Acting as if…….
Photo by Edoardo Busti on Unsplash This morning I received a super inspirational voice mail from Peter my altMBA coach and current friend and teacher, in which he spoke about something which I had heard of before but never really hit me or lived. It’s about changing of posture to: “Acting as…
Generosity matters, and don’t forget to be generous to yourself……
Photo by Elaine Casap on Unsplash Now that I am following my own advice to “say no to almost everything”………I am finding that in the morning, I am not rushing to switch the phone to check this or that, look at my to do list. Or see who has answered my messages etc etc….. For…
Relationships that really matter………….
Photo by Jenna Jacobs on Unsplash I started reading my own old blog posts and making sure that I act on my promises. And I have promised myself to “say no to almost everything”………………this has meant seriously looking at what to say no to. It has become clearer to me what I am saying no…
What is this blog for?
Photo by Elijah Hiett on Unsplash Since I launched this daily blog 5 days ago, I am pleased and proud of myself that I have managed to sit down everyday and typed out a blog. Long or short. Good or bad. I shipped. I am only now asking myself the question, what is this blog…
Saying NO to (almost) everything …..
Photo by Alex Pudov on Unsplash Yesterday I saw somewhere a quote attributed to Warren Buffet. He is supposed to have said: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say no to almost everything.” That sounds like advise I can immediately implement. I fancy myself as least being…
Who is the boss of my thoughts?
Photo by Nick Herasimenka on Unsplash Who is the boss now? On a 12 hour flight, I don’t get to decide on when the plane takes off, what I get to eat, when I can go to toilet or not to go, ………….I am literally a compliant “human-body” who/which is committed to follow rules others have…
Nostalgia, dreams and gratitude………
Photo by Ming Jun Tan on Unsplash Just arrived home in Hong Kong after a long flight. All 12 hours. Hong Kong-London. London-Hong Kong. Been on this flight hundreds of times. Flight of nostalgia, gratitude, community. Window to the world. Dreams of flying high. When I was small, Hong Kong the size of…
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you’ve got to start to be great”
Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash I remember reading somewhere (Zig Zigler?) : “You don’t have to be great to start, but you’ve got to start to be great” Here I am, I have started writing daily my blog. I intend to write better. As Seth said, just write poorly. Continue to write poorly, in public, until I can…
What stories am I telling myself?
Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash This is a post I did for Seth Godin’s TMS workshop and I though would be fun for others too! Enjoy! Mindfulness in marketing What is the story you are telling yourself? The story I am telling myself is I am done with the old story. It’s all sunk costs. The old…
Disengaging from the autopilot
Photo by Carl Nenzen Loven on Unsplash One of the things I notice that keeps us resistant to leveling up, being more kind, more open……..etc is that our autopilot system is always on. We do everything by autopilot. We have practiced our habits for so long that every reaction or response is automatic. We always do this…