Work with ease, find the flow.
Here's a video with an easy exercise to make a difference in your workspace. I tell a story, and somehow make a connection between light fixtures and writing things down at work... There's some Marie Kondo magic in there too. If videos aren't your thing, read further below for a quicker version, and for how…
As I got better at noticing my emotions and my internal state in general, I often felt that it wasn’t what it “should” be, and then I'd feel a drive to change it. I had a whole host of techniques to fix my thinking. If I was worrying about something, my strategy was to think…
I’m a big fan of meditation and yoga, and everything I’m learning about buddhism is bringing me more and more wisdom and inner peace. I’m also irreverent and sarcastic, and probably used to make fun of people who talked about ‘inner peace’. Life is messy 🙂 So, while my reading lately has been spiritually enriching…
It was in an article about the Queen of England that I read about this habit. She takes a small amount of food into her mouth, puts down her fork and chews completely before loading her fork for another bite. As someone who approached every meal as if it were a speed-eating contest ... I…
A favourite habit of mine is naming my day / week / year - giving each one a theme or a focus. I'll have a day of Ideas or week of Calm, and picking the name makes me smile, even when my teenagers roll their eyes at me repeating the really good ones way too…
At my work, we had a productivity expert do a training session with us, and she asked how many emails we each had in our inbox. The answers - in a team of 15 people - ranged from 4 to 800. Everyone on the team works in a similar job, with a similar volume of…
I love planners. I love them so much that I used to start at least three or four every year - shopping for them was too much fun! I made my own too. I don't remember how I first learned about Passion Planners, but it was over 3 years ago, and I haven't bought another…
