One of the things I love the most about strengths and The Strengths Deck is that there is always more to learn! And I recently had a lightbulb moment about where the ‘Vitality’ strength shows up for me, and how I use it in my daily life and work. What is ‘Vitality’? The definition of […]
Resilience is a concept that has been getting a lot of airtime in recent years, and rightly so. Global pandemics aside, the pace of life and work and the pace of change we face on a daily basis can make us feel worn down and wrung out. That’s why I was so delighted to be
I was delighted to join Zach White for an episode on his podcast The Happy Engineer. Don’t be fooled by podcast title – it’s not just for engineers! Zach does a fantastic job of helping people achieve career success by intentional design. We talked hobbits, guitars, the power of 1% improvements, and how my new
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Reader feedback is an author’s best friend – it helps us know if we’ve hit the mark. And I’ve been delighted with the early reader feedback I’ve received! If you have read the book, I’d love to hear what you think. What did you like? What didn’t you like? Who would you recommend it to?
The first book launch party that I ever attended was for my own book! In mid-February, I held the launch for ‘Unleash Your Awesome‘, and it was a double celebration. Not only did I savour the accomplishment of a long-held dream of publishing a book, it was also my birthday! So I was delighted to
I hate getting things wrong. And I really hate getting stuff wrong when it’s in my area of expertise. Apparently I don’t like being reminded that I’m human (anyone else with me on that?). It happened again in a fairly spectacular way recently, so I decided to turn it into a teachable moment for myself.
I have a confession: I love watching unboxing videos. Not the ones where people are paid to unbox a company’s product and rave about it to drive sales. But the pure, unadulterated joy of someone unboxing something they have worked long and hard to create – like a book. So when the printed copies of
How satisfied are you when you make mistakes? If you’re like most of us, you probably feel pretty bummed. And that attitude is holding you back from doing your best work. It is a good thing to make mistakes – in fact, you should be trying to make more of them. The best thing about
I’ve been told that curiosity is one of my super-powers, and yet I accidentally turned it into a weakness. Thankfully, I worked out how to turn it back into a strength! The curiosity cliche Did you know that ‘curiosity killed the cat’ is only half of the saying? I don’t know about you, but I
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Have you ever gotten caught up in the “New Year, New You” trap? It’s an almost guaranteed way to set yourself up for disappointment and failure. But there is a better way – and you already have everything you need to make it work for you. Why “New Year, New You” doesn’t work I don’t
