Tag: work
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Is it helping?
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.” Alan Watts Anxiety has a habit of creeping in. It might start slowly, but soon we are caught up in a vicious loop of worry and stress. The pressures of life and work overwhelm us. You have a big project due.…
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Love the process
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” Carl R Rogers Passion myths Do you feel like you are stuck in your career, or are you struggling to figure out where you are headed? Not all of us are lucky enough to know exactly what…
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Manage your energy, not time
“Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.” “Performance, health and happiness are grounded in the skillful management of energy.” Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, The Power of Full Engagement There is a constant pressure to always be on, in today’s fast pace, complex, and digital world. Work and life have melded into…
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Choose what comes naturally
“My advice is to choose a profession that is really easy for you to do and that also allows you to be creative.” Lewis Cantley Does your work ever feel like a constant uphill battle? Not a rewarding battle filled with growth, but maybe more of a meaningless struggle. Work isn’t filling your cup, it’s…
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Should work feel authentic?
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” Steve Jobs “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde Have you ever had the feeling that your work feels inauthentic? You don’t necessarily feel it all the time but it slowly creeps in and lingers below the surface. It started out…
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Bet on yourself
“We’ve been trained to prefer being right to learning something, to prefer passing the test to making a difference, and most of all, to prefer fitting in with the right people, the people with economic power. Now it’s your turn to stand up and stand out.” Seth Godin A hangover from the past Seth Godin highlights…
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How does your desk look?
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Take a look at your desk. How does it look? What is it signalling? Is it neat and organised? Or cluttered and confused? Reflection of our inner world The state of our desk (or desktop, inbox)…