Self awareness - Caeledro

sad baby clown resting its head on a basket

When the unexpected blues strike

Today I woke up with the blues. Not depression - I've been there and I know what that feels like - but an all-pervasive feeling of sadness and brain fog that I knew would be a barrier to achieving the things I needed to today. What I would normally do:....

17 August 2021Productivity, Self awareness, 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

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

Challenges Productivity Self awareness

Put on your cape, and achieve your goals

To work towards a goal we need a motivation to act. And to be motivated, we need an emotional connection with the end point. To do that, we need to keep asking WHY? Why is this important to me? Keep following that thread of questioning until you reach the personal....

25 May 2021Challenges, Productivity, Self awareness