Many people find it difficult to commit to exercising. One of the reasons for this is being focused on wanting to look a particular way which may not happen for 6 months. If you show up for each session with your end goal in mind, you might find yourself getting frustrated or impatient because you … Continue reading A great reason to exercise
Getting ready for what you want
If there's something that you want and something that you're working towards, you might find that you don't quite know what to do once you finally get it. We spend so much time wishing and pining for the things that we want that sometimes it takes finally getting them for us to realise that we … Continue reading Getting ready for what you want
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is infamously known as the one who 'steals from the rich to give to the poor.' He is an interesting character because he forces us to see things from a different point of view. If asked, we would probably all say that stealing is wrong but would consider it less wrong if it … Continue reading Robin Hood
Pace, pace, Lead
Something I read in a book about NLP. Sometimes I'm a little hesitant to embrace every aspect of NLP because using methods to influence people in your favour is potentially unethical or at least comes across as manipulative. But other times I find that NLP can provide a useful guide on how to word things … Continue reading Pace, pace, Lead
The planning process
Or how to get caught in false productivity, when really you're just wasting time. You could spend forever planning if you really wanted to. You could write lists, create mind maps and make a 12 month plan. You can do all of those things and make no progress on the project you are planning for. … Continue reading The planning process
Expectations of others
I think that quite often we expect that those with more money, more opportunities and more freedom then we have should be doing more simply because they have more. I think that's fine up to a point but it's also important to consider that each individual has their own desires. You could have access to … Continue reading Expectations of others
Getting ahead and falling behind
The trick to getting ahead is to increase your work rate and never go below your usual work rate. If you want to get ahead long-term then you have to make time to regularly increase your work rate, this gives you the ability to know that you're always ahead even when you back to your … Continue reading Getting ahead and falling behind
Knowing when to quit
Sometimes we back down from situations because upon reflection we can clearly see that the reason we pushed on with vigor and enthusiasm is simple because you felt as though you'd gone too far to turn back. Or perhaps, you just didn't want to accept that you were wrong. But other times we back down … Continue reading Knowing when to quit
3 things to do if you’re bored at work
For when your 9to5 starts to feel a little blah... Work with what you've gotFind a way to bring more to what you're already doing, how can you make it more interesting or do it better? When you're giving your day to day tasks the bare minimum it's no wonder you don't feel good about … Continue reading 3 things to do if you’re bored at work
Productive Sundays
Sundays tend to be one of my most productive days, if not the most productive day. I think the reason for this is because it's still the weekend so I'm relaxed and can spend my entire day as I please but I also know that work starts the next day so I do what I … Continue reading Productive Sundays
The Daily Gemm 