How do you feel about procrastination? So many people I know can relate to the notion of putting things off. We pause. We hold back. We delay. In her book, Sabotage, Emma Gannon talks about why we procrastinate, and many experts are starting to agree that it’s aligned with perfectionism; the idea that we don’t get ahead because weContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Push it Forward”
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Monday Mojo – Clear the Path
What’s in your way right now? In a world that’s focused on moving forward (and increasingly at pace) you may have noticed things have felt more…complicated. Obstacles present themselves where we least expect; people are unnecessarily difficult and, sometimes we even get in our own way:we procrastinatesay yes when we mean noor avoid when weContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Clear the Path”
Monday Mojo – Lower the Bar
Do you set high standards for yourself? It’s not a bad thing. By setting a bar, we can push ourselves to set targets and reach our goals. But sometimes those standards can be so high we might feel like we’re failing every day. It might sound dramatic, but here’s how I know: Over the lastContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Lower the Bar”
Monday Mojo – Ditch Perfect
How are you at deadlines? Sometimes, one of the reasons we leave things until the last minute (i.e. we procrastinate) is because we want things to be “just right”. The problem with perfectionism is that it can hold us back in many ways. As the video below explains, it can leave you feeling safe butContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Ditch Perfect”
Monday Mojo – Drop the Rock
Have you been beating yourself up lately? It’s easy to fall into the trap of perfectionism:• Questioning your decision-making• Saying yes when you mean no• Setting your sights on getting it right, all the time And when we feel we’ve fallen short, lost our way, or slipped up somewhere along the line, we throw rocksContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Drop the Rock”