Archive of: Self Development

Productivity: The Power of Planning and Review

Posted on 07 November 2018 | filed in Freelancing Procrastination Productivity Self Development Time Management

This morning I woke up early and enjoyed the Sunday treat of a guilt-free read in bed. What added to the experience was the fact that it was raining hard and there is little in life that will make a person feel so warm and content. This, of course, only lasted for about 20 minutes when the guilt began to set in. As my brain started to come back online, I remembered, with a kind of quiet dread, that there was something to do. I had made a plan.

What is Emotional Self-Control?

Posted on 07 June 2018 | filed in Freelancing Leadership Procrastination Productivity Self Development

Imagine, for a moment, that your phone goes ping, you look at the screen and see that you’ve had a few mentions on Twitter. You feel that little warm fizzle of acknowledgement, which soon goes to shit when you realise, with horror, that you are the subject of a discussion, but not in a good way. That little dopamine drop is soon replaced with a nauseous feeling of dread. (No, this is not based on a true story…ish).

Self Awareness - The Foundation of Emotional Intelligence

Posted on 16 May 2018 | filed in Freelancing Leadership Productivity Self Development

‘Self-awareness’ is a term that’s used loads, especially in business and self-development, and most of us seem to agree that it’s quite important. But when asked why, most people will struggle to provide a concrete answer, and because of that, we sometimes underestimate just how essential it is.

Are you intelligent? - The problem with IQ.

Posted on 08 May 2018 | filed in Freelancing Leadership Procrastination Productivity Self Development

…Some people’s voices tell them that they aren’t talented, some tell them that they’re unattractive and some tell them that they’d be better off doing something easier. Many of us seem to have a chorus of such voices, which rise up like backing singers in a musical.

Let's get all emotional

Posted on 20 February 2018 | filed in Leadership Random Stuff Self Development

This might not come as a surprise to many of you, but someone once said that I was in touch with my feminine side. Another friend went even further and declared me the gayest heterosexual they had ever met! And all because I speak and write about emotions.

Cycling and looking like a tw*t

Posted on 09 May 2017 | filed in Procrastination Productivity Self Development

It’s these feelings, or a fear of them, that can prevent so many of us from taking the plunge into something we know we will love.

I'm Tired!

Posted on 27 April 2017 | filed in Random Stuff Self Development

If you are in a relationship, and especially if you have children, you have probably had the argument of who’s the most tired. Even if you don’t actually verbalise it, there’s a good chance you have internally scoffed at your partner’s claim that they are tired, immediately visualising your own, more exhausting, day.

The 8 steps to getting my mojo back

Posted on 03 April 2017 | filed in About Steve Freelancing Leadership Procrastination Productivity Self Development Time Management

In the last post, I mentioned that I was experiencing a return to form on the old productivity front. I thought I would share the process, and my approach, as I think it may be useful to those of you who also experience dips in focus (don’t we all?). I’ll just summarise here, and over the next few weeks, go into a little more detail. So here are my 8 steps to getting your mojo back.

Thoughts on inspiration

Posted on 25 March 2017 | filed in Freelancing Leadership Self Development

Change is, of course, inevitable: we have children, change jobs, buy houses, experience loss, fall in love, separate, make mistakes, have successes, become responsible, learn to drive, lose loved ones…the list is pretty much endless. Life is change, and some of it is easy and some of it is really not.

Time management and the turmoil and joy of the freelance Single Parent

Posted on 06 March 2017 | filed in Freelancing Leadership Productivity Random Stuff Self Development Time Management