2017
- 01 Jan 2017The New Year comes with usefully motivating ceremony. Don't waste it on a "resolution".
- 11 Jan 2017Annual reviews still dominate for most of us. And the stellar annual review we all want to receive takes a year to create. It's never too early to start laying the groundwork. Kick-off your plans with these 12 steps.
- 18 Jan 2017Decisions only become impactful when we accompany them with action. Make it your habit to take action at the scene of your decision making.
- 25 Jan 2017We might not like the idea of quitting. But our brains love the idea of finishing and feeling complete. Use this phrase to challenge yourself in the moment and choose the satisfying feeling of completion.
- 31 Jan 2017A Quality of Thought: "Love the Process".
- 02 Feb 2017Don't waste valuable effort with all the external reasoning. Take responsibility when your career is not where you want it to be, starting with these 9 career management mistakes that are holding you back.
- 07 Feb 2017A Quality of Thought: "A Result Every Time".
- 09 Feb 2017What adds-up to job satisfaction? If you find your work lacking for pure satisfaction, check yourself against this list. And see if you can find new areas to re-discover fulfilment at work.
- 14 Feb 2017A Quality of Thought: "Source the pain. Go right at it."
- 17 Feb 2017Pitching is a fundamental skill. And our pitch is a fundamental asset. Amplify your message with these brain-based insights: to architect a pitch that really lands with your audience's brain.
- 21 Feb 2017A Quality of Thought: "Raise Your Standards".
- 23 Feb 2017Work can be draining - especially when working on the next career move. Learn to look after the driving force behind the change - yourself.
- 28 Feb 2017A Quality of Thought: "From Something to Something More".
- 02 Mar 2017"I'll be happy when … " signs us up for a deferred life. And such thinking can limiting our otherwise-well-intentioned goal-setting. Find ways to be happy now, starting with these simple but impactful ideas.
- 07 Mar 2017A Quality of Thought: "Chunky Productivity".
- 09 Mar 2017Imagine what you might achieve, if you removed all obstacles. Whatever your feelings about coaching, there's much to be learnt from the way coaches unlock potential. Here are 20 ideas to help you stretch yourself for new levels of performance.
- 13 Mar 2017A Quality of Thought: "Knowledge Isn't Power".
- 15 Mar 2017We all love to connect. And the first basis for genuine and meaningful rapport is physiology. Use these 4 quick body language checks to minimise the differences between you and so increase rapport.
- 17 Mar 2017A parting thought to close-out the week: “back of an envelope”.
- 21 Mar 2017A Quality of Thought: "The Power of Routine".
- 23 Mar 2017Whatever your definition of work/life balance and harmony, they're only achieved when we get out of autopilot and into intentional focus. Try these 12 mini challenges to rediscover your balance.
- 27 Mar 2017A Quality of Thought: "Redistributing the Pleasure and Pain of Action".
- 30 Mar 2017When we align with our passions, we're at our best. But what if we just don't know what our passion is? Or how to find its expression in what we do? Here's a strategy to find your passion and move you forward.
- 05 Apr 2017A Quality of Thought: "Let's (Not) Get Serious".
- 13 Apr 2017We love to give advice. But rarely accept it. We expect the world to follow our advice. But rarely listen to our own. Enjoy the benefit of your own wisdom by choosing to follow your own advice.
- 19 Apr 2017A Quality of Thought: "What's Your Motivation?"
- 27 Apr 2017Have you noticed just how frequently, easily and without resistance we can be knocked-off our agenda? When our plans were so otherwise set! Here are a few distractions to look out for. And a few thoughts to keep you to your agenda.
- 03 May 2017A Quality of Thought: "What To Do When You Just Don't Know!"
- 11 May 2017A Quality of Thought: "And The World Kept Turning".
- 17 May 2017Sometimes "hate" is the only word that'll do to describe our feelings towards the current job. But even in those circumstances (especially in those circumstances!) , it pays to find things to be grateful for. And to get real about the things that need to change now.
- 19 May 2017A Quality of Thought: "Create the Container".
- 23 May 2017A Quality of Thought: "Headspace".
- 26 May 2017Whether it's career shift or career acceleration, what it really takes to make - or break - a career is not just action. It's not even 10/10 action. It's off the scale action.
- 31 May 2017A Quality of Thought: "The Currency of Connection".
- 06 Jun 2017We spend a lifetime in meetings. And so they'd better be productive. Here's one simple thought - for you and your attendees - to make for a better meeting.
- 14 Jun 2017In those crucial moments that define a career, there's one response - above all others - that will undo you. Know the trap - and choose a different response.
- 19 Jun 2017A Quality of Thought: "The Cost of Thought Without Action".
- 27 Jun 2017At any given moment, there are (only ever always!) 1, 2 3 wildly important steps you need to take. And you know what they are. Step out of autopilot and create a project around those career-accelerating initiatives.
- 07 Jul 2017A Quality of Thought: "The Most Important Step in ANY Task".
- 12 Jul 2017Many find themselves stuck in a career that doesn't work for them. If this is happening for you, here's a thought: before getting trapped - and comfortable - in unhelpfully-circular, outward-looking thinking patterns, get honest about your part in what's really keeping you stuck.
- 17 Jul 2017A Quality of Thought: "Fuel"
- 26 Jul 2017Along with goals and beliefs, knowing and aligning with our values is one of the most powerful self-development steps we can take. And not least because they don't always play out in positive ways.
- 28 Sep 2017A Quality of Thought: "Consistency + Courage".
- 31 Oct 2017What we choose to believe - about career in general and our own career specifically - has a deep and lasting impact on the ways in which our careers play out. Take some time to challenge your beliefs and find perspective and energy to bring to your career journey.
- 07 Nov 2017A Quality of Thought: "Creating Courage".
- 13 Nov 2017Leadership is about the future. But there is a way of thinking, doing and being that makes a different use of the future - and gives us access to the type of conscious leadership today's world requires and demands.
- 17 Nov 2017A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Social Legacy".
- 22 Nov 2017High Performance Leaders aren't born. They're made. How do they do it? By committing to small but impactful practices, consistently and over time. And by fuelling those practices with some golden rules.
- 24 Nov 2017A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Self Communication".
- 27 Nov 2017A Quality of Thought: "An End in Itself".
- 29 Nov 2017The most impactful model of leadership we can follow is one of our own authentic design. This is the gold standard for the high-performing leader.
- 01 Dec 2017A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Creativity".
- 04 Dec 2017A Quality of Thought: "Over-commitment".
- 06 Dec 2017High Performing Leaders are not just interested in success. They're interested in consistent, sustainable, career-long success. Achieving that requires a High Performance Life - which itself requires a few fundamental practices. Incorporate these to elevate your own performance.
- 08 Dec 2017A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Ownership".
- 11 Dec 2017A Quality of Thought: "Mind vs. Brain".
- 13 Dec 2017High Performers are conscious self-leaders. And they exercise their awareness to know what to focus on - and what traps to avoid. Here are 4 to add to your list.
- 15 Dec 2017A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Opting in".
- 18 Dec 2017A Quality of Thought: "Busy NOT Going For It".
- 21 Dec 2017How good could the year ahead look to you? Use the "Power of 3" to amplify your intentionality when it comes to your hand-created future. #BrainBasedCoaching
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