In a big chunk of the fitness industry, muscle soreness is a thing. It’s a bit of a status upgrade to have sore hamstrings, sore quads, maybe an aching upper back from that big workout. Coaches will even design workouts just to elicit this kind of thing. It can make them feel like it’s clear...

I’ve been really lucky to meet a lot of small biz owners, freelancers, and people carving out their own niche with small businesses. To point out the obvious, it’s been a rocky path in the last six months, and, the marathon continues. When it gets tough, a natural tendency for humans is to recoil. Our...

Habit: “A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition.” What about non-habit? “Less frequent, conscious, non-pattern behaviour?” Innovative thinking? Creativity? New and exciting projects? A conscious effort to see, celebrate, create and support the good? While I know habit has an important role in my own life, I can tell...

If you don’t set your own boundaries, whatever culture you are a part of will. Here lies the conflict. As humans, we want to belong. So, often when we set a boundary it will feel like we are “opting out” of something: a conversation, the culture, a hot topic of the minute. And while “opting...

Go offline completely, then, connect to just your one zoom call. Turn off the wifi, then write your email newsletter in notes. Put your phone in a bowl in the another room, then sit down to outline your month ahead. Alerts, notifications, extra tabs, email re-checks and updates don’t just slow us down, from the...

If we have enough energetic resources, short term, it seems like we can handle environmental hurdles. A bump in the road is no big deal. Long term though, if there’s a serious problem with the environment, energy, or structure of the surroundings, we tend to become chronically stressed. When we’ve been under stress for a...

Over the years I’ve cultivated a little love for post-it notes. At any time, I have at least four different colours available near my desk. These things are great: idea generation, reminders, book marks… But you can go astray. Here are three (personal) rules for getting the most out of the powerful little squares: Use...

Passing the buck. Shrugging it off and carrying on with our day. There are a lot of responsibilities that we can avoid, including a bunch that we probably don’t even see. The question is, does it help? Instead of freedom from responsibility, what about freedom through responsibility? Where can I take more responsibility in my...