I ran my first The Worklife Makeover workshop last Friday. Sure, I’ve run workshops before, but it was the first time I’d done so under A Different Kind of Work’s banner. I loved every minute of it, which at a level would have been success enough. But, as it happens, the workshop was successful on…
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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life – What Monty Python Can Teach Us About Life And Business
Today I’m delighted to welcome Adrian Swinscoe. A couple of weeks ago, he shared some thoughts about optimism in a comment to my Why New Work Pioneers REALLY Bother post. I invited him along to tell us more. Enjoy! Many of us will have heard of Emotional Intelligence over the course of the last few…
New Work Pioneers Reframe Success
Today’s post is the fourth in an emerging series, writing The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. It looks at how, by redefining success for yourself, you can switch your whole relationship with work and life. If you’re anything like me, you were schooled early about what “good” looked like: stellar qualifications; degrees from the best…
10+1 steps to make coaching work for you
I spent some time this weekend revamping my coaching page. It made me think that it’s all very well for me to write about what coaching is from my perspective. But if you’re someone who’s forking out for coaching, how do you make sure that it does what it says on the tin? Make sure…
How to not pretend you’re working when it’s the holidays
Here at the A Different Kind of Work office (aka my kitchen table whilst waiting for an office desk to arrive), I’ve been thinking about some wise words I could write this holiday week. But the truth is that I’m a little distracted with things like going to parties (or not, because of the snow),…
How to be Rich and Happy: a book review
As John P Strelecky and Tim Brownson’s How to be Rich and Happy hits the e-shelves this week, I’m curious to see if the book delivers on the promise of its bold headline title. Leaping into it, I quickly discover that, if a personal development book is a journey, this one’s more a round the…
Tired of your old career? How to hone in on what to do next
You’ve been laid off or have quit your job. You have no energy or enthusiasm for more of the same. It’s time for something different. But what? Before you re-do your CV, apply for other jobs, look at random businesses you could set up, or creative ventures you could launch, here’s a process that will…
6 lessons Johnny Truant taught me about doing the work I love
This wasn’t the post I had planned. The one I had lined up was called “6 practical steps to falling in love with work again”. In it I was trying to write about that awful experience of losing any interest you might ever have had in the work you’re doing and wondering what the hell…
How a staycation can enrich your life
I hadn’t really wanted to take time off work this week and not go anywhere. But Steve needed to work, and I needed a break and, not wanting to go without him, I decided to join the ranks of those in the UK who haven’t gone away this summer. Initially I felt resentful that I…
Work detox: 5 coaching questions that’ll change your life
I was running on Wimbledon Common this morning and noticed that the personal trainers were out in force. It’s amazing how many people, realising that their beachwear is going to look better without the bodily overhang that’s developed during the winter, embark on a bikini programme round about now. Whether or not this is true…