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It’s a fact of life, there are just not enough hours in the day. Or are there? So often we hear the phrase, ‘I just don’t have time to do that’. But what if you did? Would you actually do whatever that was, or still find an excuse not to? As Laura Vanderkam famously once […]

How many times have you gotten to the end of your day and feel like you’ve barely scratched the surface of what you actually wanted to get through that day? By the time you get through your meetings and other ad hoc things there seems to be little time to start on your to-do list […]

Neuroscience tells us that it’s virtually impossible to multi-task and yet whenever you step into meetings or have team offsites, it appears that most people can’t wait for a break to check their emails. Or worse, many are checking while in the meeting or conference session. It’s virtually impossible to be fully present if you […]

What do notice about Olympic swimmers when they are competing for a gold medal? Perhaps how easy they make it look? Perhaps how little they are kicking? Perhaps how each stroke looks perfectly choreographed? So what can we mere mortals learn from them for our days at work? Firstly, the swimmers know that they need […]

There are many characteristics that are common to high performers. Investing time and money in themselves is probably the most common trait and arguably the most important. You are your most important asset High performers realise that they are their most important asset and that spending money on themselves isn’t indulgent, it’s necessary to maintain […]

Well that all depends on your natural pace. Neuroscience tells us that the average brain as has an average attention span of around 40 minutes. That’s great if you’re average, but working in 40 minute blocks is probably not your optimal focus time. Generally speaking faster pace people can significantly reduce their productivity by focusing […]

Have you ever received an email with this title? Perhaps you’ve been guilty of writing an email with this title? It doesn’t matter which side you are on, it’s not a good experience for either party. Generally it’s the faster pace person writing the email and the slower pace person receiving the email. Why? Because […]