8 Habits of Highly Fulfilled People and the 8 Habits of Highly Stressed People

1. Effectiveness

Instead of seeking the most efficient way to achieve their objectives they step back and consider the most

The one skill the guarantees a more successful life.

“You could cut the air in here with knife”

It’s a strange saying which points to something we all know.

We have a six sense in our

My past keeps on changing

Many of the villains of my childhood have become victims in my mind, barely given a chance of acting any way but the way they did.

I can see the fear in their eyes as they seek…

How to create responsibility in your team

Cognitive ability significantly declines in the presence of your mobile phone.

Particularly if you have a strong attachment to it. (Which is more likely than not).

Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of

After a week or so I failed.

I didn’t call it that.

I called it “I changed my mind”

I didn’t REALLY want the result.

I told myself…

Attention

We only have so much of it to give.

We require it in order to move other people.

The biggest companies in the world are in a…

20 Things I’ve learned In 20 years of working with leaders to improve energy

1. How you feel about your life in any given moment is heavily influenced by your level of energy in that moment.

2. You can transform your energy in any moment by….

How to create burnout

I learned this when helping clients with nutrition 20 years ago.

I would start with a super simple template

that would get them great results if followed.

Then recognising that they (in their words)

“Didn’t want to live like a monk.” Fair enough…

Leadership Lies

When I talk of leadership I mean both leadership of self as well as others. We operate from our beliefs whether navigating our own way or helping another so I see them as one and the same.

I first noticed this phenomenon in 2004.

The LIES

Why we consistently fail to create new habits and what to do about it

I’ve seen people pulled out of depression by taking magnesium citrate.

I’ve seen people experiencing waves of anxiety let it go from one day to the next by getting sufficient B12.

I can create anxiety in my body with a few simple steps.

How To Make The Competition Irrelevant

The Coca Cola vending machine outside your office sells 100 cans per day. You arrive one morning to see a Pepsi vending machine has arrived next to it. How many do they each sell per day?

Most assume that each machine sells about 50 cans per day.

What actually happens is…

This word urgency has swept through the start up world. Many business are trying to follow suit and become more agile.

“Move fast and break things” as Facebook told us.

The question is asked in leadership meetings everywhere,

How do we create a sense of urgency?

Look up the word urgency and the word anxiety is used as a synonym.

For good reason too.

What tends to lead…

Do you hold your breath when you’re looking at your phone?

If you don’t you are one of a rare few.

Anticipation causes us to hold our breath

A workaholic boss is a big red flag 🚩

Guilt often seems to be the thing we’re talking about when we say work life balance

When we are at home we should be at work when at work we should be at home and that’s without considering fitness and friends.

Every show of force reduces your power

People speak less in meetings you’re in

People start taking less responsibility

The future looks bleak

Less money

Fewer opportunities

More struggle

It’s just impossible to switch off

Your mind won’t stop thinking about work

You feel pulled towards your phone

You just have to check your email quickly

There never seems to be enough time

Everything takes too long

People don’t move fast enough