Mindset

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I read a lovely post this morning (read it here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jim-matlock-661506239_veterans-vfw-education-activity-7235291383375290368-xkRw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop). The gist is that a US school teacher had 27 veterans bring in the desks for young children just starting school. Her point was that the children only had the freedom to occupy those desks due to the service and sacrifice of people like …

WHEN DO YOU PLAY?

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Enjoy the Journey Mindset Mission Reflect & Monitor

I THINK WE ARE BORN SLOW AND CONNECTED TO OURSELVES

We are born having very simple needs – comfort, food, to be clean and safe and warm. Over time, we are “educated” into fast and thinking-is-king and that results are the only thing that matters. We lose that connectedness, slow and awareness of our bodies and feelings. We become wedded to the idea that happiness …

Mindset Mission We Need Change

WHERE DO YOU SEE PROFIT PUT BEFORE OTHER VALUES?

A recent post received a lot of responses. It was a thought experiment where a lower rate of return could be chosen to prioritise looking after people or a higher return that cost 1000 people their jobs. I speculated that the most common decision was the higher return regardless of the adverse impact to a …

Enjoy the Journey Mindset Reflect & Monitor

Qualified but uninspired? I know you can do it, but do you want to?

Is your work zapping your passion these days? Do you feel experienced, but bored? I know I can do this, but do I want to? This is the key question. So many of us do things because that’s the road we are on. If you are going to change things, you need to decide to …

Mindset

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GREAT CLIENT

Coaching is an immensely powerful means of self-transformation and growth. An expert coach is obviously necessary, but so is a great client. If someone is not willing or able to be coached, the outcome is very difficult to achieve. Here is what I define as being a great client: But here’s what I know for …

Mindset Reflect & Monitor

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The world’s people are in peril. We no doubt live in a noisy, numb, narcissistic age. The talents and attentions of the majority are not invested in personal mastery and social responsibility but squandered on games, voyeurism, and base sensationalism. We have recklessly abandoned what truly matters – the striving to be great as individuals …

Enjoy the Journey Mindset Planning & Motivation Reflect & Monitor

Try this free activity

The Wheel of Life is a simple, easy to do view of how satisfied you are right now with your life. It’s fun, quick and intuitive. If your wheel is balanced, it’ll roll well, but if one or more areas is out of kilter, life will feel more difficult than necessary. This simple activity gives …

Mindset Planning & Motivation

Maslow’s Hierarchy (or basics first)

What this says is that – as humans – we need to build from the bottom of the pyramid upwards. This means that our physical needs, security and belonging must be established before we are able to consider “higher” needs such as status, recognition and our own personal contribution. Okay – nice theory … So …

Mindset

A Sign That You Might Need to Change Your Mindset

A Sign That You Might Need to Change Your Mindset My belief that entrepreneurship (and getting to our goals generally) is a mixture of skillset (including toolset), mindset and reflection. I define skillset as things we do, while mindset is attitudes, how we think and specifically how we think about what we think. For me, …

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