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VALUES
THREAT
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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 real reason that change is hard
Your brain is absolutely committed to consistency.
This explanation made a huge difference to many of my clients perhaps it’ll help you too.
See their perspective up until this point was that they were inconsistent, weak willed, unmotivated or somehow didn’t want it enough.
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…
Thinking BIG
How to get yourself or others to think bigger seems to be a challenge I run into often.
A bias worth knowing about is, Attribution bias:
Be aware of what you attribute people’s actions to.
Do you ever find yourself asking, “What’s wrong with me? “
If you do then you aren’t alone.
It’s a question asked surprisingly often even by those who by external measures seem to have everything together.
Something I’ve learned through my years of using neuroscience to help leaders to transform their health, businesses and relationships 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…
There is a reality to how brains function.
You know this obviously.
You don’t work 24/7 because you know you need sleep for example.
Ok, people do sacrifice sleep all too often but you get my point.
There are realities to human nature.
If we align with them performance goes up.
When we misalign with them it goes down.
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
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