I think a key skill to managing a group holiday without blowing up at each other is sensing when the bomb is about to detonate and stepping back long enough for emotions to cool down and let that shit go, so everyone can move on.

I think you can tap into a reservoir of gratitude by considering the negative possibilities that did not come to pass. For example, the average holiday maker does not get down on their knees and thank their chosen deity when they arrive at the hotel. They usually flump onto the bed or check what's on … Continue reading Journey possibilities →

The thing I struggle most with in self love is chocolate. Not your run of the mill chocolate but my local bakery's amazing brownies that have just the right amount of gooey-ness. Now, from what I've read in self love you have to treat yourself. But conversely it also counts as self love to take … Continue reading Chocolate and self love →

Running a marathon is an easy to understand feat. Anyone you tell will know automatically that you are taking on a long and difficult task and should be suitably impressed. But trying to grow a Twitch following online by posting videos of you playing games doesn't translate as easily. 'Oh, ok, and why are you … Continue reading Twitch marathons →

Tribes evokes associations of an ancient forgotten term but you can see their ancestors in everyday life. It's all about 'Us' vs 'Them'. If it's a 1 person 'Us' (more of a 'Me' really) and an everyone else 'Them' then you could say that person needs to work on their social skills to find their … Continue reading Tribes and ancestors →

The team has flashes of brilliance but only flashes. They have a serious consistency problem. What's more, it appears the only reliable trigger for a flash of brilliance is a berating from the coach. An exhausting trigger. To try and analyse this human behaviour I think the team is prone to doing the bare minimum. … Continue reading Flashes of brilliance →

Decision fatigue is real. There's no escaping it. Therefore it's the disciplined mind that willfully ignores the window dressing problems so they can focus on the bankruptcy issues.

The CEO has requested an all hands on deck last minute project, quick drop everything you're doing and help! Without ever being a CEO, I think these projects are the product of lazy thinking. Yes, every now and then a COVID comes along and both shocks and disrupts everything. But you would think being at … Continue reading Last minute requests version delta →

Your colleague text to say they're going to be five minutes late, you've gotten five minutes back in your day, quick fill it! There's so many things to do these days that when you're gifted time, enjoying the moment always takes the back seat. Or, we're so conditioned to avoid boredom that we whip out … Continue reading Fill the gap →

'If it ain't broke don't fix it' is the saying of a lazy craftsman and not one I want working on my house. This attitude leads to years of neglect, then it all comes crashing down and it requires wholesale radical changes to get you back on track. Better, I think to be perfecting, daily. … Continue reading Ain’t broke →