Stop worrying whether they like your work

No, I’m not advocating being indifferent to the quality of your work. Let me explain what I mean by telling a story about a coaching client.
Lisa (not her real name) was finding it very stressful to give her workshops. To the point where she even doubted that she was cut out for that kind of [...]

Not a good idea to start the day with e-mails, Twitter and Facebook

How do I know? Because I do it all the time , using the following reasoning:
“If I get rid of the little things like dealing with e-mails and writing Tweets and checking out Facebook, I’ll clear the decks and my mind will be freer to concentrate on the longer, harder projects. Besides, it should [...]

A close encounter with fear

How ironic! I’ve watched myself procrastinate for a week finishing my opt-in enticement, an e-course called “How to Stop Fear from Ruining Your Day…and Your Business”.
And of course, it was a form of fear that was stopping me from getting it done.
Fear that it won’t be as good on paper as it is in my [...]

Other People’s Success

The last sentence on last week’s post caused a reaction: I was listing a few problems faced by affluent children, and said that it was another example of how success can cause problems if it’s not managed properly. But it was their parents (or earlier generations) that were successful, so some thought it wasn’t a [...]