A year since the first instruction to stay at home was issued and, after many months of the latest lockdown, the restrictions are starting, cautiously, to lift. For some, that brings a jubilant anticipation of freedom. For others, it brings fear of mixing too soon and a resurgence of infections. Last week, I had my [...]
How has your year started? Did you set any resolutions? How are you getting on with them? To me, January is the wrong time of year to set resolutions. It’s often dark and dreary, too cold to venture outside and this year we’re in the middle of another lockdown. […]
How are you feeling as we move into December? It’s not surprising that there is a lot of angst in the world these days. What with all the mixed messages over the pandemic and many other political issues both at home and abroad. Many of us have personal worries too, either at work or home. [...]
Did you manage to get a holiday this year? Or a staycation, as most of us have had to do? I do hope you gave yourself a break over the summer months. September is a time of change. Not only seasonally, but also being the beginning of the academic year. Businesses often use this time [...]
We need a sense of calm in our lives. With COVID-19 guidelines regularly changing and the gradual lifting of lockdown, some people’s vociferous opinions and reactions have caused upset in their communities. Peace and calm are needed now more than ever. Especially when you’re managing work commitments and a busy family life. […]
Did you notice how strong the camaraderie was at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown? Everyone was suddenly feeling isolated with the restrictions imposed on our normal lives, yet there was a sense of us all being in it together. […]
When I started writing this blog article, I had a whole different context in mind. It was the start of a new year and we were looking ahead to see what could be achieved. In the last couple of weeks everything has changed! […]
Some habits are good, some bad. Clearly, we need to keep up with the good habits and dispense with the bad. Easier said than done? It’s easy to fall into a pattern of behaviour without realising that it’s become a habit – that’s fine if it’s a good habit and not if it’s not. [...]
Goal setting – figuring out what you want to achieve – is an excellent way to move forwards in business and your personal life and we talked about this before in a previous newsletter. We’ve also covered how you need to consider your resources so that you can achieve those goals without burning out. Now, [...]
As the seasons change, often our human resource – energy – changes too. We must look after ourselves, conserve and maintain our energy to work efficiently and make money, being the second necessary resource. The one thing we can’t change or influence is our third resource – time. Only having 24 hours in a day, [...]
