A journey through the world of lifelong learning…
Beyond Speed: Cultivate a Rich Reading Habit for Lasting Knowledge and Personal Growth. Discover how to read a book a week with deep comprehension, not speed. Learn practical strategies for lasting knowledge and richer personal development. I recall a time when my reading habit felt more like a frantic race than a period of discovery.... Continue Reading →
Discover how embracing daily actions and learning through each step can lead to lasting personal growth and professional growth. Move beyond outcome obsession. Learn how focusing on the ongoing process, consistent effort, and continuous learning propels genuine growth and satisfaction. I remember staring at my screen, a half-finished manuscript mocking me. What began as an... Continue Reading →
Getting what you want can be as disorienting as failing. Strategies for integrating success gracefully and staying grounded in your values Learn to handle success gracefully. Discover practical strategies for navigating achievement, avoiding ego traps, and staying grounded in your core values. Early in my professional journey, I secured a promotion that had been the... Continue Reading →
When the pressure is on, clarity is power. A framework for making sound, defensible decisions under stress and uncertainty. Improve your high-stakes decision-making. Learn a leadership framework for making clear, sound, and defensible decisions when under significant pressure. I've been around the block a few times. Twenty years in the trenches of business and leadership... Continue Reading →
Go beyond habits. Craft meaningful daily and weekly rituals that anchor your mindset, boost your energy, and align you with your goals. Live more intentionally with personal rituals. Learn how to design meaningful daily and weekly rituals to anchor your mindset and align your energy with your goals. I recall a time in my career... Continue Reading →
How to pursue meaningful growth while also cultivating a deep sense of contentment and appreciating the current moment. Escape the trap of endless striving. Explore the growth paradox of 'enough' to balance ambition with contentment for a more fulfilling journey. My career in IT training, eLearning design, soft skill facilitation and writing has spanned over... Continue Reading →
Tap into deep engagement and effortless action. Explore how to find the sweet spot where meaningful challenges meet your developed skills. Achieve flow states more often. Learn to align challenges with your skills to tap into peak experience, deep engagement, and enhanced productivity. I remember it clearly. Hours had vanished. The blinking cursor on the... Continue Reading →
Remember that feeling? The one where you’re plugging away, day in and day out. You pour your energy into a project or a skill. You're even working on becoming a better version of yourself. You’re working hard, but it feels like you're standing still, watching everyone else sprint past you on some imaginary track. Their... Continue Reading →
Even experts gain from approaching challenges with fresh curiosity. Reignite your learning potential by adopting this core principle regularly. Reignite learning with a beginner's mindset advantage. Approach challenges with fresh curiosity, regardless of skill, to unlock continuous growth potential. I remember sitting in a strategy meeting a few years back. I had worked in my... Continue Reading →
That amazing win. The high-fives, the celebration... then the big question: "How do we do that again?" For years, I'd ride the wave of a success and then move on to the next shiny object, essentially hoping lightning would strike twice. This left my growth up to chance, not strategy. The truth is, we're experts at celebrating success but novices at learning from it. The most valuable lessons for your next climb are embedded in the summit you just reached. That's why I've developed a process for turning wins into a wellspring of future achievements. It’s about looking back with a curious, analytical eye. In my new article, I share a practical 5-step framework to deconstruct your successes and find repeatable principles: Capture the "Before" Picture: Understand the starting conditions. Map the Journey: Pinpoint key actions and decisions. Uncover the "Why": Find the critical success factors. Acknowledge the "Almost-Didn't-Works": Embrace the imperfections. Distil the Wisdom: Formulate your guiding principles. Stop leaving your growth to guesswork. Start building a playbook based on what you already know works. Read the full article here: What’s one success, big or small, that you could deconstruct this week to find a repeatable strategy? #Leadership #Productivity #GrowthMindset #Success #BusinessStrategy #SelfImprovement
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