Are you at your best? 6 questions to ask yourself
Self improvement is an honourable endeavour to pursue in your professional and personal life alike. Do you ask yourself how you are doing and track your progress?
Tag archive: flexibility
Are you more resilient than you know?
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Resilience is a term that is used a lot nowadays. Usually it is used to express the ability to recover from difficulties. Lots of people talk about becoming resilient and run courses in developing it. Being resilient has always been important. Perhaps there is an increased demand for it now. But, do we realise how resilient we are already?
Ingredients of a new lifestyle
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A shopping expedition to the Lucky supermarket in Kutchan is a multi-sensory experience and an adventure. The large supermarket space is akin to any other such store across the world. So what differentiates this one? A few distinctive ingredients.
Making the most of a short-term contract
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Flexible lifestyles require flexible work arrangements. Fortunately for me, I have been able to secure this sort of work. I recently looked through some archived business tips, that addressed how to get the most out of short-term work arrangements. So, with the benefit of hindsight, I thought I should review the advice!
The gentle art of asking …
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Have you ever noticed how often people want to tell you things? Sometimes they launch in, without any inquiry about what you already know or want to know. Do you notice though, that those aren’t the people you seek to spend more time with. Why is that?
How to solve problems by design
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A friend recently told me about his daughter building up her own consulting business in design thinking. It got me wondering, what is design thinking? It’s a methodology for problem-solving. So what? Well, it could help you to achieve extraordinary results in what you do. Interested?
Thoughts on life …
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Life is like a wild tiger.
You can either lie down
and let it
Lay its paw on your head –
Or sit on its back and ride it.
~ RIDE THE WILD TIGER from A Guide for the Advanced Soul by Susan Hayward
Tips on how to “switch off” from work
With flexible work arrangements, the boundaries between home and work become blurred. So too, do the boundaries around stress. Stress can seep into your home life when downtime is important. Here are some tips to better manage this.
5 things to help create a productive work space
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Do you work at home, in the office or the local cafe? All locations have their benefits. But what about your personal requirements for optimal productivity?
Are you an agile learner?
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One of the requirements of the 21st century is to be agile. Agility in learning is a wonderful trait, but is it easy to cultivate?