Interesting to observe how often the people I work with become authorities in their field. It’s also interesting to note just how often this authority originates in what was perhaps seen as ‘an oddity’ in their youth. There is some kind of logic behind this. When you consider that we need to work hardest at […]
My first mentor told me the story about ‘the busy fool’ and some collaborative work I did today brought it to mind. Years ago I was sitting with my seasoned mentor, and I remember saying ‘how can I market myself! I feel so vulnerable selling myself. I can do it for others, but not for […]
If you do not celebrate your learning and reward you achievements, you will become undernourished. Beginning the next project, job or qualification, when you are already undernourished, makes it more difficult to do. Keep repeating this cycle and you will burn out. Fact. Stop, think of something you did well in the last day […]
How often do you pause to listen? We do not hear ourselves, or our own needs and desires, for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is practical. Most of us are very busy, juggling work and home and family and friends and community and it seems there is little time to set aside […]
This world is placing great emphasis is on being ‘ the being’ and not ‘the doing’. Sometimes however doing the exact opposite by taking action can be the best way to quit getting stuck in ‘the thinking’. We live in a society that has become overly sedentary and cerebral. We believe we can sit and […]
I think it generally relies on how much of a shock or a bruise I have received the first time that dictates how fast I learn from my mistakes. Literally, if the definition of insanity is: “doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different outcome”, then I was definitely guilty of such […]
I don’t know about you but I used to read that word and my heart would sink. The very phrase contains the word ‘dead’ for goodness sakes and somehow it held the death of all inspiration. A deadline was just someone else wanting something more from me at a time that suited them. So that […]
Sometimes that’s all it needs to be, ‘good enough’. When I quit aiming for perfection, it’s amazing how much more enjoyable my work, my life and my relationships can be. It’s also amazing how much more I can fit into a day and how much more diverse my world can becomes. Sometimes it is essential […]
As the zen proverb goes: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” And I take this to mean, that however enlightened you are in your profession development, there will always be the basics to be done. In order to sustain the biggest income the books must still be balanced. In […]
There is always a lot to do. FACT! So where exactly is the time to nourish yourself? Sometimes you have to put the phone on silent and trust business will take care of itself. You need ignore the house and garden, knowing the sky will not fall in. You need to place the child […]