What is the cost of saying yes, both tangible and intangible? In our voyage through the tricky waters of boundaries, saying yes to requests from others or to situations that arise when we actually would prefer to say no, is possibly one of the most difficult boundaries to maintain. If I say ‘yes’ to this,…
Making room for better not busy
What are you noticing about how busy you are this week? And what that feels like? What might making room for better rather than busy mean for you? Last time I was musing about what it looks like to let go of busy. This is not necessarily about making huge changes to our lives to…
Letting go of busy
Chances are, if I ask you how you are this week, you might well answer with Busy. Busyness can be useful and is an important part of normal, 21st Century life. And letting go of busy is a hot topic these days. Sometimes we are able to accomplish more when we are busier. And life…
How do I make the most of my time?
Do you realise that we are two thirds through 2018? Only one third of the year to go. What a thought. And if that had not occurred to you, and it has now because I have mentioned it – – sorry. How did you start out at the beginning of the year? And what would…
Think outside the box. Or, climb out completely.
I sometimes wonder if we all live in boxes. Personally, I dislike – nay, am very uncomfortable – being in a confined space of any sort. Closed into a box, with a lid shut down on me – even the thought fills me with the heebie-jeebies. Our cat, now, there is a different creature. No…
What happens when our plans are derailed? Introducing the bullet journal…
Take time – to reflect to work out and clarify your values to dream big dreams and cast vision to plan and strategise how to get there to write out action steps reflect on what is working and what is not, and start the process again. This is a useful and straightforward framework that enables…
Dr Seuss inspired thoughts Part 1
Last week’s post on not living out someone else’s values prompted a fabulous Dr Seuss quote from a dear friend: Today you are you, that is truer than true; there is no-one alive who is you-er than you.” I had a little fun looking up more Dr Seuss quotes, and re-reading some of our much-thumbed…
Disconnect to reconnect: Is this possible?
If I say to you: “Why don’t you…”, your age and where you were brought up will probably dictate your answer. Those of you in my (undefined!!) age bracket who lived in the UK as kids will likely reply immediately…. …just switch off your television set and go out and do something less boring instead!”…