Don’t give all your habits an even break. Some will serve you far better than others. But to know which is which – start always with understanding what you wish your personal brand to stand for. How do you wish to differentiate yourself? In what way will you add value? What will be your most [...]
Simply putting in big hours does not cut it. Time spent at a task is not a proxy for productivity, never will be. The individuals in any organisation that compete for the status as being the last to leave each day, do not always represent the most effective. My brother once joked about his concern [...]
As they say, it takes a bullshit artist to know one. Where do you rank? The book “Bullshit Jobs” (Simon & Schuster), by David Graeber, raises some interesting perspectives on the sheer number of jobs that exist that add no real value and are essentially meaningless (and for many soul [...]
Becoming everything you are capable of becoming. A couple of further thoughts (see recent post) on Abraham Maslow’s concept of self-actualisation. A self-actualiser being someone who has the desire to realise one’s full potential. Leading to a rather grand outcome of becoming everything they [...]
Abraham Maslow Your life is your life – so how is it playing out? For many of us, studying Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was simply something one had to do as part of our University studies. Intuitively you always kind of got it – yep get the basic needs satisfied like your physiological and [...]
There was an interesting article recently in the Weekend Australian Magazine by Polly Vernon about inspirational quotes. While she provided great insight into the rampant growth in the use and visibility of such quotes, she also provided some brilliant insight into the minds of those who hold them [...]