There's more to life than increasing its speed
Posted in More to..., Relaxing on Jun 1st, 2012
One of the arsey things about worrying is that you can feel too panicked to think straight: You’re imagining an unpleasant result in the future, and thinking about that sends you into a spin in the present. Coming up with a solution feels unreasonably hard, that feeds your worry too and – urgh. Here’s a [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 27th, 2012
Have you ever had a day where everything feels like it’s urgent? Maybe a whole load of days? You’re not sure where to focus next, it’s full on, maybe you’re stressed and your brain has about as much clarity as a bowl of custard. Too many of those kind of days can knock your balance [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 22nd, 2012
The other morning I popped outside for a walk, went 20 paces to the top of my road and promptly sprinted back home. Why? I legged it back for the camera, to enjoy this: Those moments were brief, but ooooh so brilliant! It was totally, stunningly beautiful – the light was [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 21st, 2012
Mountain or mole hill? Your work life balance could be just a tiny step away – or it could feel like you’ve got a bit of a mountain to climb. Today is about imagining what it might be like as you find your steps towards work-life balance. We’ll go with the mountain metaphor… And if [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 20th, 2012
Today we explore one the most potent fuels for Work-Life Balance: Knowing what’s most important to you. At any point in time, we each have our own particular recipe for life, made up of the things that matter most to us, our values. Our values help us make choices about what we commit to and define [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 19th, 2012
Hello and welcome to Part 4 of our series on Work-Life Balance. We’ve looked at work… and life , explored how to achieve balance, and highlighted some ways to handle stuff that scares the wotsits off you. Today it’s time to think about what will inspire you as you create and maintain your particular balance. [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 18th, 2012
Hi and welcome to Part 3 of our series on Work-Life Balance Today’s the day we look at fear – fear and all it’s relatives like nerves, worry, anxiety, discomfort, and the good old Totally Bricking It. What’s fear doing in a work-life balance series? Well, creating your work-life balance starts with looking at where [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 17th, 2012
Hello and welcome to Part 2 of our series on Work-Life Balance. Yesterday we explored work… and life and the way that every aspect of life is involved in creating balance. Today we’re taking a look at the nature of balance itself. What might be significant about the fact that work-life is a balance? When [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 16th, 2012
Welcome to Part 1 of our series on Work-Life Balance Let’s start by taking a look at the “Work-Life” bit of this phrase. “Work-Life Balance” picks out one bit of your life (work) and looks at how that balances with the rest of your life. For most of us, work occupies a big proportion of [...]
Posted in Balance, More to..., Relaxing on Jan 16th, 2012
“Work-Life Balance” … it’s a very familiar phrase, often talked about, frequently identified as something to “sort out.” But what does it actually mean? This week we’ll be exploring work-life balance from lots of different angles – clarifying what it means for you, introducing ways that you can create and maintain a better balance for [...]
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