Here’s how to break free of the inadequacy trap, even when you feel stressed and downhearted about it. Even when it’s become a daily torment. I know you want to be perfect all the time and feel confident BEFORE you begin work. We all do. But today if you actually feel worn out, jaded and …
Is self-doubt getting in your way? Right now, is there something you want to achieve that you’re just not showing up for? Maybe you’re– not showing up for meetings– not completing work– not setting or pursuing a big goal– not proposing some new venture or idea– not going for a promotion or new job If …
What is a high-performing human? Do you define this in terms of Career? Financial success? Contribution? Personal achievement? Sports? Knowledge or expertise? Spiritual attainment? Work-rate? Family? I couldn’t find a definition, so I looked up high performance teams: [teams that are] highly focused on their goals and that achieve superior business results. High-performance teams outperform …
OK gents, let’s talk about caring for that other organ – the marvellous complex irreplaceable instrument you have in your head – your brain. Not a popular topic with blokes. But here goes… If you have a brain, it helps to maintain it. Shit can go wrong if you don’t. Your life can become a …
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.Bertrand Russell The other day a client asked if I thought overwork caused heart attacks. But what is overwork? Let’s define overwork as mental rather than physical, since most of us here work with our heads. Overwork is …
There are a lot of people out there suffering work stress in silence. Sometimes I hear from them, and they say something like, yeah, wow, I’ve really got a lot of stress in my job and they roll their eyes, implying that it’s bad, but not so bad that they’re going to do anything about …
You need to redraw your map of yourself The illusion: You have an image of your minimum weight, maximum bank balance, career potential, earning capacity… etc. that your subconscious mind obeys – it stops you passing that limit and tries to restore homeostasis. Think of people who win the lottery and lose it all. Are …
