I’m really not keen on New Year’s resolutions. I can see the attraction of their connection to a sense of renewal at the start of the year, but for most people, their success rate is tiny. I suspect a lot of resolutions are driven by a desire to “fix” the unwanted effects of excessive indulgence …
How to change behaviour (works for New Year’s Resolutions too) Read More »
(Focus Pocus Part 2) Following on from Focus Pocus Part 1, here are 10 Steps that when followed, will help you increase and sustain focus, and give a significant boost to your energy, productivity and fulfilment. Notice that I said when followed. To get the results you have to do the work, and the work …
The most common habit that people tell me they want to develop is focus. In today’s world that’s really not surprising as we have so many more things than ever before constantly vying for our attention. Yet to produce any kind of result, in any area of life, you need to maintain commitment and focus …
The other day around 7:45 am I was walking across London Bridge when a young man, probably about thirty, went past on a bicycle. There’s nothing unusual about that, there are loads of people cycling across London Bridge at that time in the morning. However, there were a few things that made him stand out. …
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” In this article I start to question the predominant ethos of reward based Motivation and start to explore the idea that “If you use carrots and sticks, you’ll end up with donkeys.” On the surface it makes complete sense that if you …
Of monkeys, donkeys, carrots & sticks – the surprising nature of Motivation Read More »
I don’t know if it has ever occurred to you, but everything that anybody has ever achieved started out as a dream. Whether it is a child persuading a parent to buy an ice cream, a business person building a successful business, or landing people on the moon, they all started with an imagined outcome …
