Work and play

They're both important. We live in a society where it's not uncommon to find people almost competing about who works the hardest. Working a 9to5. Doing overtime. Working a 9to5 then a passion project 5to9. Staying in the office till late. Being self employed and working 7 days a week. Coming into the office at … Continue reading Work and play →

Managing stress and deadlines

Been there done that, felt awful. So, these are three little things that work for me because sometimes I need to remind myself that putting things off will never be helpful. Start Beginning as soon as possible gives you the most amount of time to work on your thing. I've found that it's often when … Continue reading Managing stress and deadlines →

An open mind

Is more useful than a closed one. A closed mind is a one track mind, a mind with tunnel vision a mind likely to miss things worth noticing. One thing worth noticing is that not everyone sees things the way that you do and no amount of encouraging, influencing and arguing will change that. It's … Continue reading An open mind →

Embracing a care-less mentality

Mid-week musings on not embracing anxiety. If you find yourself caught in the analysis paralysis of indecision it might be worth making a conscious effort to care-less. Instead of allowing the thoughts to go on and on until breaking point, give yourself a deadline. 3 minutes, 3 hours or 3 days before you have to … Continue reading Embracing a care-less mentality →

Understanding what it really means to be bare minimum

There is power in the meaning we attach to words. The Bare Minimum Betty concept is something I came up with because I enjoy playing around with ideas and creating characters. But it's about more than just a made up character that doesn't go above and beyond. What started as just part of my writing … Continue reading Understanding what it really means to be bare minimum →

Don’t wait until you’re ready

Because you'll never be ready. When it comes to fear the mistake we often make is trying to wait for it to go away. It probably won't. But there you are saying no and putting things off because you think that by doing nothing the feeling will go away. Instead how about try leaning into that … Continue reading Don’t wait until you’re ready →

Pick something

Anything! We're constantly making decisions each day. Some are small scale like toast or cereal for breakfast, whilst others can have more of an impact. It's easy to go back and forth when you have multiple options and are intent on picking the 'right one'. But it's often the act of picking that's more important … Continue reading Pick something →

What’s the use in feeling bad about yourself?

Short answer: there is no use. If it doesn't feel good to feel bad then why not try something else? It's easy to feel bad about yourself when things go wrong but ruminating on that feeling isn't likely to help you improve and get better at whatever you're working on. Perhaps asking yourself 'what could … Continue reading What’s the use in feeling bad about yourself? →

Any volunteers?

*crowd remains silent* What if you were the first to raise your hand instead of waiting for someone else to go first? Better yet what if you offered to help before anyone even asked? It's easy to follow the crowd and do just enough to be average. But what if you decided to offer a … Continue reading Any volunteers? →

Working for the weekend

There's got to be another way. When it comes to work I don't believe that you should hate it. I don't believe that you should drag your heels to your place of work, then exhale a deep sigh of relief as you leave on a Friday because it's finally the weekend and you're free. If … Continue reading Working for the weekend →