Another recommended book for your personal development. The grandaddy of them all in many ways and as relevant now as it ever was. Stephen Covey’s work literally changed my life and opened up avenues of possibility in the world of coaching and people development. In today’s broadcast I isolate one of the elements of Habit […]
Habits
The Reading Habit – Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Here’s the first in a new series of short videos about ideas, concepts and skills that you can take from these books or just as a reflection on my experience with them. Today’s book is ‘Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind’ by Shunryu Suzuki
Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
So, I’ve had the song Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac stuck in my head for the last few days. Yeah, ok. I’ll let you get the laughing at my old age out of the way before I carry on. Ready? Here we go. The idea of asking someone to lie to you because it’s less […]
Retracing Your Footsteps
I’ve been thinking lately about change, and whether we always notice changes within ourselves. Like a lot of runners, I have a number of favourite runs that I like to do. While I’m running, I sometimes wonder why I don’t take the opportunity to explore more areas and to keep finding new, different runs. I […]
The Art of Creative Laziness
I’m a huge fan of harnessing the power of your default. If you can make your default decision or action the one that’s most helpful to you, life becomes easy. This is really the reasoning behind my obsession with creating good habits. A good habit is, by definition, a default situation that gets you the […]
Structured Spontaneity!
Following on from my thoughts about capacity last week, I wanted to talk a little bit about spontaneity today. One of the reasons that I’m so enthused about habits and structure is that they free up mental energy and decision-making power for the things that really matter. One of the most common reactions from clients […]
What Have You Done Today That You’ll Be Glad You Did?
We’ve all had those moments. We wake up late for a busy day, stumble downstairs bleary-eyed and stressed, reach for salvation in the form of a cup of blessed coffee… and realise that last night we had laid everything out ready and all we have to do is press start on the machine. It might […]
Observe, Don’t Meditate
Developing your mindfulness and the practise of meditation has many well documented benefits. I’m a big fan and believer in the power of meditation and for something so simple in concept, accessible by us all, there is probably no greater investment you can make considering the high returns you can get. But there’s a problem. […]
