How many times have you heard that being successful is all down to setting goals? It may come as no surprise to you to learn there is a lot more to success than just setting your goals. In this article, I show you why many people fail to achieve their goals and how to be successful with whatever it is that you want to achieve in your life. 1. What is a goal? A goal is a target which is achievable in measurable attainable steps. It is more than... read more
Avoiding Burnout
Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion resulting from long-term stress. It leaves you feeling overwhelmed, emotionally flat and no longer able to cope with the demands of your job. It prevents you from being productive by sapping your energy levels, leaving you feeling hopeless, pessimistic, and resentful. Burnout stems from an unhealthy work-life balance, being unable to disconnect during leisure time and a lack of boundaries.... read more
Recovering from Burnout
Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion. It can occur when you experience long-term stress in your job, or when you have worked in a physically or emotionally draining role for a long time. You can also experience burnout when your efforts at work have failed to produce the results that you expected, and you feel deeply disillusioned as a result. You might be experiencing burnout if you feel: Every day at work is a bad day.... read more
The 7 Cs of Communication
Think of how often you communicate with people during the day. You write emails, facilitate meetings, participate in conference calls, create reports, devise presentations, debate with your colleagues… the list goes on. We can spend almost our entire day communicating. So, it stands to reason that communicating clearly and effectively can boost productivity. The 7 Cs provide a checklist for making sure that your communications are well... read more
5 Steps to Embrace Your Loneliness
Loneliness is something most people try to avoid. But being alone is an inevitable part of life. It happens to everyone at some time or another. It is important to be able to separate solitude from loneliness and to understand what is behind your feelings so you can embrace being alone. 1. Work Out the Root Cause of Your Fear of Loneliness Some scientists believe loneliness is a basic emotion on a par with fear and anger. Being part of a group... read more
Performing Under Pressure – Confidence & Optimism
The book Performing Under Pressure found people who perform under pressure harness what they call COTE: Confidence, Optimism, Tenacity and Enthusiasm. Confidence Confidence for most of us is believing we have what it takes to succeed. It’s not ground-breaking to say that having confidence that you can perform is critical to performing under pressure. However, the people who do it best practice at building their confidence levels so that... read more