PinnedThinking is Hard WorkComing back to Medium after a year of contemplation, writing, and learning. Thinking takes practice. One of my favourite comedians, Lewis Black (who also happens to be the voice of “anger” in Disney-Pixar’s movie Inside Out) has said, “writing is thinking, and thinking is hard work”! I can just hear him. His grumbly…Thinking3 min readThinking3 min read
May 5Investigating the Brain When Thinking About the Future and How To Take Advantage of ItFor the past 12 weeks, I have been part of a High Impact Practitioner coaching program. And for the past 12 weeks, I have been imagining my future at every session. Imagining what my days would look like, what my future life would look like, and my future self. …Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
Apr 27What’s Really Influencing Our Intentions and Their Impact on Our ActionsOur behaviour is driven by habit. However, when we self-assess our own actions, we often perceive our actions are influenced by our internal state (such as mood or physical state) and not habit. Our perception then has us believing we’re being intentional. For example, I fidget with my fingernails whenever…Habits7 min readHabits7 min read
Mar 24What is The Want Gap and How Do I Use It?The Want Gap is the space between where you are now and where you want to be. But how do you use it? At the moment, I want a house. It’s a “having” want, (from my created want list) but it goes so much deeper than just having a roof…Comparison6 min readComparison6 min read
Mar 16Do you know what you want?Using the three wanting groups to dig down into intention. If I were to ask you, what do you want, what would say? Would you say you wanted a new car? To travel the world? Another career? To be a better friend? All the above? …Psychology8 min readPsychology8 min read
Mar 14What exactly are psychological skills?Psychological skills are thinking skills that can help you get what you want, in any area of life. I grew up in an era where the term psychology was associated with negativity. You had a psychological or mental “problem” or “issue”. The stigma was that you were different, wrong, or…Psychological Skills6 min readPsychological Skills6 min read
Mar 10Member-onlyDiversion Is At the Core of Being IntentionalRecognising the diversion brings choice to the forefront. To be intentional doesn’t mean to be purposeful, goal-driven, or aligned. Being intentional is when you engage in the human ability of diversion; the action of turning something away from its usual course. It sounds counterintuitive. When we use the term intention…Psychology6 min readPsychology6 min read
Jan 5, 2022Member-onlyHave You Made Effective and Meaningful New Year Resolutions?I’ve been around for nearly 49 new years, of which the last say 40 of them, the discussion of resolutions has come up. People make them, break them, and some do nothing at all. I find resolutions exciting yet they can be deflating and exhausting. …Personal Development6 min readPersonal Development6 min read
Sep 22, 2021Member-onlyBuild Your Own Personal Psychological Safety With These 3 TipsPsychological Safety is a topic that has been brought back to life with the events of COVID. Companies are trying to figure out how to reopen, while we all try to make sense of this “new normal” (whatever that is). Many people had a massive realisation that they enjoyed working…Psychological Safety6 min readPsychological Safety6 min read
Published inCreative Enlightenment·Aug 6, 2021Member-onlyAre Worriers More Creative? The Benefits of Neurotic Unhappiness.Everyone knows someone who is a worrier. You, yourself, may be a worrier. Perhaps you have a high degree of neuroticism. [Neuroticism here means having “ a tendency toward anxiety, depression, self-doubt, self-doubt, and other negative feelings.” — Psychology Today.] Or you may be like me, someone who begins to…Creativity6 min readCreativity6 min read
