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Sit down. Breathe. Write. Repeat...Connect And Compel As You Write
Write to engage and keep people's attention Think about how you write? Think about how you think about other people as you write – if you think about other people as you write? It’s one of the easiest things to do – just quickly type or write what you ‘think’ needs to...
Be More Presumptuous (and get more done and off your plate)
“So, when will be a good time to start that?” “When you’re ready to get going, call me and I’ll help.” “ When will you be emptying the dishwasher?” “When this is ready to go then I’ll do XYZ….” Can you hear how presumptuous I’m being? How I’m assuming things are going...
Gratitude: 2 Small Words Change Everything
Use them more and make things easier for yourself Gratitude - Being and showing you're grateful. It’s such a small thing to say ‘thank you’ and these two small words cost you absolutely nothing and yet make a huge difference to if and how people remember you - and...
Slow Things Down
Respond rather than react (and save time, money and energy) Slow down to speed things up. Yes, I know – it’s a dichotomy (I had to look it up – a polar opposite, a contrariety) to say you have to slow down to speed things up. Well it’s true. So often we think we have...
Say Yes Before You’re Ready
7 Words To Raise Your Game & Visibility at Work What I know for sure is that people like certainty. When someone steps up and says an assertive “Yes” to an idea or an opportunity there’s often a palpable sigh of relief. There are so many ways to say something and...
Go Off And Do Something Else Instead
(and notice what you notice) That expression “busy doing something else” is where your ideas and inspiration often comes from. It gives you the sense of being absorbed, concentrating, focused on something so other thoughts are put aside or take a back seat. It’s...
Just Go To Bed
Decide what works for you and then, politely go Have you ever said “Yes OK” when you know you mean “No way”? Well, I know I have and now, I rarely do. Listening to a group of experienced, professional and successful women recently, the discussion was around how to go...
Tweak 2 Letters And Change Everything
Planning 2015 for how and where you are now “Mind your Language” is a great piece of advice, truly mind it. Think about it. Think about the effect it has on you and then on those around you as you use it. As a self-confessed WordNerd it’s one of my passions that my...
Stop Shooting From The Lip
How to zip-it and give yourself breathing space This is a tricky one for so many of us. Wait. Pause. Think a bit. Choose if you’re going to act; to respond. To 'Zip it’ is such a useful little phrase and it’s easy to remember. It’s so easy to assume we have to...
How Connected Are You?
Effective remote and virtual working takes care and attention Have you wondered how quickly ‘remote working’ seems to have become an industry standard? Is it working in reality? Many organisations seem to be afraid of ‘going away' from traditional working practices....