Simple ideas that go beyond purchases and parties — When I work with people on achieving their goals, one thing we also tackle is how to celebrate the milestones and successes along the way. What happens for many of us (and I include myself in this), is that we don’t allow ourselves to feel good about what we’ve accomplished…

A simple way to motivate yourself to do the hard things — In this article, I share what a compelling reason is and why every important thing you do needs one. When we’re stuck at the start Sometimes it’s hard to begin a task or project because we aren’t in the right frame of mind. We may be feeling doubt about… what we’re doing, how long it will…

Without making something entirely new — Creating original work doesn’t always mean inventing things entirely from scratch or doing something that’s never been done before. It can be about finding innovative ways to present content and ideas. As I often struggle with this, I have a go-to list that helps me get creatively unstuck. I offer…

Your mind is the arena where you play, not the storage locker for thought — I don’t keep most info in my head. In fact, I try to forget this stuff. My mind is better used for thinking, not storage and retrieval. I’ve found that if you can create simple, external systems you trust, you free up more headspace and may feel a lot less…

Make sense of messy thoughts with an Affinity Map — As a Researcher and Designer, I know how Affinity Mapping can be an invaluable method in UX work. This approach also can have huge benefits when applied to challenging conversations, such as when coaching others. In this article, you’ll learn the basics of Affinity Mapping in five steps — with…

For true mastery, make your efforts count — For decades, the prevailing wisdom was that it takes 10,000 hours to master a craft. This idea was based on research by Anders Ericsson and popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers It turns out, 10,000 hours is not enough. Or maybe it’s too much. Whatever, don’t bother. …

Exploring the horror and humour in our words — infectious (adj.) “catching, having the quality of spreading from person to person, communicable by infection,” 1540s of diseases, 1610s of emotions, actions, etc. — Etymonline definition for infectious

Pre-meeting anxiety doesn’t have to ruin your day — I used to have a problem with a thought gremlin I call Dread Buddy. This little monster would visit me in the hours before an important meeting and wreak all sorts of havoc on my day. “Oh look who showed up 3 hours early to my weekly meeting, it’s Dread…

Hear this and save yourself the embarrassment — I used to be a decent enough listener. Sometimes I could even get away with a little multi-tasking while on a call. What I didn’t realise was that because I wasn’t listening well, there were three completely preventable situations that were negatively impacting my daily life. …