Monthly Archives: July, 2013
A better approach to “work-life balance”
“Work-life balance” is all wrong. Yes, you hear me correctly. The concept of work-life balance is totally and utterly wrong, and misleads us into thinking we can achieve something that is impossible. There is no such thing as work-life balance. Who can say they have it? Either our hours are too long and we don’t …
I wish my job had duck feet
I wish my job had duck feet (with apologies to Dr Seuss) I Wish That I Had Duck Feet is one of my all time favourite Dr Seuss stories. And the message is still relevant to all of us: Be ourselves – be comfortable in our own skin. Stop looking outside yourself for happiness. So here’s what I …
Self confident career planning…a short guide
A better way: What would it be like to get up everyday excited to go to work? Careers and work are important activities. Most of us need to work throughout our lives. And if we work full time it’s likely to be 40 hours plus a week we spend working. That’s a huge chunk of our …
Mind full…or mindful at work?
In response to my recent post on mindfulness, I am…Therefore I think, a work colleague sent me this lovely picture. It is so true isn’t it. We hardly notice we are walking the dog on a beautiful day because our minds are so full of clutter. Mindfulness practice can help us de-clutter our minds…and hopefully …
Do you “belong” at work, or just “fit in”?
Work, work, work… There’s lots of different types workplaces: small, large, private, public, commercial, not-for-profit… But whatever type of workplace you work for, whatever type of work you do, there’s something we all have in common: the need to get along and fit in with our colleagues. Workplace relationships are so important to our success …
Ask for help (video)
I like this short YouTube video by Dr Edwyn Kruys…it gives very sound advice…when something is not right with your mood see your GP…there are many things your GP can do to help…
The art of accidental happiness
Happiness and how to get it Happiness, and how to get it, certainly seems to be on our minds. Millions and millions of words have been written about how to be happy and how to find happiness. Books, blogs, websites, apps, memes, tweets… Psychologists, doctors, counsellors, coaches, researchers, philosophers, religions of all varieties all have …
I am…Therefore I think…
“I think, Therefore I am” No, I haven’t got the title of this post backwards. Most of us have heard the famous saying of the philosopher René Descartes “I think therefore I am” – “Cogito ergo sum”. This famous saying forms an important part of Western philosophy. But setting aside its philosophical meaning the saying …
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