Spring clean how you work
As light and warmth returns through spring we can feel an energy to shake things up. In response, we often spring clean our homes and wardrobes – dusting things off, letting things go. We think less often about giving how we work a spring clean, often because we’re so busy getting through our to-do list […]
Design your new work habit
Answer the questions below to help you decide which work habit you’d like to change. By taking the time to design your habit to be doable, enjoyable and impactful you’re much more likely to be successful in making your habit happen. These questions accompany the month of free support I offer to change a work […]
Shifting the shoulds of January
Like any new beginning, time briefly takes on a different quality in January – we may look back, and particularly ahead, with a different perspective. This can be motivating, but a sense of a need for change or action can also up the volume on the “shoulds” in our work life. We may feel the […]
End of year pause (5 min version)
This is the 5 minute version of the end of year pause – it’s designed to support slowing down and finding your bearings when this feels particularly tricky after a year on the go. 5 minutes can feel like an ocean of time, so now you’re here, I hope this time feels supportive. The end […]
End of year pause (15 min version)
To sustain a demanding job, plenty of rest and space to pause between all the doing is essential. It allows our bodies and brains a chance to restore and process our experiences and ideas – coming back to what we feel, know and need now and in the days ahead. That said, when we’ve been […]
Take a breath: October reflection exercise
As another year of growth draws to a close, October is a really good time to pause and take a breath. To gather up what we’ve learned, let go of what’s ready to move on, and look ahead to possibilities. The busyness of this work season can crowd out the chance for reflection which can […]
The difference between I can and I can’t is often support
If you accept that your role, organisation and world is challenging. It makes perfect sense to make sure that our support matches this and remains high most of the time.
Cultivating confidence from the inside out
So often it’s external contexts and experiences that have left us feeling less than. Which in turn leaves us searching for answers in external rewards and experiences, to tell and show us we’re alright after all. Confidence doesn’t appear out of nowhere. But it doesn’t disappear out of nowhere either. And in this experience lies […]
My go-to technique to get unstuck (that only takes 15 mins)
Sometimes we get really really stuck with a challenge at work. We feel completely at a loss and it feels like there is no way through. In these situations it’s really helpful, firstly, to be kind to ourselves – we all find ourselves in this place sometimes and there is no shame in this. And […]
Doing nothing: a good option to support change
Do you have a work challenge you’d really like to change? Counterintuitively, doing nothing can be a very productive first step when we want to make change happen. This approach to change is based on the “paradox of change” principle: “change occurs when we become what we are”. Rather than trying to make something new […]