- Sense of Purpose
For me, life without a sense of purpose is very empty. Throughout most of my life (I am now 60) I have worked in high stress jobs – leading global teams and de escalating conflicts between customer and supplier. I have always been THE go to person when difficult situations need calming down. But now…
- Distractions
We know they are bad for us yet we often fall foul to them..Why? Until a few days ago I was doing well with my daily routine – starting the day with a clean desk. Waking early, exercising and writing a blog post. I was happy…it was working! So why did I get distracted ?…
- Patience and tolerance
I’ve spent most of the day sitting in a cold house waiting for a repairman to turn up. Last week, the repair man and I used whatsapp to arrange a day and time to meet. I turned up…he didn’t. A couple of years ago I would have been angry but events over the last 2…
- Stickability
Meaning: According to the Oxford English dictionary…Stickability is a person’s ability to persevere with something; staying power….”the secret of success is stickability” In November 2022 I was given 3-6 months to live – I was diagnosed with cancer. After 4 biopsies the oncologist concluded that the type of cancer I had was Hodgkin’s Lymphoma a…
- Self Discipline
At the beginning of September 2024 I created a BLOG post titled Close to the Edge…. My mood was very low and I knew that change was needed – so I created a plan, documented it in the BLOG post and started step by step to improve my mood and to improve my concentration. Writing…