I promised myself twelve articles this year one for each month and at number ten I am stumped for a topic. So what better topic to choose than reflecting on the challenge of producing content on a regular basis and how that relates to my work. I hope you are up for a rambling article because that’s what you are getting, raw thoughts plastered onto digital paper with reckless abandon.
As always there is a ChatGPT version for brevity at the end.
Continue readingI have recently been going through a rough patch with my alarm clock and I started realising that it’s not about waking up but about keeping a promise to myself to wake up. Join me as I go down a rabbit hole of my own making where I link my self-respect to my alarm clock, come on you know you want to 😉
As always a CHATGPT Verboseless version is available 😀
Continue readingI do a lot of cleaning, I like cleaning, it’s meditative. I may have a bunch of lazy humans in my house, although I think I might not be doing them any favours to Improve. Nonetheless, cleaning all the time you pick patterns in behaviour and one in particular has fascinated me for a couple of weeks. I only need one cup, so why am I washing seven?
Continue readingI was driving behind a learner driver recently and, due to events unforeseen, found myself explaining to my daughter why some people do idiotic things and why patience is cool, as the learner driver drove on slowly. Everyone has to start somewhere and this got me thinking about how we impact new things with our behaviour.
As always Chat GOT is at the bottom for a less verbose read 😉
Continue readingI have been dealing with a lot of “human things” recently, people can be messy but oh-so impressive. Reflecting on these interactions, I realised that sometimes things happen to you and sometimes they just happen around you and knowing the difference is good for your health.
Continue readingI use a lot of analogies when I’m explaining things, painting pictures with words that everyone can understand, and providing common ground. With everyone in mind, I have been hard at work trying to demascunilise and generalise my analogies. It’s on this journey that I found a common analogy that is far more divisive than I realised, lets dig into sports analogies.
As always a Chat GPT version is at the bottom.
Continue readingI have been pondering around the subject of kindness for weeks now, a good friend of mine has a business based on the concept, and as business thinking goes my mind often wanders into the costs of doing business, especially the hidden ones. Many people believe that kindness costs nothing. But I disagree, kindness has a price, and things with a price are part of economies.
Continue readingI was very young, but I still remember the life lessons my dad imparted to me, 1) every choice has a consequence and 2) you only have three options when life happens, Accept it, Change it or Move on. ACMo is the bit I want to focus on today.
As alwasy a Chat GPT version is available at the bottom – and yes I know ACMo is an acronym for something else as well, but I like it 😛
Continue readingOf late I’ve had too many conversations about growth, what will we do with a plethora of entry-level skills? Parade them like empty medals on a wall of participation? Great job you focused on growth, do you really understand what you learned? Maybe it’s time we focus on honing instead.
Continue readingI enjoy my work, I enjoy people, and I’m in the process of reflecting specifically on my work principles. I’ve come to a realization—I am a mercenary, and so are many of my colleagues. This realisation comes from a visible change in the dynamics of the modern workplace, where traditional team structures have evolved into consultant-led collaborations – but our leadership approaches may not have yet – in essence, there are more mercies in the field than citizens.Â
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Mind, on the rocks?! 