No you don’t need something bad to happen to build your resilience

So many people believe that you can’t really build resilience until you have experienced a major setback. The good news is that isn’t true. No two brains are created the same, which means that some people are naturally going to be more optimistic and resilient than others. And thanks to neuroscience we know that brains are able to be re-wired so that resilience can be built even if it doesn’t come naturally to you.

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What is the difference between energy and effort?

We talk a lot about energy. Anyone who has done one of our coaching programs, workshops, seen us speak at an event or even just had a regular conversation with us will know that. Energy is at the core of what we do, how we do it and ultimately how productive we are at doing all of that. We’ve discussed energy management previously and how this differs from time management – time is fixed, energy we can create more of. Energy can increase and decrease depending on how we use it, how we create it and how we invest it.

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High performance isn’t rocket science, it’s just common sense

I’ve had some similar conversations with many people lately about what high performance really is. The majority of the time, after getting into the nitty gritty of it all, the response I get most often is, “It’s pretty simple really, isn’t it?”. Yep, pretty simple. Yet not always easy to implement. And, unfortunately, in this fast paced, technology driven world we now live in, most of us believe there must be a magic pill, the “one big thing”, the secret sauce to creating sustainable high performance. And, to be honest, there is. You just need to work for it.

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Behaviour, not physical presence, drives results

Imagine this…you are a seasoned professional, having been in your field for many years and are an expert at what you do. You have been happily, productively, and successfully working for a number of weeks/months doing a mixture of physical presence in the office during office hours and working from home at your personal preference. Your task is to complete a set amount of work for specific deadlines, so realistically, the majority of the time it doesn’t matter when or where you are when doing it (with the exception of the tasks and meetings where you’re required physically).

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