The World on Hold 2
Running into Lockdown Inertia
Psychology
Blinkers On!
I had a really interesting conversation on Wednesday afternoon with a guy called Bruce who I’d been introduced to by a mutual connection who believed there was the potential for some shared value from us talking to each other. I was interested in how the research that Bruce and others have been doing into interventions …
The Habit Behind my Habit Change
Over the last six weeks I’ve got back into exercising regularly and eating well – and the result is that I’ve lost 6kgs. I’ve achieved that by changing my habits around eating and exercise. However, what’s really interesting is that the way I’ve managed to change those habits has nothing directly to do with either …
Elevate Your Performance in 2013
We’re just 2 months into 2013, and by now most people have given up on their New Year’s Resolutions – no matter what they were! Believe it or not, for around 60% of people this is the second, third, or even the fourth year in a row, that they’ve given up on the same goal! …
3 Tips for Success
Have you set your goals for 2013 yet? If you’re serious about producing the results, here are three easy to apply tips that I guarantee will dramatically increase your chances of success. (Although my examples use a simple personal goal, these tips are every bit as effective with more complex work or business goals.) 1. …
Learn from the subtlety of (Apple’s) highly effective marketing
I decided to pay a little visit to the Apple store on London's Regent Street this morning. It's one of those places I gravitate to when I'm in the area and have a few spare minutes, for no other reason than I just love being there. And that's the point, really. The Regent Street store …
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Just Do It
We all have things that we'd prefer not to do right now, even though we know they will bring long term benefits. We'd rather exchange that long term benefit for present pleasure. And often we justify it by saying "I can always do that tomorrow." (aka procrastination) This morning my alarm rang at 6:00, I …
Unleash the Power of Collaboration in your business (& I’m not talking about software)
For pretty much all of the 30+ years that I’ve been in business, I have employed the power of collaboration. Before I did what I do now, I ran an engineering business based in Kent. It was my family business, I was the fourth generation of my family to work in it, and I started …
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