I attended a bit of a webinar this afternoon, and wasn’t impressed with the content or delivery. I left early and consoled myself with the thought that it was free. To watch it, I’d cut short a trip out with my beloved. I forewent some studying on a separate online course. I missed the best weather of the day to sit outside with an ice … Continue reading When free isn’t
What’s the most impactful, helpful, or powerful question you’ve ever been asked or asked yourself? Do please share with me – privately if you prefer. For me, it’s been “is this a useful response”. It’s not an answered and done question. It’s a recurring nudge towards better behaviour. It reminds me of the difference between reaction and response, and to choose the latter. It reminds … Continue reading Most useful question
Is the world short of profound insight, or merely short of it being applied? What does that mean for you? Continue reading Profound insight
The dawg needs some surgery and that money I’d saved for a course is going that way. Sure, I’d paid the insurance and yet this isn’t covered. It’s unfortunate and I could bump my gums about it a lot. The pooch will be fine although I can’t do the course. Now what? Without that course I can’t move forward? Everything’s on hold? Where there’s an … Continue reading Take another look
Some situations don’t have a simple, tidy solution. If you want to resolve it, to improve things, to create the necessary change – to be a positive force – then, guess what? You have to work your way through. A step at a time. Doggedly. Kindly, keep going. Continue reading When there are no quick fixes
I enjoyed a talk today, about how a software project was rescued by adopting a more Agile culture. In it was an exhortation to focus on value over deadlines. The latter can change what may be valuable, but the former is more important. How often do we wrestle with conflicting demands, when instead we could concentrate on merely taking the next valuable step? Take the … Continue reading To time, budget and quality – honestly
Reading a coaching article about the language we use (with ourselves, as well as others), I noted that we should avoid the words “don’t” and “didn’t” where possible. But, that seems really tricky I thought. I read that “but” should be avoided, too. Then I read that we shouldn’t be avoiding certain words, per se, and we should focus on positive, benefit driven language. There’s … Continue reading Don’t, but, didn’t
I’m getting a lot from reading The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris. Yesterday I read two variations on the same thing, each of which resonated so strongly. “We feel our thinking, not our circumstances.” It’s just thinking – it’s not necessarily how it is. “What we think, we feel.” So if you want to feel better, you can work on your thinking – easier than … Continue reading Thank you mind!
I related my meandering career path to a mentor I’ve just started working with yesterday. I say ‘career path’, but it doesn’t feel it’s had enough direction to call it a path. Their advice – own it. Whatever we’ve been through has given us some benefit or insight, if we looked closely enough and with curiosity. We might prefer to live without it, but there’s … Continue reading It happened, so own it
For some folks, there’s a strict schedule to stick to when training. This has its merits and I recognise the value of that discipline. For me though, almost every run is a mindful opportunity. To listen to my body. To look at the skies. To feel long grass brush my shins. Delight in the uphill that’s making me work hard. Watch the heather sway across … Continue reading Oh. my. god. moments of beauty
