Together In Electric Dreams

  I have a dirty secret… Actually, it's not that dirty and it’s not really a secret. I made a switch to a 4-day week!  The reason for it was, I used to have Thursdays off with my son and really felt a lot more productive when I did.  So I switched back a few weeks ago and it really seems to be working for me. Here’s what I found worked (this is from a company owners perspective mind you). The positives 1) It gives me time to really chew over stuff and get more clarity on how I’m moving the business forward.  I had an epiphany moment last week where I had so much more clarity on what I want from the business. Working on it (kind of) on a Thursday allows my brain to unwind and come up with more creative solutions to problems. I wandered the streets of Hastings last week and I love just letting my feet take me to new places. It almost always allows my brain to switch into that mode too and explore new uncharted avenues and pa...

  Is it this time of year? Why do I feel like I’m on some kind of treadmill?  Content, talking to people, sales calls, more content, delivering coaching, more content, parenting, more content. I’m beginning to feel like Bill Murray’s character Phil the weatherman from Groundhog Day.  SPOILER ALERT  A self-centered weatherman Phil, played by Bill Murray) finds himself in a time loop on  Groundhog Day , and the day keeps repeating until he gets it right. Stuck in this endless cycle, he starts to act like god, becomes depressed and starts inventing creative ways to kill himself. Then ultimately realises by helping those around him and letting go of his ego he becomes free of the time loop. It’s often regarded as a film about buddhism (the concept of Samsara, is to be continuously reborn until we find enlightenment). The word literally means "wandering through, flowing on" A change is as good as a rest they say. So I’ve come up with a few cheeky ways to kick st...