Everyone has an inner critic. It’s that little voice that pops up when you least want it to and reminds you of your failures and shortcomings. Perhaps it came into existence because you had critical parents or a teacher that was never pleased with what you did or a boss whose idea of management was [...]
May 28th, 2010
by andrea.
What have I done this week to move my business forward?
My clutter clearing has continued this week as I have now worked out how to use my external hard drive correctly and have done a full back up. I now also have a second external hard drive (1 terabyte!!) so that I can back up [...]
May 24th, 2010
by andrea.
Each of us has a story to our lives so far. People, moments, disasters and successes that define us or, should I say, that we allow to define us because our view of how they have affected us is just that, our view. Our version of the truth. It is our choice as to how we [...]
May 22nd, 2010
by andrea.
I recently attended a lunch held by Professionelle (an online network for professional women) based around the topic of Career Strategies For Women. As I am in a period of career transition this was a timely topic for me.
If you haven’t heard of Professionelle yet then I would definitely recommend you take a look at [...]
May 21st, 2010
by andrea.
What have I done this week to move my business forward?
Goals and roles – My biggest achievement this week has been to rearrange the way that I work by using a Stephen Covey method (read more about it here) to redefine my roles and my goals. It has been working very well and I’ve had [...]
May 19th, 2010
by andrea.
I joined a webinar (an online seminar) recently presented by Leigh St John, author of Achievement Alchemist – Discovering Your Passion. Leigh started off the webinar with this quote from Marianne Williamson:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is my light, not my [...]
May 18th, 2010
by andrea.
I have been thinking for awhile (okay, make that procrastinating) that I haven’t been as productive as I could like to be in my work day. This is especially important as I am working from home on my business so there is no one that I need to be accountable to at the end of [...]
May 17th, 2010
by andrea.
I’m starting to think that the clutter in my life is breeding while I’m asleep. I finish my day feeling like I’m on top of what I need to do then, come the next morning, I discover a list that I made days ago that had slipped down the side of my desk or the [...]
May 16th, 2010
by andrea.
A couple of days ago I wrote about how you cannot change what you tolerate. I thought it might be useful if I shared a coaching exercise that will help you identify any tolerations that you may have, and give you options on how to deal with them. This exercise is not about listing all [...]
May 15th, 2010
by andrea.
I was invited to my friend’s 6 year old birthday party which was held at an indoor rock climbing venue. I have climbed a couple of times in the past so felt confident that I could lend a helping hand and hold onto a rope or two.
As I held the rope that kept these kids [...]