Working with what you’ve got

Working with what you’ve got

20 people regularly rock up at my local leisure centre at 0630 on Mondays and Wednesdays to pedal as fast as they can and go nowhere (‘spinning’ to the uninitiated). It’s brilliant and we’re bonkers and on the first Monday after Christmas when an instructor failed to show I watched how people reacted and thought there was a blog post in it.

Self doubt – grip it and use it

Self doubt – grip it and use it

How much self-doubt have you handled this past week? And when you doubt yourself, what’s the impact? I ask because a research paper I read recently concluded that self-doubt could lead to good outcomes.

Fearful? What are you assuming?

Fearful? What are you assuming?

When I was 17 I thought nothing of walking a mile home by myself after a post-pub curry late on a Friday night. 19 years later, I felt afraid running solo along a country lane close to home on a bright, clear-skyed Sunday morning. Booze and youth, the critical difference?

Complete Overwhelm

Complete Overwhelm

Standing in a messy kitchen feeling slightly ticked off that I am making another meal, harboring the thought that if the world was a reasonable place weekend catering would be outsourced so I can get on and tackle ‘higher order’ things. And then I stop and ask myself what’s going on. I love cooking, I love inviting people to eat with us, I love listening to Radio 4 whilst I potter.

Are you bored (and busy)?

Are you bored (and busy)?

I had a chat recently with someone who clearly couldn’t be bothered. She exuded fatigue and indifference and I wondered “is it me?” As our conversation unfolded I decided she was professionally bored yet busy; a toxic combination.

Are you nourishing yourself enough?

Are you nourishing yourself enough?

Are you nourishing yourself enough both professionally and personally? I ask because it’s been part of several coaching conversations recently. My coaches have discussed it in terms of professional fulfilment as well as nourished minds, bodies and relationships.

Hardest job in the world

Hardest job in the world

Did you see the ad’ in The Times on Monday reckoning mothers are worth an annual salary of £172K? What a tonic to see smart, sassy advertising associated with motherhood.

Make it Happen

Make it Happen

International Women’s Day[1] will soon be upon us (Sunday 8/3/15) and the theme this year is ‘make it happen.’ I’m applying this to democracy and will be holding a market stall in St Albans on Saturday 7thMarch to encourage more (young) women to vote[2]. In this post I’m offering you four insights from the world of psychology to maximize the chances that you ‘make happen’ what’s important to you.

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