June, 2021 - Caeledro

The joy of growing!

I keep seeing this meme - the one about the sense of power of growing a tomato over money and status! To add to the impact, I have included a picture of the tomatoes I grew from seed this year. They're all grown up now and are starting to develop....

29 June 2021Learning, Wellbeing

brown fedora hat in selective focus photography

Self awareness Wellbeing

How much time do you spend being YOU?

How many "hats" do you wear in a week? We are friends, parents, partners, employees, bosses, chefs, dog-walkers, gardeners.... Where are WE as we swap all these hats we wear on a day to day basis in order to keep life rolling? We can get good at doing so many....

17 June 2021Self awareness, Wellbeing

Productivity Self awareness

Essentialism – working out what is really important right now

My business book club recently read "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown. I didn't immediately chime with the message, finding it more than I felt I could commit to. Basically, Greg suggests that we pare down our priorities to the absolute bare minimum and reject anything else....

16 June 2021Productivity, Self awareness

Careers Learning

Doctoral translation

Original article: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/career/three-hard-truths-i-learned-moving-non-academic-career Janelle Ward’s article for THE absolutely nails it for those looking at moving beyond academia after a PhD. She says: “Learning new terminology is essential, but so is translating previous experience. Part of changing careers is learning what can seem like a foreign language. Jargon-heavy professions are....

14 June 2021Careers, Learning

pretty cushion on the deck of a sailing boat

Challenges Learning Self awareness

When things are challenging, embrace the learning!

Easier said than done, definitely. But something I reflected upon while sailing in Scotland recently. We set off for the day at the same time as another boat. We put the sails up and revelled in the peace and tranquillity of this way of travelling. The other boat (also a....

10 June 2021Challenges, Learning, Self awareness

Challenges Dealing with others Self awareness Wellbeing

Turn a reaction into a response

Okay, maybe it's not as simple as that? If something bad happens, it is very unlikely that we wouldn't have a reaction. In fact those reactions can save our lives, like picking up a hot potato. But we don't need long to get the message. A moment is enough. So....

3 June 2021Challenges, Dealing with others, Self awareness, Wellbeing