“What’s your New Year’s resolution?” How I dislike this question! When I stopped answering this empty question with empty words my life began to change. The more I work on myself and with my clients the more I understand why setting goal works. When you can clearly define a goal that’s … [Read more...]
New Year’s resolutions – or just another goal gone by the wayside? Did you know that only 8% of people who set New Year’s resolutions, or goals, actually succeed? 75% are still going after the first week – that’s ¼ who have already quit! 64% one month later – that’s 1 in 3 who’ve … [Read more...]
I'm excited to be holding another vision board play day! Spend the day and create your 2016 vision board. If you've never done a vision board before you'll be surprised at how easy it is to do and how inspired you'll be to bring it all to life in 2016. Create your 2016! The … [Read more...]
Getting Organized at Work - 24 Lessons to Set Goals, Establish Priorities, and Manage Your Time The Employee Handbook for Enhancing Corporate Performance McGraw-Hill Professional Education series By Ken Zeigler (2005) This is a really easy to read book of 24 lessons (as suggested by the title) … [Read more...]
If you’ve been following my personal page, you will have seen my photos for this project #100DaysHappy. What a journey this was and the results were unexpected and surprising! There is a period during the process of change where things really turn to pot. Intellectually I know this. It was only … [Read more...]
Decluttering the mind has many of the same benefits as decluttering a physical space. As the work is internal you'd think you might not see any physical signs. Let's run through some of the benefits and see how that can translate into physical changes. The benefits of an uncluttered mind: … [Read more...]
After having been away for a week and feeling some overwhelm with all the new ideas and excitement it generated, I've realised that, of course, I can't do everything until I declutter what's going in my mind. Then the priorities re-order, the focus returns and the action starts. Here are some of … [Read more...]
Habits and routines are a great way to simplify your life. What can happen though is that they become unconscious. It pays to check in occasionally and ask the question - is what I'm doing still actually useful? Why do I do it that way? Because I've always done it that way is usually a signal that … [Read more...]
You've decided! You know exactly what you want and how great it will be! And then you see the size of the job. Simplifying your life now seems a really daunting project. What about simplifying that process? 1. Chunk it down by starting small. Pick one area and start with that. Taking small steps … [Read more...]
This week marks the 10th anniversary of having reached my Weight Watchers goal. Since then my life has changed a number of times. Each stage is another opportunity for creative food ideas and other forms of exercise to enjoy. Here are some of the changes and what worked for me. Single - Even … [Read more...]