by real_phil | Sep 5, 2016 | Points Of Focus
From Distraction to Action The problem of procrastination is something which most people suffer from, to a greater or lesser extent: Last week, I came across a situation where someone was just not doing what they knew they could be doing to achieve their major 2016...
by real_phil | Sep 1, 2016 | Points Of Focus
1st September is one of my favourite days of the year… and for me has always held a particular significance. Isn’t it something deep in our psyche about this time of year that makes us ready for a “new start”, a new term, perhaps a new harvest? There’s a...
by real_phil | Aug 17, 2016 | Points Of Focus
I hear lots of people say things like, “well, I’ll get onto doing something about that goal once I’ve got myself organised, once the children are older, once the weather gets better, once the football season finishes…” and so on. Something’s always not quite right…...
by real_phil | Aug 10, 2016 | Points Of Focus
I was once coaching a business owner who said that even though he wrote out a plan every day, he never got near the most important actions on his list. There was a mix of procrastination, but also frequent interruptions, and a lack of focus at play here. He felt that...
by real_phil | Apr 25, 2016 | Points Of Focus
Over the past few days I have been working with a business person (let’s call him Jim) who was made redundant from a large corporation 3 years ago and hasn’t really found his feet since then. He is a very capable person, intelligent and seemingly confident. He is...
by real_phil | Mar 29, 2016 | Points Of Focus
Alfred Wainwright, famed for his guidebooks to walking the Fells of the Lake District had a complete obsession – walking, and documenting these walks through his unique sketches, maps and writings. He set out a 13-year plan to cover all 214 walks. Yep. Thirteen...
