Autumn harvest and the clocks fall back
And so we reach the traditional season for harvesting – September, October, November. Gather in your ideas that have worked and congratulate yourself on a task well accomplished. Remember to keep planning on your next planting cycle and if some of the ideas will continue to perform retain them. Some things you have tried will […]
Summer – plan for it and enjoy the fruits of your labour
June, July & August are ideally the warmest and longest days of the year. This is the period to keep tending your crop of ideas and tasks, keeping them fed and watered on a regular basis so they grow and thrive. People’s behaviour changes in the summer and your planning needs to take this into […]
Plan for Spring – ideas and growth
Continuing my series on planning and understanding the seasons of life and business this article moves on to spring. Spring is a time to be prepared and plant for the coming year. As the evenings lengthen the months of March, April and May herald the return of growth and potential. When looking at your plan […]
Winter months – a planning season
Just like the natural seasons the winter months of December, January and February tend to be a time for tying up loose ends and then beginning to plan for the coming year. 2016 for me has been one of the busiest years I can remember for a long time. I decided early on in 2016 […]
When the Unexpected Happens…Do You Run for the Hills or Take a New Direction?
New Year- New Direction New year is a traditional time for reflection, resolution and resurgence. Taking a new direction, in life, in business and even in politics is sometimes necessary. What happens when that new direction is forced upon you? Do you dive under the duvet and wish it all away, or embrace it, make […]
Love Your Failures
Why don’t we love our failures instead of letting them make us feel small? Following on from my last post of looking back to look forward I am shining the spotlight on failure. In this period of reflection have a look at your failures. Gather them together whilst being careful not to re-engage with any […]
Look Back to Look Forward for 2017
What do you see when you look back? As we enter the last month of the year thoughts naturally turn towards the coming festive period. We begin to think about winding work down a bit and look forward to the public holidays when we can lay our work hats to one side and get some […]
Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and try, try again
Sometimes in your career, just as I was, you are faced with nothing, nada, zilch, zero. In my case, it was the train crash that absolutely trashed my financial advice career and left me with no way back. For others, it may be the failure of a business, having to change direction to survive or […]
Persist Like a Jack Russell
This month’s articles have been about how you get going after a major setback. Life changing events can rock you back on your heels but you can get through them. So far we have looked at the need to Keep Trying…not always easy when your life has crashed down around you. However, there are new […]
Assess like the Ancient Egyptians
Are you properly assessing your progress? Whenever you start something new, change direction or have a complete overhaul of strategy, you can get completely absorbed in the project and forget to step back occasionally. This is especially true if you have experienced a severe setback; you just want to move forward, without stopping. That can […]