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Tuesday 31st January 2012
A couple of years ago now, I wrote a blogpost called 'Why? Why? Why?' about Why Diagrams, a technique for getting to the real issues causing a problem, finding out (at a deeper level) why it happened. It's a very useful tool if you aren't sure why something went wrong, because otherwise any solution you implement will risk being 'hit and miss'.
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Tuesday 24th January 2012
Towards the end of last year, I decided that next year was going to be MY year. I would achieve some goals I have long held, get back into a consistent writing habit, restore my vim and vitality and generally let it rip. (I did have just enough sense not to wish for the fountain of youth...)
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Tag: planning
Tuesday 17th January 2012
My last post for 2011 was a list of questions, and I can't resist the urge to bookend and make my first 2012 blog about questions, too. It's because January is often a month for questioning your current job or career (especially if you find yourself near-hysterical at the thought of having to go back to work!). If that's you, pay attention to the signals you are receiving from your mind and body. It's time to search for a better working life...
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Sunday 18th December 2011
This week I want to say a heartfelt 'thank you' for your interest and support over this year. I love the emails I get, your online comments and the kind words from people I bump into who I didn't even know were readers of the blog. It means a lot to me. I'm off to Burma later this week, and this blog will be back in mid-January. Following on from last week's 'take a break' theme, here are some questions for you to think about at the turning of the year.
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Tag: reflection
Tuesday 13th December 2011
Like most of us about now, I have been thinking about taking time off. Next week I am going overseas for Christmas, and I am most definitely looking forward to that! Today's blog adds a work twist to taking a break, to stepping back from the day to day. It's about the power of taking time out from your work, for the sake of the quality of that work.
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Tags: reflection, recharge, slow
Tuesday 6th December 2011
I've been reading (Kindling?) a book by Jonathan Fields called Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance. I recommend it to anyone who is struggling on the edge of their comfort zone - he is a most creative man, and the book is packed with good advice. (He's the guy who said that in order to make a good guitar, you have to make five bad guitars...)
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