one mind in your business success. Now, following on from that, let’s discuss ways to put that success into turbo drive in 2019. The power of hyperfocus. Big picture thinking is usually where we start with any new idea. The mind maps, the brain-storming sessions, the “getting it all down on paper” phase is great. It allows all our thought processes, our ideas to come together; a visual representation of what’s been milling around in our brains.
The power of more than one mind – Leverage your impact in 2019
Is there a honeymoon period when running a business? You know the deal. You start your business; you don’t miss the water-cooler politics, the commute, the endless meetings for the sake of it. The rosy tint on those self-employed glasses leads to a romantic vision of what self-employment means… but, at some stage, reality bites! You miss the camaraderie with colleagues, the feelings of “we’re in this together” and you find yourself overwhelmed with plans, ideas, lists. Not to mention the headache from wearing all those hats. CEO one minute,