Having worked with speakers on Ted, G8 and other key talk platforms, I would like to share with my blog readers some of the key lessons that emerge from coaching people to develop their stories and talks when you aim to inspire, involve, attract and win support and funding. Key things to consider for speakers…
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What I’ve learnt through years of research, is that making time count is about holistic productivity. It’s the way I show up at work, with my colleagues, my friends and my loved ones. The way I show up in my community. And the way I show up with myself is through my book: Get Productive!
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I am absolutely amazed how many people give up their dreams. Whether it’s that awesome partner they can envisage or a business they are wanting to create. Or a career. I have heard too many individuals I met talk themselves out of the things they really desire and want. You know what I’m talking about.…
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Over the last few weeks I had the pleasure of meeting a number of amazingly talented individuals that are not living their true dream. You know what I mean. That ideal vision of how life would look like for them. And neither am I, though I’m getting closer. All this stuckness got me thinking about…
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I have had a tremendously nice response to my Open your eyes and see what is post. Thank you! I’d like to follow that up with further thoughts and tip for those of you who might have read that and thought “Gee, ok. Maybe I do want to make some changes in my life.” The information…
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We need to look at productivity more holistically I coach many academics and researchers because I am familiar with high-performance research environments and what it takes to succeed in them and still keep a soul. In this sphere, like many others, productivity is often linked with results. The same is true in business, corporate life…
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I’ve had a busy crunch period of work the last few months. It has been demanding mentally and physically to juggle a job, book, articles, appearances and dear ones not to mention carve out a bit of me time. My schedule literally did not allow for much flexibility. When your work is a product for…
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Pick up a newspaper or listen to the radio and you will hear people bemoaning or having an issue with something from immigrants taking British jobs, kids getting crappy eduction, CEOs being overpaid, the environment getting ruined faster than we can say – pass me another cold Diet Coke and so on and so on.…
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This is what I wondered last night arriving home from a lovely weekend at the sea, excited about all the ideas that fresh sea air and breeze and a company of wonderful friends generated in my head for things I’d like to do and create. Fresh in my mind were a number of recent conversations…
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Here’s my recipe for completing work. These steps helped me stay focused on the task and get the writing done. I share this with you as I think it can be used for completion of many tasks especially the final bits that seem to take ages and when many of us can lose steam.
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