Welcome to the myth of either/or. There is a third way. It’s not that other things need 100% of our time and energy or we shut them out – it may be a 45-second hug, offering 5 minutes to see what your children want to show you, and then they move on and you move on to your thing. I also quote a study about distractions in this podcast as… Read More »The Third Way: Goodbye Either/Or, Hello “And” | #26
Inspired by the experience of a friend setting herself up to make a lot of different changes all at one time, I talk today about transitions and pacing yourself, including New Year’s Resolutions, and how to avoid Burnout when setting new goals for ourselves. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – Free Self Care Checklist Download – 5 Ways to Set Goals You Might Actually Accomplish – Grab yourself the FREE Roadmap to… Read More »Burnout: Pacing in The Boom and Bust Cycle | #25
It’s okay to not be creative right now. And it’s okay to be upset about your lost creativity. Today, I’m discussing the frustration of not having our natural creativity, due to the high levels of stress we are under in this pandemic, even for those of us who have not personally been affected by the direct loss of someone through the Coronavirus. And I share my experience of using vanilla… Read More »Why We Are All Creative (Without Trying To Be) | #24
Today we look at “what if?” anxiety thoughts, focusing on those “is this what I want?” and “what if I fail?” questions. We ask more questions but also look at how to consider failures as being part of the road to success. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – The Super Mario Effect – Tricking Your Brain into Learning More (TEDx) – How to Talk With Your Fear (Mine’s Called Kitten) – Want… Read More »How to Manage What If Thoughts (What If I Mess It Up?) | #23
Note: Before I talk about energy as a currency, please note that this episode was recorded before last week’s events in the USA, and I want to acknowledge that this is not the first fortnight of 2021 most of us hoped for. This episode covers having multiple reasons “why” for a change, and how this can fuel us (and how not having this energy can lead to failing). I speak… Read More »Mental Energy As Currency | #22
This week, Ember and I explore my experience of setting a word-of-the-year (sometimes shortened to WOTY) since 2009, and Ember even shares her word of the year out loud during the episode. I list a few ways I’ll be using my word to shape specific goals and invite you to share your words with me in the comments below. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – Want my free emails on reinventing your… Read More »My Word of the Year for 2021 | #21
It’s the final episode of 2020. And I’m focusing on what things feel hard, how much we struggle as humans, when the path feels ‘wrong’ and when we don’t know if this is the ‘right’ decision. || LINKS MENTIONED|| –Want my free emails on reinventing your 2021? –Episode 16 – The Truth about Resistance (NaNoWriMo) –Raise Your Hand Say Yes Podcast: On Being Enough (ep.347) –The Struggle of the Butterfly… Read More »Sometimes The Struggle Is The Process | #20
It turns out envisioning is a real word. Who knew? As we reach toward the end of the year, I talk about the importance of (and touch on some of the science around) crafting a life vision and designing how you’d like your life to be to boost your sense of clear direction and motivation. We plan and prepare and review and check on everything… except our lives. THE TWO… Read More »On Planning and Envisioning for the New Year | #19
Self help and productivity advice focuses a lot on making our thoughts and actions habitual. I have a real issue with the 21-days-to-change-a-habit myth and I talk about that today, along with the first 3 steps to creating resolutions for 2021 that actually work for you, and will help avoid overwhelm and that grand sense of failure around the third week of January. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – How to Use… Read More »Habits are Habitual: What to do for Successful Resolutions | #18
We made it to the second week of December. Well done us. I’m sharing a technique around ‘Narrative Crafting’ as reinvention is often internal, and in hindsight, this is us choosing where we focus our attention, and the impact of doing this on our lives. I also talk about my “yellow moment” exercise and how I had to reinvent my own perspective to use it. Tiffany’s Quote: “The more content,… Read More »Reinventing Your Perspective With Your Focus | #17