No one is responsible for your happiness but you. Not your boss, who is delaying your promotion until next year. Not your partner, who is distracted by their troubles and can't always give what you would like. Not your kids, who have been fussy lately, always trying to catch your attention as soon as you … Continue reading Happiness
Tag: empowerment
The first time
We are rarely as nervous and preoccupied as when we attempt something for the first time. Yet, in principle most of us are ok with the idea of failure when trying something new. The first time is a learning opportunity, a chance to put in practice some of the theory we have read about, a … Continue reading The first time
Not a straight line
Checking for others' motives is a futile exercise, whose only purpose is to strengthen our internal narratives. If I believe my work is not good enough, then the person asking how it is going is doing that only to mock me and enjoy my failure. If I am not worth of the love of anybody, … Continue reading Not a straight line
Better self
Most of us are on a journey to a better self, the best possible human being we can be at any given moment. And on such a journey, we are on our own. That does not mean we do not have partners, friends, parents and relatives, colleagues and peers, kids and acquaintances accompanying us and … Continue reading Better self
On holiday
If you are about to go on holiday, the only obligation you have is to make of it a holiday for real. There is no urgency, last minute call, over time email, quick question, sudden change of plans, discomfort of your boss that makes it worth it change this. Protect your time off and recharge … Continue reading On holiday
Right
Right is not a good way to describe your work and the work of your team. Innovative, passionate, committed, engaged, consistent, challenging, concerted, exciting, inspiring, intentional, purposeful, additive, reinvigorating, ameliorating, thoughtful, driven. These are all better words to use when you talk about what you and your team are trying to achieve. Do not settle … Continue reading Right
All you need
Focus is one of the most important things if you want to drive meaningful change. It can be trained. Sit down thirty minutes and do your work. No distractions, no breaks, no walks to the kitchen for a snack or a glass of water, no telephone in sight, no notifications on the computer. Just plain … Continue reading All you need
See the 61
When you break an habit, particularly when it is still just an attempt to establish an habit, the tendency is to just give up the whole thing. Perhaps you have medidated daily for two months, but then for a couple of days in a row you could not find any time to sit down and … Continue reading See the 61
Above everything else
If you are not enjoying the journey, how do you expect the destination to be any different? If you do not like your job, the work that needs to be done, sitting down at your desk, taking coffee with a colleague, having that difficult conversation. How do you expect the next promotion to change all … Continue reading Above everything else
No matter what
Once you have interiorized the fact that most of what happens is beyond your control, there is still value in doing the work, in waking up to change the world, in putting effort into making things better. Accepting is not the same as giving up. Accepting is understanding that despite our superior qualifications, our impeccable … Continue reading No matter what
