Every now and again, you encounter something that helps you clarify your thoughts. Today, I was fortunate to listen to a piece of audio that helped me clarify a problem that I’ve seen develop for some of my clients, people in my broader network, and at times, myself. The clarity has emerged around the question Full Article
I’ve been working a lot recently with the concept of effectiveness and especially on ways of focusing or prioritising our efforts. Looking again at the morning ritual of asking a clarifying question, it’s interesting to see what changes when you adjust the focus more on to the concept of happiness. What would be different if Full Article
You know that sensation you feel that stops you from what you’re doing and entices you to check your email, or your social media feeds, or whatever has a call on you? Todd Henry calls it ‘the ping’. Todd’s definition of the ping has been really useful for me. When he described it as a Full Article
I’m continuing to build up ideas for suitable practices and rituals to get the working day off to a great start. I’ve found useful habits for keeping the momentum going and for prioritising. Now, I’m changing gears a bit, slowing it down and getting into a more reflective mood. I’ve never been much of a Full Article
I tend to operate by spinning many plates at once. I’m not the kind of person who has one single focus and spends all of their time immersed in that. Given that I am actively managing and growing a business and working hard to delight multiple clients, it’s inevitable that I have a number of Full Article
My immediate focus for my Effectiveness Project is to develop practices and rituals that make a real, positive difference to my work. I’ve tried a bunch of different things over the years for starting the working day the right way. I’m going to revisit many of these in the next few days and will share Full Article
Mathematical equations are a wonderful thing. They are elegant and help us explain relationships in the physical world. So, I was fascinated to read of Chip Conley’s new book ‘Emotional Equations‘. I had heard about it recently but was captivated yesterday by Bob Sutton’s review of it. It’s on my list of books I want Full Article
I believe knowing what to do is as important as knowing how to do it when it comes to effectiveness. David Allen, of GTD fame, often uses the image of the martial artist when speaking of the ideal state of mind and of preparation for tackling the world of work. I’ve never practiced any form Full Article
There are many traits that combine to determine our effectiveness and one such critical trait is resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of our capability to bounce back from adversity. I think of an appropriate response to failure, and success. I think of our ability to persist when there are plenty of reasonable Full Article
When it comes to setting goals and objectives and developing a system to help achieve them, it appears that the best advice can be whittled down to a few key points. Be clear, specific and tangible in setting the desired outcome Ensure your goal has a bit of ‘stretch’ but not too much Break the Full Article