Featured
Critical thinking is an effective tool for any profession or task. It forces you to analyze things objectively, filtering out your biases, and allowing you to see things from different perspectives, which can improve your creativity.
Whether you're trying to brainstorm a new idea, creatively solve an existing problem, or just analyze how and why something went wrong, critical thinking can lead you to better resolutions.
The internet is chock-full of morning routine ideas, as well as examples of how the great and good organize their mornings.
But the truth is no one can tell you what constitutes the perfect morning routine for you but you.
Pressure is not stress. But the former is converted to the latter when you add one ingredient: rumination, the tendency to keep rethinking past or future events, while attaching negative emotion to those thoughts.
It only takes seven minutes to change how you approach your day.
Using the routine described below when you get to work will make a world of difference in your productivity, your attitude, your success, and your health. It's like the approach you make to the tee on a golf course. You plan out how you will hit the shot, which is more important than the actual swing. Before you start your day, this routine will provide the right mindset.
Will you follow it?
We’ve been taught that if we want more — money, achievement, vitality, joy, peace of mind — we need to do more, to add more to our ever-growing to-do list. But what if we’ve been taught wrong? What if the answer to getting more of what we want isn’t addition at all, but subtraction?
Are you having a hard time staying focused on work, especially in these high-stress days? Some simple techniques can make a big difference, psychologist Traci Stein explains in a recent Psychology Today post. Give her techniques a try and see how your own focus improves, and build them into daily habits to keep that benefit going into the future.
You can find the full list here. These are some of her best tips.
Proactivity: A Journey Together
Over a year on from The Huddle event we hosted in 2019, former AFL player and General Manager of Elephant & Co, Dennis Armfield, captured an open and uplifting take on what he gained and continues to reflect on from his experience. Dennis along with Elephant & Co and set out with a simple mission, to make humans better. From what he has to say below, his motivation is second to none - as are his pearls of wisdom.
Did your va-va lose its voom? Your edge its steely sharpness? Boomerang not coming back? Mojo not working its magic?
Chances are you're suffering from the age-old disease of "stuck." People feel their best when their focus and productivity are freely flowing. But when you're stuck, you're probably not feeling so great.
First frustration sets in and maybe even a bit of fear. No one wants to be in a place of listlessness and lagging energy. You're uninspired and it shows. And if you're an entrepreneur, you can't do that for long periods and expect your business to grow. How can you get out of this place?
Self-indulgence and pity parties are not suitable for your business. The good news is that there are always options to regain your motivation and passion. Here are 15 of my favourite techniques.
It's not just your imagination -- you're more irritable when you're low on zzzzs. Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains how our nightly slumber affects the emotional centers in our brains, and why we can think of sleep as first aid for our feelings.
Human emotion is one of the most powerful forces on the planet. Emotions start wars and create peace; spark love and force divorce. While unavoidable, emotions are also indispensable sources of orientation and propel us to take action. But unbridled emotion can make us and those around us to act irrationally.
Emotional intelligence is a relatively new construct, but its impact on how we work will be significant moving forward.
Just because you're working from home doesn't mean you can skimp on the downtime. It's been said that we're the happiest when there's a mix of effort and relaxation each day. So, what's this magical number? It's between four to five hours of downtime daily.
When you had to commute to work and put in lengthy workdays, that might not have been feasible. But right now, you may have that availability. Make sure you spend your downtime wisely by doing the following twelve activities.
It's been almost 30 years since psychologist Daniel Goleman introduced most of the world to the concept of emotional intelligence. The belief that a person can learn to identify, understand, and manage emotions has proved to be a powerful one--impacting the way we think about intelligence and influence.
For the past several years, we've helped countless individuals and organizations develop their own emotional intelligence. Time and again people ask us:
Here is what we tell them.
"The first thing I do when I get up in the morning, you get out of the bed and then you put your feet down and say what you were thankful for and what you're looking forward to. That's it. It's the simplest thing, and given that it's the first conscious act, very helpful."
Take ActionCan you imagine doing work that is so personally gratifying that you would never consider retiring? Spend an hour, a day, or a weekend with that idea. What good would you be able to serve if you were to match your passion with your work?
Could a mindset shift help your business power through 2021? Experts say yes, and here are six key ways of thinking to try.
Two-thirds of businesses experienced a COVID financial hit, according to ABS data. But it’s not all bad news, says Rob McLean, co-author of Bulletproof Problem Solving, whose blueprint on thinking shows small businesses how to profit from new ways of thinking.