Start, Stop, Continue. Great concept, often used annually or six-monthly at best in workplace performance reviews to let you know where you need to change. It got me thinking about how often we actually check in on ourselves. Most of us are guilty of waiting for a big sign that things are out of whack before we do something about it. Things could get really serious before we realise that something needs to change. The difference between us mere … [Read more...]
Confessions Of A Recovering Workaholic
Workaholic.. Wow, doesn’t that word have some sting in its tail! The word has such connotations associated with it. I mean the simple “aholic” added on the end conjures up thoughts of addictions such as alcohol and drugs. Recovering implies that this is some nasty sickness that could kill you and is always lurking in the background. That you can fall off the wagon so to speak at any time. But workaholic’s don’t fall into that camp, right..? … [Read more...]
The Quickest Path To Recovery
I am in the middle of being my own Resilience & Sustainability case study (always interesting for a Resilience expert ;) and it continues to fascinate and remind me of the key elements I coach my clients on. You see three weeks ago I had surgery. Required an overnight stay and happy to report all is fine. And whilst this wasn't life threatening, it was however significant and therefore requires a paced recovery process. For those of you … [Read more...]
