Success in life means living by your values! What are your values? What is important to you? How do you want to be? Values are the ongoing principles that guide and motivate us through life. … Continue reading Know yourself: Know your Values
V is for… Verbal Communication
Verbal communication is simply communication by speaking words. However, effective verbal communication skills include more than just simply talking. Verbal communication includes how you deliver and receive the words spoken. Why is Verbal Communication Important? … Continue reading V is for… Verbal Communication
U is for Uncertainty
Properly managing uncertainty and coping with the unknown (and change) is a powerful skill. We want to know everything. We like to be in control. However, we won’t always be in a situation where we … Continue reading U is for Uncertainty
Prompt: 10 things I learned today…
Prompt: write a list of 10 things you learned today. As with all list prompts you can choose to write a simple list of 10 things or a more detailed in-depth entry. #10things.
T is for… Training
It is important as part of your feedback process (whether by formal appraisal or otherwise) and your own self-analysis that you use the feedback/analysis as an opportunity to identify any skills gap. It is important … Continue reading T is for… Training
A to Z of Skills Development (continued)
With the approach of the A to Z Challenge for 2019 (sign ups are now open). It reminded me that we never did quite finish the A to Z of Skills Development (the letters at … Continue reading A to Z of Skills Development (continued)
Coffee and Conversations #3
Coffee and Conversations Welcome to the next post in the Coffee and Conversations Series. In case you missed the last posts we have started this new series to capture and share advice shared by some of the inspirational … Continue reading Coffee and Conversations #3
End of Month Review
As well as using our weekly prompts we recommend that you also do regular free-writing entries as part of your journal. One way to use this is to have a list of regular prompts that … Continue reading End of Month Review
Prompt: Plan your Lunch Breaks
Prompt: Plan your Lunch Breaks Lunchtimes are important. They allow you the opportunity to have a break from work and refuel. It can also give you time to work on some of your goals and/or … Continue reading Prompt: Plan your Lunch Breaks
Prompt: Reflect and Review your Social Media Strategy
Prompt: Reflect and Review your Social Media Strategy Do you have a social media strategy for your professional accounts? Use this prompt to review your social media strategy. If you don’t already have one, take … Continue reading Prompt: Reflect and Review your Social Media Strategy