Playlists for work or rest
Not sure how you do with music when you’re working or when you are resting but I find the right stuff at the right time does wonders for me! I can’t work...
Category: Productivity
Set your mind to the planning
I’ve got into the habit when talking to people about self-care of finding myself often saying, “all we are doing here is playing psychological tricks on ourselves to get the best out...
Reworked – Let me tell you about the new book!
Excited to be telling you that today (Friday 15th January 2021) the new book is out! Strictly speaking it’s a reworking of the other book – a remix if you like for...
Happiness – the elusive goal!
Happy Christmas we have all just been saying to each other. And then Happy New Year. We’re obsessed! Once a year we say Happy Birthday to each other as well. Clearly ‘Happy’...
Lunch Breaks – the rules
I think you know this already but maybe don’t acknowledge it or feel you can do anything about it? Motivation is finite. The further you get into the day the less of...
Work smarter, not harder
Work Smarter Not Harder Organisation skills and productivity Firstly, in talking about and exploring organisation skills and productivity, and self care and its impact on productivity, my intention is not for...
How do you sleep?
It is estimated that 1 in 2 people are not getting sufficient sleep! Sleep is crucial to our wellbeing. Physically our body uses the time to recover and replenish and sleep has...
Get yourself organised, get yourself productive!
Yesterday I pointed you to some blogs of mine about self care ….and today I’d like to point you to some blogs about being productive. It’s part of the modern workplace and...
Skills – Negotiation
In the repertoire of social work skills I think there is nothing more crucial than negotiation. That might be negotiation with the service user themselves around what you can realistically do, or...
The Power of Small Wins
There’s nothing clever about what I’m about to write. It seems obvious in a way. But it’s not something most of us routinely do. It’s certainly not something I used to do...