One common reason for not doing as much professional development as people might like is that they don’t have enough time to fit it in. This could be something they feel themselves, or it could be a wider organisational perspective. Whilst time is indeed a finite resource, and we do only have 24hrs in each […]
Welcome to 2020! The start of the year is a time when many of us set resolutions to “improve” themselves. Sometimes we choose to add new things to our lives, sometimes we choose to take things away, sometimes we choose to make minor adaptations. Often to help us find a “new you” that we’re encouraged to […]
I’ve recently finished watching a short series on Netflix called Living With Yourself, and whilst it wasn’t a show I’d necessarily recommend (it got a bit weird!) it has a really interesting premise that aligns with something I’ve been learning about recently and want to share. SPOILER ALERT: Whilst I won’t say much about the […]
For a few years now, I’ve been supporting people as leaders. Some of these people (quite a lot in fact) have come to my leadership programmes with doubts that they have the potential to be a leader. They all leave my programmes knowing that they are already a leader. So what changes? A lot of […]
As you may know, I’m a natural planner and I enjoy spending time planning activities and figuring out the best way to get things done. I love learning new tips and tricks to improve my focus and help me be more productive. However, over the last few years I’ve relaxed my approach a lot as […]
In December last year, I found myself in Lanzarote feeling out of sorts. I’d decided to take myself away for a bit of “me” time to reflect on things. If I’m honest, I was running away from life for a few days and wanted to be far away in a place I didn’t know. At […]
Something I’ve been pondering recently and has come up in a few of my coaching sessions has been the ideal balance between planning and doing, and how we can ensure we get the balance right. Sometimes we might find ourselves spending so long planning something that we don’t get enough time to actually do it. […]
I’ve always been a natural reflector, and feel best when I’ve had the opportunity to spend time reflecting on (and celebrating!) what I’ve done and choosing what I want to do next. My reflecting and planning time is really important to me, yet it’s something that I can let slip (especially when I’m feeling overwhelmed […]
One of the most valuable resources we have in our lives is time. It’s a resource that we all have the same amount of, and we are all able (to some extent) to control. Yet so often we feel like we don’t have enough time, and we feel like we’re not in control of it. […]
I recently had a realisation in the shower (many of my realisations seem to come to me in the shower!). This one was something that has been on my mind for a while, but this time I felt it in my heart rather than just in my mind. One of the things the negative voice […]