Find a Way or Make One
Hannibal, a 3BC military leader, when faced with an apparently insurmountable problem – the Alps – said: I will either find a way or make one. In his mind, the answer to an obstacle in the path and the lack of means to overcome it was not to retreat, surrender, or wail. How can we imbibe some of his grit? Quit moaning and do something productive toward your goal instead. Stop...
Read MoreMeetings: Stand and Deliver
Today, I’m working through our Radical Time Management workshop with a group of business owners who have signed up to QUB’s CPD programme. One aspect of today will be to discuss how to decide whether a meeting is really necessary, how to get out of meetings, delegate someone to go in your place. However, should it arise that a meeting is entirely necessary, then here are the...
Read MoreFight or Flight? This Time It’s Fight!
Guest Blog Post by Matthew Arrell The confrontation has got to a point beyond fleeing. There is not a moment to think or even a second to spare; this is the millisecond in which the outcome of the altercation will turn. Everything depends on how you next react. We’ll assume that you are in a situation where only the fight option is available. I won’t go through all the various levels...
Read MoreFear, Obligation and Guilt
Often our lives are characterised by FOG: fear, obligation and guilt. In many cases, this involves other people. That is what this blog post deals with. It concerns how to limit fear to the unavoidable, remove obligation when it is incorrectly placed and replace guilt when it is unjustified. Fear Who are you afraid of? Are family, friends or co-workers controlling you with your own fear?...
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