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Tag Archives: progress
How long should you put up with being bad at something?
Last month, I referred to the adage ‘be brave enough to suck at something new‘, and a couple of days ago, a client referred to that post and asked ‘how long is it before something is no longer new?’. I … Continue reading
Gaining momentum with the Curiosity Flywheel
Do you ever feel like you have lots of ideas but struggle to execute them? Me too. What if there was a model that could help you with that? Do you know what a flywheel is? You can read a … Continue reading
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Choose your words carefully to support your goals
‘After reading your post about the One Hundred Day Challenge last week, I had an interesting conversation with my partner’ wrote Carl. ‘We’ve been talking for ages about setting up an account to save for a special holiday and yet … Continue reading
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Making the most of mistakes
At the end of July, I wrote a post about regret. At a recent session, a coaching client who we’ll call Matt referred to that post and also brought along a quote from organisational psychologist Adam Grant: People who are … Continue reading
Never underestimate the value of a small change
As you know, when I write about clients, I often change their names: not today! After I finished a session with a client last week, I was working on a draft of this post about the importance of small changes. … Continue reading
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Tagged goals, habits, marginal gains, personal development, progress, time management
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Six months in – how is 2023 going for you?
In his letter to Amazon shareholders back in 2016, Jeff Bezos wrote the following about making decisions: ‘Most decisions should probably be made with somewhere around 70% of the information you wish you had. If you wait for 90%, in … Continue reading
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Tagged goals, personal development, planning, progress, reflection, review, self-awareness
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When is a failure not a failure?
Like many people last week, we watched the launch of SpaceX’s Starship. With bated breath, we saw the countdown clock stall at 26 seconds then reset to 41 seconds when the Flight Director called a halt to proceedings for final … Continue reading
Pancakes, progress and perfectionism
Last week was the first time I’d seen Marie since she’d launched a new initiative in her workplace and I was eager to hear how it went. ‘It wasn’t great – I’d hoped it was going to make a bit … Continue reading
Two steps to progress
From time to time, we all feel overwhelmed by the tasks ahead of us. Maybe you’re recruiting and have interviews to prepare for; perhaps you’re preparing to sell your house and the photos are going to be taken on Friday. … Continue reading
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Tagged focus, overwhelm, personal development, planning, progress, uncertainty
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Pushing past procrastination
Last week, a client who we will call Annie, came to her session with one topic in the forefront of her mind: procrastination. ‘I’ve been using the priority management matrix for some time now and It really helps me deal … Continue reading
Turning over pebbles 