24 Words of Wisdom for Working Parents
15) Be a beginner.
Imagine if we could look at every person and every situation in our life as if for the first time, with a fresh new attitude, not tainted by what we know or think we know. This is called the...
14) What’s wrong with your Network?
No matter how you feel about networks, fostering them matters. They teach us new things, do favours, introduce us to new possibilities and people, makes us more innovative and give us a sounding...
13) Can you wonder instead of worry?
One thing we know is that if we approach a great challenge, difficulty or fear defensively, and react habitually, we are less likely to reach a creative solution and more likely to be worked up and...
Thoughts in a 2-Minute Read
Burnout
If you prefer to listen to this blog, click below for the audio. Or, just read on...None of us can have failed to have noticed the growing backlash against setting new years resolutions at the...
Thinking about Christmas
If you prefer to listen to this blog, click below for the audio. Or, just read on...My favourite part of Christmas is the bit in the middle, the days when you don’t know what day it is, when the...
Reaction versus Response
If you prefer to listen to this blog, click below for the audio. Or, just read on...Reaction versus Response: which are you better known for? It’s a great question to reflect on. Do I spend my days...
Reading
More Than A Woman: Caitlin Moran
Humour is so important- it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs...
The Time Paradox by John Boyd and Philip Zimbardo
If there is one thing that working parents don't have enough of it is time. Forever chasing the unforgiving minute, needed in more than one place at the same time, multitasking, juggling and so on....
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra
We love this book. It dispels the popular leadership notion that there is one authentic self, it speaks to the VUCA world leaders have to navigate now and it champions the idea of ACTION over...
Watching
Dan Cable – Activating your best self
Dan is the king of best self-psychology, this is a great mini watch to understand more about your best self and why knowing that version of yourself, and being able to activate it is so important....
Listening
Anne Helen Petersen: Errand Paralysis
“Errand paralysis” is a symptom of our culture’s general obsession with efficiency, optimization, and ultimately being a “good worker.” Which is all leading to ever-increasing rates of burnout...
Stop Breathe Think
My current favourite meditation app, and I have tried a lot. This one now includes journaling too. Get the app
Spotify – the soundtrack to Big Little Lies
Did you watch it? Whether you did or you didn’t I love this soundtrack, it's fantastic! Listen to the soundtrack to Big Little Lies