One of the best bits of advice I’ve ever been given is to control the controllables and let the ‘other stuff’ go! Why then do we not take this advice? It’s so simple and easy to understand but we fight it, challenge and freak out when something changes outside of our control. Time to let things go! Going through our journey of life we have stages where we are more malleable and adaptable to things…
“What gets measured gets done” is a quote attributed to many people over the years. Clearly just measuring something doesn’t ensure action will take place and of course the other side of the question must be what should you measure? Not measuring anything by contrast could mean anything or nothing goes on. What are you missing, what preventative challenges or metrics are not visible to you now? For many years in businesses across the globe…
What does a Bank Holiday mean to you? An extra day off work? Chores, chores and more chores that you have been putting off for months but now there is no escaping it? Or time for you to reboot and rebuild? Whatever a Bank Holiday means to you there aren’t many of them so why would so many of us choose to waste them? Around the world every country has various numbers of Bank Holidays….
At the beginning of every day there is a commute, a routine that we go through before we start the day – before we start at work, at school, at leisure or at play. Everything we do before we start is therefore in essence part of your commute, the preparation before action. How well do you manage your commute to action? I would love to say I have the best commute in the world. I…
When I asked delegates on a recent course to introduce themselves to me as if we were meeting for the first time at an event or seminar, each one inadvertently sold at me straight away. I got the history of their business or their time with the company followed by a long shopping list of all the amazing things they did in the company. Then as an afterthought came the line, “and who are you…
My coaching work has taken me into the world of mental health and wellbeing and is showing me more sides of this world than I was expecting. From the sporting hero transitioning into a new career, through to the family man and teenager, too much is left unsaid and unanswered because the question is never asked. In previous articles and blogs I have written about what I believe to be one of the greatest cumulative…
How often have you had a friend, colleague or even a coach trying to find a way to motivate you and they use some crass challenge – you know the one, if someone kidnapped your family or threatened a loved one of yours would you step up into action then. I have actually heard this challenge, “if you don’t make 5 cold calls or doorknock 5 companies the people that have kidnapped your daughter will…
Often in business as in life we spend ages deliberating and avoiding how to break old habits – the ill serving ones that keep us busy, make us unhealthy or prevent our brilliance from shining through. Is it time to build some new habits! What is the definition of a habit – according to the dictionary a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. something that you do…
It ain’t over till the fat lady sings. We’ve heard the phrase a hundred times, it sounds politically incorrect nowadays, as well – what does it really mean to you? How many times have you reached the point where you have basically given up on something in your mind, you were about to walk away and concede defeat but something changes right at the last minute and so does the result? Of course, the other…
Whether you are in charge or an employee, the boss, director or CEO. The question is still the same knowing everything you do about the role you have – on your current performance and work requirements given the choice would you employ you!??! Be honest because only you know the answer! Get a blank sheet of paper and spend 5-10 minutes writing out what your job description is? If you were to advertise today for…
