With the outbreak of Coronavirus, immediate adjustments needed to be made to how people travel, how they deal with a threat to their life and how they work. Very quickly we saw travel warnings enacted. Stay at home! Keep away from affected countries. But what about...
Did you know that January 17th is the official ‘Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day’? That’s because, by this date, most people do actually ditch the resolutions they’ve made for the New Year. Research shows that by January 17th, our intentions, resolutions, goals,...
A while ago, I watched an interview with Peter Senge and right at the end, he said something that really made me pause For him, it may have been a bit of a throwaway line right at the end but for me, it was a highlight of the interview. Things are way too urgent to be...
What is the one thing you’d really love to do but keep saying you just don’t have the time? For me, it’s playing the saxophone. I think that in the last year, I’ve probably played it less than 5 times. This is an activity that makes me really happy even though...
Let’s talk about procrastination… Yes… I admit it, I am a procrastinator. I think most of us are… and perhaps in some areas more than others. Some examples of the kinds of things I procrastinate on: Admin Exercise Packing a suitcase before I travel The crazy...
A few weeks ago, I asked a question on LinkedIn and Facebook: What would you do with an extra hour every day? Imagine that our day was now 25 hours instead of 24. Would that help us or hinder us? What will you do? Would we just do more of the same or really use it as...
With the ease of access to information on search engines, social media and other digital channels we read so many snippets of stuff that we’re reading all the time. But it does make me wonder if reading full-length books are becoming a thing of the past? It’s all so...
“Always remember that the main thing is to make the main thing the main thing.” – Brendon Burchard This quote struck me. The way I see it, there are 2 parts to it: Part 1: Figuring out – what is your main thing? Part 2: Making sure that you...
As I woke up this morning, an interesting visual appeared in my mind. It was a banner (kind of old movie, Charlie Chaplin style) that said, WEEK 1 I’m a great believer in the power of sleep. I regularly go to sleep while intentionally pondering a...