Brian Tracy wrote the book ‘Eat That Frog. It describes a productivity method where you choose the most important task of the day then do it before you work on anything else. Whilst this is a very brief synopsis of a whole book there is some valid thinking behind the principle. Many of us suffer…
A few years ago Swindale Beck was restored to its original meandering path. It had been straightened about 200 years ago to improve farming on the land around it. Unfortunately there were unintended consequences. The fast flowing water meant that fish could no longer spawn as their habitat had changed. Biodiversity in the stream and along…
Meditation isn’t always easy, even for people who find it extremely helpful. Currently I meditate every day, usually just 10 minutes in the morning before getting started with the day. You would think that it was easy after doing it on and off for years. Sometimes it’s not, I have found it worth persevering though. My mind is…
To be truly successful, you must enjoy your life. Success is not going to bring you happiness if you measure it by the wrong criteria for you. Having lots of money but no time to enjoy it will not bring happiness. Financial rewards do not mean you are successful in life. It’s vital to know…
It’s a common story, some call it a midlife crisis, for others it’s an awakening. We all know of people who have made significant changes in their lives. For some it is slow and steady, for others it’s a seemingly snap decision. It often comes from examining your life, figuring out what’s important to you.…
In industry, productivity is measured in a scientific way. For example, how many widgets you can make in a shift, how many customers you can get through your supermarket till in an hour, or how many pages of writing you produce. It is easier to measure productivity in some industries than others. In general, the…
Update This post was written before I understood the effect of neurodiversity on stress. Some of the techniques below will still help depending on your profile. The principles of knowing yourself will help you know which methods of relaxation are most likely to work for you. One antidote to busyness, stress or overwhelm is being…
Knowing yourself is vitally important in obtaining happiness and stress-free success. If you don’t know who you are and what makes you feel happy and successful, then how are you going to achieve it? By accident? In a previous post, I wrote about how your model of success can be filled with external influences. This…
Previously I wrote about what success means to you and that everyone has a unique model of success. It’s interesting discovering where our models of success come from. What were the prompts for us to include certain features in our model? Starting to build a model At an early age we gather most of our…
We often wish people success in their new ventures and in their lives. It’s a simple word, only seven letters long. We use it regularly so we must know what it means, right? Early in the coaching process a coach will ask “what does success mean to you?” If we all know what success is…