The end of the year is officially upon us. For a lot of us that means frantic shopping trips and trying to fit lots of things into small spaces of time. Christmas parties, lunches, school concerts and assemblies. Winding up Read more…
It’s a busy time of year. We’re shifting into the holiday season ready for the transition from one year into the next. Facing the juggle of school holidays, work and kids and for those of us in the lower eastern Read more…
The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, once famously said: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln Now old Abe was not (at least Read more…
I feel inspired, nay compelled to say something… Productivity is not a dirty word. Scrolling through my Facebook feed this morning whilst enjoying my coffee with cream, I came across this article: You Can Quit Hustling – Your Productivity Does Read more…
Distraction is a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else. According to Google I like to think of distraction as a passive concept. It’s not something you actively do (like procrastination) but is actually something that happens almost Read more…
As you work to develop your personal productivity muscle it is really important to be aware of procrastination and distraction which really are productivity’s two greatest arch nemeses and despite what you might think, they are actually two very different Read more…
If you read my last blog post “Money Is Not A Dirty Word” (if not then you can read it here) then you will remember I posed the question: Do you really value what you do, or are you the Read more…
Is money the root of all evil? Let’s put it this way. In the world we live in, money allows us to put a roof over our heads, food on the table and to educate ourselves and our family. Therefore Read more…
Hands up all those who have (or regularly do) use the excuse “I don’t have enough time”! Yep, guilty party right here. It’s almost like it’s become a habit – “this task isn’t something I’m particularly excited or passionate about Read more…
My recent stint of bedrest gave me a lot of time to catch up on my reading, and to finish a lot of the books I had started and never gotten around to finishing. Untamed by Glennon Doyle being one Read more…