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.

Productivity and Parenting - How not to lose it in the holidays

Posted on 31 October 2018 | filed in About Steve Freelancing Leadership Procrastination Productivity Self Development Time Management

Just a few days ago I was having the most productive period of the last few years. Waking up driven, being in a state of flow all day and then lying awake in bed, wired by the endless ideas and possibilities that such a creative spurt provides.

This morning I woke up with nothing. The drive was replaced with a desire to do…nothing.

How to keep going when your project’s lost its sheen

Posted on 02 October 2018 | filed in Freelancing Leadership Procrastination Productivity Self Development Time Management

…even when the excitement of a new idea is replaced by the monotony of routine, our dreams will dissolve and get consigned to the constantly growing heap of unrealised potential - projects that could have been great, but just didn’t work out. We usually blame time, or worse, the people we love…

Why a Magician became a Leadership Coach

Posted on 20 June 2018 | filed in About Steve Freelancing Leadership

Having spent much of my adult life as a magician, and being known as such, I’ve gotten used to the quizzical looks I receive when people discover that I now spend most of my working life as a trainer and coach. Most, understandably, see it as a completely different area.

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).

Privacy Policy

Posted on 25 May 2018 | filed in Steve Faulkner Ltd Policies

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.