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?
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
I couldn’t tell you how long I’ve dreamed of writing and publishing a book. It’s finally about to happen! You see, on 1st February 2022, I started writing a book about strengths. Since then, I’ve written four full drafts. That’s around 200,000 words that stayed on the (electronic) page. Not to mention the countless tens
Do you want to thrive as you head towards the silly season? Of course you do! But as life and work seem to speed up as the calendar ticks over, it’s not always easy to know how to look after yourself. The most common complaint I hear around this time of year is that life
Job interviews and client pitches can be tricky at the best of times – and they’re really hard when you get thrown a curly interview question that you aren’t sure how to respond to. Lots of people come to this site using the search term “3 weaknesses and 3 strengths”, and I know from conversations
