Can you wake up easier in the morning? Yes! (Sort of)
I have to admit I am the world's worst person at getting up. No matter what time I go to sleep, how much sleep I've had, or what time I…
Personal Development
How More Monitor Real Estate Can Increase Your Productivity
Looking for an early Christmas present from your boss? Ask them for an extra monitor....
Take A Step Back
It occurred to me while I was working on the rebuild and redesign of this website that quite often it's all too easy for us to get bogged down in…
Brewing tea, ripe avocados, scarf tying and more!
Over at Amazing Facts they have a great post detailing some incredibly important hacks that everyone should know. You can view infographics on a variety of interesting topics.
Multitasking Revisited: How Much Time Are We Wasting?
In an article published in the New York times in October (yes, I'm behind with my blogging, okay?!) entitled "Multitasking Can Make You Lose ... Um ... Focus" the author…
How To Run An Appraisal
As we move into the new year, we'll all start having to face the prospects of either giving a review or being on the receiving end of one. The following…
The US Presidential Election, Motivation And Productivity
Hah! Bet you didn't see that one coming eh? Yes, I am about to link the US Election to the topic of this blog - how genius am I?! Firstly,…
Four Hour Work Week in the Real World? Dream On!
Tim Ferris has made millions off the back of his book "The Four Hour Work Week" but can the Four Hour Work Week really work? Find out my thoughts in…
What Your Email Response Time Says About You
I read an article in The Daily Mail called "Email etiquette: What your response time reveals about your personality". From the Article by Liz Hull: It's usually considered polite when…
5 Lessons Managers Can Learn From Running A Pool Team
Okay, a slightly strange topic - and tangent - for me I know bt I've been thinking about this for a while now (no wonder my head hurts!) and I…
7 Habits: Habit 7 – Sharpen The Saw : Principles of balanced Self-Renewal
Habit 7 is all about managing the lessons we learned in Habits 1 through 5 and how to ensure that we keep ourselves healthy and balanced.
7 Habits – Habit 5: Seek first to understand then to be understood
Habit 5 looks at seeing things from someone else's perspective. If we are to be able to have a meaningful conversation with someone we first need to understand their needs…