Yip, I admit it, I’m a control freak. I love planning and I love making to-do lists. And the recent month-long trip to New Zealand was no exception – I had a detailed calendar of our movements, a spreadsheet, and an A4-page to-do list to make sure all logistics and bookings were sorted. It worked … Continue reading Planning isn’t everything
Planning, training, skills
Here’s the plan for the trip to New Zealand
So, the next lot of volcanoes in my #40by40 quest have now been lined up as I head off back home to New Zealand for a month in a little over two weeks’ time. Woohoo can’t wait! The original plan had been to fit in five volcanoes but trying to also fit in a friend’s … Continue reading Here’s the plan for the trip to New Zealand
Looking back at January and those goals (not resolutions)
Is it just me or do you feel like 2017 is just flying by? January, zoom, it’s been and gone. One 12th of the year already over. And what have I got to show for it? Well the year started off more like a fizzle than a bang, with a massive puce bruise on my … Continue reading Looking back at January and those goals (not resolutions)
How to conquer self-doubt: Remove toxic people from your life
Almost everyone has them – you know, those “friends” who are always quick to find something wrong with an idea or err on the side of negativity; those ones that deflate your happiness like popping a balloon and leave you feeling down and depressed and wrung out after spending even five minutes with them. These … Continue reading How to conquer self-doubt: Remove toxic people from your life
Why having patience when achieving your goals is important
Last week I blogged about my goals for 2017 – 15 things I essentially needed to do (or not do, in the case of watching TV) this year to upskill, up my personal development and help progress my #40by40 quest. There were a couple of things I didn’t include on the list, such as investigate … Continue reading Why having patience when achieving your goals is important
These are the goals (not resolutions) I’m setting myself for 2017
So, the first day of the new year has come and gone. I can’t help but wonder how many people made New Year’s Resolutions and have already broken them? By all accounts, according to the experts, the better term to use is goals, not resolutions, which can be defined as more specific, and which are … Continue reading These are the goals (not resolutions) I’m setting myself for 2017
How to conquer self-doubt: Review your progress
Earlier this week I blogged about imposter syndrome (where you believe you’re a fraud and fear being discovered as such) and how it exists to make you doubt yourself and think you’re not worthy of success or achieving your dreams. Part of what drives the syndrome is the thinking that any success is a result … Continue reading How to conquer self-doubt: Review your progress
When the sun sets and you can’t find the path home
“Seriously Del, we have to hurry up. The sun is setting and I have no idea where the start of the path down Devil’s Kitchen is.” I left him to bumble about with his gloves and ice axe while I tentatively began a hasty and very steep descent of Glyder Fawr, a 1001m high mountain … Continue reading When the sun sets and you can’t find the path home
How to conquer self-doubt: Stop making excuses
I have become quite adept at making excuses as to why I can’t do things: “I can’t go to the gym because I’m too tired.” “I don’t want to go out after work because it’s too cold or I haven’t got anything nice to wear.” “I can’t climb that mountain because I’m not fit enough … Continue reading How to conquer self-doubt: Stop making excuses
This is what I have learnt about time
Everyone has busy lives and responsibilities and commitments – that’s just the way life is. But being busy is often used as an excuse as to why goals and dreams can’t be started or achieved – you know the one: ‘I can’t start such and such because I’ve got A, B and C to do … Continue reading This is what I have learnt about time