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Being a high achiever is great. But sometimes it backfires. When you're starting something completely new, or you find it hard to get traction with a new behaviour or goal, sometimes the answer is to Start Where You Are. This might be just the self-love you need to progress your goals. Start Where You AreIf you are listening to this, I’m guessing that you’re an achievement-oriented person. And that’s great – until it’s not.You see everyone has things they are not good at. Now, when we are d

Need a performance reset? Try the Fresh Start Effect! The Fresh Start Effect shows that people are more likely to take positive action and change behaviours after temporal landmarks, like significant birthdays, or a move to a new city. While these happen irregularly, they are powerful drivers of new behaviour because they cause us to reflect, and commit to change. We can use this effect more regularly, by marking regular time intervals as opportunities for a performance reset. The secret is to

How to Be Focused at Work. And get more done in less time.I am never more productive in the day, than those first ninety minutes in the morning before the rest of the team gets to the office. The lack of interruptions, the quiet inbox, the absence of office ‘hum’ all contributes to helping me stay in the zone. And then the inevitable noise of the day starts, and that level of focus becomes more difficult.I think we can all agree that focused time is exponentially more productive than distra

Sometimes, we need to back off and prioritise consistency. How to set sustainable goals.