Lunch Breaks – the rules
I think you know this already but maybe don’t acknowledge it or feel you can do anything about it? Motivation is finite. The further you get into the day the less of...
Category: Being Organised
Moving a mountain
I was reminded recently of this Chinese proverb – “The man who moved a mountain was the one who began carrying away small stones.” This resonates with me so much. I’m often put...
Don’t be a procrastinating donkey!
There’s a parable of sorts, a metaphor maybe, about a donkey. The donkey in the tale is stuck. He is both ravaged with thirst and famished with hunger and he is equidistant...
Working from home? Here’s how to start your day!
It might surprise you to find that I’m not going to tell you much about how to start work… although I will end up there. This is because what you do before...
The ‘Two Minute’ Rule
Being productive either at work or at home is a crucial part of being organised and being organised is essential to a happy and content life I feel ……All your ducks in...
Is just enough enough?
Earlier this week I was talking to a group of final year students at the University where I work about self care. They are currently entering their final stages of their undergraduate...
Time to set some real goals! 10 things!
Now that we’ve got January out of the way it’s time to set some real goals. We’ve moved past the New Year resolutions we’ve probably already forgotten about (!!), we’ve finished off...
Autonomy – one of the keys to success
I talk to people a lot about ‘flow’. This is a concept that I first came across in the landmark book ‘Flow’ by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow is essentially the state that you...
It takes longer than you think…
Turns out writing a book takes longer than you think and takes up more time than you could ever imagine! I’ve recently finished writing a book with Lisa Watson and Steph Hunter...
Game plan!
One of the commentators said, after the terrific England win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final (Saturday 26th October) “Game plan executed to perfection”. This comment and some other...