Posts Tagged ‘personal development’
How poor time habits don’t just affect you
Your time habits don’t just affect you, they affect those around you too. Perhaps you’re not aware of the impact you make, whether in a positive or negative way. When you have poor time habits, for instance an inability to plan or manage your priorities, it can have a significant impact on your colleagues as…
Read MoreSpring clean your home, work, life
Yesterday was the first day of Spring and the traditional time of year for a ‘spring clean’ around the house. So why not take the opportunity to spring clean your work and your life too. Throw away what’s not working or doesn’t ‘fit’ any more – your beliefs, behaviours, attitudes, habits? What habits are holding…
Read MoreExpand your comfort zone
Every now and then we need to step out of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves to do something different. Last weekend I stepped out of mine when I joined the IWD ‘swim’ in the sea. Given that it’s March the sea was pretty cold. But it was invigorating and something I’d been wanting…
Read MoreTime Is Important – Use It Wisely
Your Time is important and how you manage it matters After all time is a finite resource. There are only so many hours in the day and how you spend those hours can be a challenge. So many demands on your time, at work and at home, with family and for yourself … sleep. It…
Read MoreTime to reassess and keep that holiday feeling going.
As you head into the final three months of the year, the end of the Summer holiday and the start of a new term, is a great time to reassess and refocus. You’ve spent the last couple of weeks relaxing, enjoying time away from work. It gives you a sense of perspective. Spending time with family…
Read MoreLook after your mental health and wellbeing
Your mental health is as important as your physical health. Take steps to look after it in the same you exercise for your physical health. Increased stress affects our mental health and impacts on work and lost productivity. It costs businesses billions and accounts for 35% of work related sickness. Major life events like death,…
Read MoreGive yourself a health check
A regular health check helps to identify problems before they become more serious. Your health is important and, aside from underlying conditions or genetic factors, there’s always something you can do to improve your health. Having just passed a significant birthday, there are certain age-related things that start landing on the doormat or dropping in…
Read MoreAre you playing the waiting game?
Did you know that us Brits spend nearly 3 hours a day wasting time? Half of this is waiting in queues, whether that’s on the phone or in person. Recent research by Duolingo revealed that people lose one hour and 43 minutes every day (26 days over the course of one year), to time drains…
Read MoreNetworking Tips: #39 Networking types
A light-hearted definition of some of the ‘types’ of people you’re likely to meet at networking events. The wallflower – doesn’t really know anyone and this may be their first time networking. Hides in the corner or skirts around the edge of the room, trying to avoid making eye contact. If you see them invite them…
Read MoreNetworking Tips: #38 Why do you do it?
If you regularly network, have you lost your networking mojo? Do you go along just because you’ve got into the habit or your regular meetings? Think about what you want to get from your networking. All the time and money you put in to your business needs to give you a return – whether that’s…
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