Career and Leadership Advice
From Catastrophe to Calm: How to Flip Your Thinking with Slowing Down and Presence
We've all been there. You face a situation, and your mind immediately leaps to the worst possible outcome. Your heart races, your palms sweat, and you start imagining the domino effect of doom. This is catastrophising, and it's a thinking pattern that can make even minor setbacks feel overwhelming.
Mastery vs. Perfectionism: Finding the Flow in Work and Learning
We all want to excel, to be the best we can be. But when it comes to work and learning new skills, the path to excellence can be a tricky one.
How to be a good follower… when your manager makes you do stuff you don’t want to do.
Work can get tricky. Sometimes, your brilliant idea and your manager's, well, less brilliant idea, bump heads. Before you march into a heavyweight office showdown (not a great look!), here's how to navigate that disagreement like a workplace.
REAL Self Care - what does it mean for you?
Real self-care is more about caring for your needs than necessarily a hot bubble bath. Looking into what is fulfilling your motivations in your work life and where it all fits together. What your value is, and where do you place value on your time and energy. Finding your ultimate work-life balance.
Reframe your perspective, and let go of the negative
Learning to reframe your perspective is important to tackling those work life challenges we’re all faced with. Approaching negative situations and flipping them to opportunities eases the path to move through.
Emotional Intelligence - what is it?
Emotional intelligence isn’t just a fancy word it is a way of being and managing yourself and others. Empathy builds trust and positive interactions.
How much work is there really? Time for a self-audit.
How much work do you really have? Are you working as efficiently as you could - giving yourself the time to complete what your core role is can mean more time for life. A self audit of your true work habits can help move you to a better work life balance.
The role of Thank You and Recognition in the workplace
A simple thank you for a job well done or recognition for your contribution can mean the world to the recipient. But it’s not often applied enough or in the right way in the workplace. What are the benefits? And how can we do this better?
Positive Thinking Bias: Learning to mange your thinking
Creating open conversations in the workplace can help more than just your work. Through an open and positive mindset, we can learn to listen to others, developing better communication and relationships in the office, and beyond. But how do you nuture this in yourself?