When saying “no” isn’t enough – why expectations are key to energy management

It has become a bit of a theme in our culture today to say to friends “you have to say no” and “you can’t do everything”. We seem to know that taking on too much and trying to be everything to everyone is not sustainable.

What a scary word – vulnerable. It is so quickly associated with being exposed, being scared, being weak. It is certainly never a word you hear in a business setting. Yet, being and encouraging vulnerability is crucial to the success of so many aspects of the high performers. Let me explain.

Have you ever really stopped and thought about why you do what you do? Why you get up and go to work everyday? Why do you do what you do? Why is that important? Why is it important to you?

I was once asked in an interview: “What drives you more – the thrill of success or the fear of failure”? Since then I have always loved this question and admittedly have used it in a few interviews when I’ve been hiring people, and I’ll often use various versions of this when I coach people. […]

From all of us here at NEP, we would like to wish you a very happy and safe festive season with your family and friends. We hope you take the opportunity to recharge in preparation for a successful 2018. Today will be our last Insights post for 2017 and Insights will resume again on Friday 19 […]

This morning I caught the train into the city. It was just before 8:00am and there were quite a few people jostling to get to the platform before the train arrived. All of a sudden, a woman’s voice drowned out all other general noise. She was having a conversation with someone on the other end […]

I recently attended the World Business Forum in Sydney as I love to do every year to hear from global speakers about trends around the world. And one of the statistics discussed concerned mental health. Latest studies show that out of all people working today, at least 50% will suffer a mental strain issue. And […]

No matter how many times I find myself ‘stuck’ or ‘looking for direction’, setting a context never fails to get me back on track. It is understandable then, as coaches know, that this is the most common issue I see with clients. So what is context? I like to describe context as a light in […]

We hear it all the time – “How are you?” Someone asks. Common response – ”I’m busy”. At Next Evolution Performance we always encourage people to be very careful when they answer in that way – when someone says “I’m busy” we hear “I’m unproductive”. Here’s why…….. A quick neuroscience 101…… Our pre-frontal cortex is […]

Chances are you have a mix of people in your life. Generally I find that people around you fall into one of two categories – energy givers or energy zappers. The energy givers are the ones who when you spend even a short amount of time with them, they help to increase your positivity and […]