I’m a huge fan of Allbirds sneakers. They are an easy company to support and support them I have. I think collectively we have ten pairs at the house and I recommend them to anyone that will listen. One friend who recently stayed with us went home and bought four pairs - he’s one of those “I shop once a year” guys, usually when he comes to visit me.
In 2018 my word for the year was CALM. I have always felt like the proverbial duck: seemingly serene and calm to others while frantically paddling under the water. I believe deeply that the best outcomes result from being truly present to my circumstances and my goal was to feel in that zone on a daily basis. Like Neo seeing through the Matrix, I wanted to unplug from the machine.
New Year, possibly time for a new gig? I have had the pleasure of working with a number of fabulous people in search of their next career squiggle, so I thought it was time to dust off my notes and share some thoughts on how to ace your interview. I will write separately on how to get an interview but first, what do you do once you are in the hot seat?
That thought “what if I did XYZ” occurs to all of us at some point. That idea to move, whether job, city or country or to start a business or? These are all things that, when acted on, have the ability to change our lives.
We know these big ideas when we have them. Your body feels different, you have immense clarity of thought, maybe your heart quickens?
Dandelions annoy me. They infest my lawn, multiplying before my eyes, with roots so deep they take serious effort to eradicate. Their yellow flowers are eye-catching, a bold and constant reminder of their existence. And they cleverly evolve into a wind-enabled, self-seeding weapon of mass lawn destruction.
I was recently asked for some tips on how to do a good on-camera interview. I am by no means an expert. But I have been doing it a while and I have learnt a lot by trial and error. Being comfortable in front of the camera is fast becoming a necessary life skill, so how do we make it look like we are having a good time?
Years ago I trained myself not to say the word ‘um’ when speaking. It’s a hard habit to break. What I learned in the process is that the critical first step was to start hearing myself saying the word. As a largely unconscious habit, I had to make it conscious before I could make a change. What I also learned was that making it conscious was all I really had to do, after that my brain largely re-wired itself.
