🐦⬛ I will do the hard part first.I will embrace emotional labor.I will think of myself as the type of person who can and does...And I will act that way.I will adopt a posture of generosity, giving without hope of getting.I will care about people and the world around me...And I will act that way.I … Continue reading Make a Ruckus
Ego & the Loudest voices in a meeting
What Happened Yesterday I held an important annual meeting at work. Last year we only did it with one shareholder and a consultant. This year I wanted to bring in the managers for consultation. I invited everyone except 2 managers - since they were already being represented by someone else in their division. I have … Continue reading Ego & the Loudest voices in a meeting
Weekly Reflection – 2nd June 2022
Every week I do a reflection and ask my-self certain questions. I do this to live in intentional life. To examine how I'm living everyday so I can simply be better and get the most out of this short precious life we have. Am I trusting the process? There is a battle within me to … Continue reading Weekly Reflection – 2nd June 2022
An unexamined life is not worth living
Life is moving very fast the older I get. And I'm finding it more confusing and complicated. There are so many things to juggle; health, family, work, finances, love, happiness. From my last post on Priorities, I know that having clarity on whats most important makes everything so much more easier. Without reflecting on what's … Continue reading An unexamined life is not worth living
Priorities: How to change your life drastically with minimal effort
The more books I read, the more common themes I come across. One of them is Defining Your Priorities What's it for? In Seth Godin's altMBA, one of the fundamental question was "What's it for?" With every task that you do, every conversation you have, every project you start, he urges us the ask; "What's … Continue reading Priorities: How to change your life drastically with minimal effort
What is the Theory of Constraints?
I just finished reading a book called "The Goal" by scientist/philosopher and "Business Guru" Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Its a book that explains a type lean manufacturing theory called The Theory of Constraints - but in a fictional format. I loved the idea of learning about a fairly dry topic via story telling! With a main … Continue reading What is the Theory of Constraints?
Taking responsibility vs having boundaries
Taking responsibility even when the fault is clearly not yours Recently I received a frustrated email from a colleague CC-ing the rest of the team. When there has been a stuff up at work, I always ask the question; What was my contribution? Every mistake, every failure is a beautiful learning moment. No matter how … Continue reading Taking responsibility vs having boundaries
Give yourself an A
I'm "giving myself an A" in advance for the year ahead. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander On the first day of class, he Benjamin told his music students they were all going to get an A. ' He did this so they could stop measuring themselves and take the risks required … Continue reading Give yourself an A
The war of art
We have a right to our labour, not the fruits of our labour Do the work for its own sake, not for fortune, attention or applause. Do it as an offering to the God, purged of hope and ego. Invoke your muse and bring into existence the work that comes through you. Creative work is … Continue reading The war of art
Emotional labour at work
Just finished listening to Seth Godin's Linchpin: Are you indispensable? The book is about being that rare person in the company that is not easily replaceable Someone who doesn't necessarily follow the rule book. A problem solver and a map maker. Resumes not needed as the work speaks for itself. There were 137 chapters that … Continue reading Emotional labour at work