If someone was to come in and threaten you, how would you respond? I ask this is training and so far we have about 16 different ways people would respond. I use this to illustrate that how we respond is … Continue reading
M. A. P
Mastery. Autonomy. Purpose. These are what motivate us in work, but I also think in life. The brilliant book Drive by Daniel Pink describes the research that led to this discovery, that after a basic level of money these motivate … Continue reading
An unexamined life – mine
I recently read someone belittling someone else’s beliefs, for fun, and I thought how in the hell can you think that will change anything – do you not know that making someone feel stupid shuts them down to listening to … Continue reading
Whistle stop update – more tomorrow
The book ‘the gifts of imperfection’ (see previous post) was the perfect thing at the perfect time for me, as was everything else that appeared in my life lately. I’ve alternated between feeling held back and beating myself up for not … Continue reading
Favourite things
Wow, been a while! Lots been going on and just wasn’t feeling creative, but am getting back to it. In the meantime here are some things I’m loving at the moment: TED Talks is a wonderful website with lots of … Continue reading
Work with your brain, not against it
‘The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.’ Robert Frost We have an inbuilt autopilot in our brains called RAS (it … Continue reading
Pausing your mind
“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” Lao Tzu I like to find one thing I can focus on that will make the most difference to everything, it seems pointless to me to keep trying to correct … Continue reading
