Overwhelmed, exhausted, angry, sad, anxious? The below is a quick reminder to stop ignoring your feelings and instead take a moment to stop and ask yourself ‘what do I need?’ If you like these short thoughts or want more from me on leadership ideas and advice then take a moment
“Relief from sadness and grief” That’s how artist Hiroyuki Doi described his monumental circle drawings following the death of his brother. Repetitive doodling appears to have other benefits too, with studies finding that most people retain more information and remain more focussed when doodling. This video is a genius reflection
A reflection about mindset and targets as limiters. A none-business example that got me thinking last week. Over the last 9 months, I’ve been working with a personal trainer. In the last session, he had me working on pull ups and set me a target of four. I failed on
A brilliant way to explain integrity from The Conscious Group.There’s a really worthy question worth asking here, which pillar of integrity is most important to you? Emotional Intelligence Welcome all authentic emotions as energy moving through you Know what you’re feeling when you feel it – discriminate between thoughts and
Someone in your team is incredibly talented at what they do. They have experience. They have passion. They have a wealth of knowledge about their subject matter. You know they are valuable to your company (after all, it’s their knowledge that keeps winning you new business and is inspiring teams).
Don’t give in to the frustration, let it be the catalyst for whimsy. As my team and I continue to build assets for lots of new leadership and development courses for AndyBrown.Coach, we’ve had plenty of conversations about workflows, utilising Hubspot, sorting out our current lists and generally spending some
A member of a team I work with recently shared a link to an article. “This is a good one“, he said. That was it. In time poor lives where your inbox can at times feel like someone else’s to do list, if you’re going to share you need to
“It turns out generosity can actually be contagious… receivers of a prosocial act can pay it forward. Kindness can actually spread.” A lovely, uplifting article on how random acts of kindness make a bigger splash than expected. You can read the full article on Science Daily, but for ease I’ve
Ever received an unexpected piece of news from a client and thought ‘what the hell?’. I posted this piece of advice last year, but a few conversations recently have put it front of mind again. This article is a reminder that often, when a client brings you a piece of
“If you imagine less, less will be what you undoubtedly deserve,” said Debbie Millman, a writer, designer, educator, artist, brand consultant, and host of the podcast Design Matters. She urged on having a positive and open mindset, “Do what you love and don’t stop until you get what you love.
