Last week I posed the question: how do you respond to having a tech free day? Let’s look more at the specifics of that, because what I am really asking is: Could you live without your phone for a day? In my work as a life coach, what I do most is ask people questions.…
Reduce burnout: have a tech free day
When was the last time you had a tech free day? Perhaps a more pertinent question is to ask how you respond to the very idea of a tech free day? That probably depends on your age. For those who are technology natives – born after the 1980s and brought up in the age of…
Covid Burnout – a new variant of an old malaise
Burnout. A word that has been around for a long time, but now has a new dimension: Covid Burnout. The impact of the pandemic on our mental and emotional well being has been much documented. What is interesting is the dynamic of being too busy in a virtually virtual world and how that changes how…
The habit of self renewal – or, letting our souls catch up
Self renewal. This habit is very close to my heart, even and especially as I am learning the importance of applying it. I wrote here a while ago about the need to have time to let our souls catch up, and this is the essence of Habit Number 7. Without appropriate time for renewal, in…
The tyranny of the urgent over the important (Or, Habit number 3).
The tyranny of the urgent over the important – It was Charles E Hummel who first used this phrase in referring to our constantly pressured lives, with endless unfinished tasks and little fulfillment. And he said this in 1967! Seems like in some ways our oft gerbil-wheel-running lifestyle is nothing new. I have spoken here before…
What are the triggers for a perfect storm?
They call it a perfect storm. (Whoever ‘they’ are.) A series of events all coming together at the same time to produce catastrophic results. At the time, it can be hard to see the connections. It is often only in the aftermath that one can look back and see all the different jigsaw pieces and…
Words of wisdom for summer from Dr Seuss
Dr Seuss remains a deep well of inspiration to mine for wisdom and challenge. Try some of these on for size – If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.” If I asked you the question, what do you do for fun, how would you respond? I have observed…
Neglected values – at what cost?
When have there been times of stress in your life due to your values being neglected or ignored? Contradicted or not honoured? In conflict with someone else’s? Neglected values is a huge subject, and touches on that tricky area of self care. Because doing things for ourselves, prioritising ourselves over others, viewing our own needs as important…
Dealing with burnout: how to carve up that elephant.
Over these past weeks, we have been exploring burnout, it’s symptoms and causes, and – importantly – some musings on what we can learn about dealing with burnout. So, how can be crystallise our thoughts and take the first small action steps? Rather than be overwhelmed by the task of emerging from brain fog and regaining a…
Get organised, get energised!
Get organised. OK, so I have to admit, this is a subject close to my heart. I LOVE organising things. Maybe it should be phrased thus: “Hi, my name is Catriona and I am an organiser.” Those of you who know me, know this about me and may well have been on the receiving end.…