Inwards, onwards & upwards
A journal of invitations, ideas & inspiration to keep you moving from where you are to where you want to be
We are all a work in progress
Last month, I shared some of the different tools we can use to help us live life on purpose.
This month, I’ve been thinking about those we journey with.
The one thing that will make difficult conversations easier
We all want to have a good time at work. And most of us want other people to have a good time too.
Which is why we don’t like difficult conversations. Because they are not fun.
But the truth is, we cannot avoid them.
So how do we have these difficult conversations that we don’t want to have but have to?
Above all else, we can do one thing: stop seeing them as ‘difficult’ in the first place.
There’s nothing wrong with people pleasing
Making someone else happy is one of the best feelings in the world.
Behavioural science backs that up in study after study:
We feel better doing something for someone else than for ourselves.
The problem comes when we please others at our own expense.
7 simple tactics to bring out the best in your boss
7 simple tactics to bring out the best in your boss:
There are four types of people
There are four types of people:
Ambitious
Pragmatic
Idealistic
Empathetic
Great teams combine all four.
Three essential psychological tools for your workplace first-aid kit
The workplace can be tough.
Here are three essential tools for your psychological first-aid kit.
One for all and all for one
This month I’ve been thinking about people.
Meeting people. Leading people. Understanding people. Managing people. Celebrating people. A huge portion of our time is spent gearing our emotions, attention and actions around people who aren’t us.
And yet, they can be such hard work. Hell is other people, Satre famously observed. So why do we fill our lives with them?
Make moments matter.
Make moments matter.
Which do you remember:
Being 7 or your 7th Birthday Cake?
Your first relationship or your first kiss?
Your first job or your first pay cheque?
Sometimes we forget that we live life not as a continuum but in moments.
Moments that are mostly forgettable and occasionally remarkable.
A remarkable moment is a short experience that is both memorable and meaningful.
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