Who has time for self-reflection? I used to spend so much of my time on auto-pilot, that I would forget to change gears. It wasn't until I started studying Lean Process Improvement that I began to really understand and appreciate the value of self-reflection for continuous improvement. While I didn't…
I wanted to share a recent client insight about negative self-talk, in case it is helpful to someone else. In one of our coaching conversations, this client recognized a couple of limiting beliefs about her tendency for negative self-talk: She believed that her negativity (her words) was a personality or…
To improve productivity, we simply focus on increasing value-add activities and eliminating non value-add activities. Very simple in theory; however, a bit more challenging in practice. Time Journal If you've ever felt like you want to become more productive but you're not sure where to start, then the first…
We think that our growing To Do list causes us to feel overwhelmed. Interestingly when we feel overwhelmed, our natural tendency is to avoid doing anything at all. It's a funny little glitch in human behaviour that the feeling of overwhelm... ...causes us to avoid tasks... ...which then causes the To…
Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result." Yes, different results ARE the outcome of different actions! However, if you want to change your actions, you must first change your perspective. One of…
