There’s always so much advice on what we can do to be more productive, more energetic, and happier. But what is most important for us at any one time?
This amazing chart offers an insight into cultivating healthier brain chemistry, by suggesting activities that suppport the different positive chemicals in the brain.
What do you need more of today?
Sometimes it can feel like life is a zero sum game, where there can only be so many winners and those that don’t achieve certain expectations are the losers.
While there are many ways we can be successful, we really only talk about the peak of success of people in business, politics, sports and entertainment. People like Bill Gates, Beyonce or Elon Musk. Does that make the rest of us unsuccessful?
Whenever this question arises, I go to my favourite poem, What is Success? by Ralph Waldo Emerson and/or Bessie Anderson Stanley.
What is Success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
Ralph Waldo Emerson and/or Bessie Anderson Stanley
Nice, huh?
It reminds me of the wonderful children I have raised and how much fun that was, the trees I have planted, laughter with friends and family, and the moments of insight I’ve been lucky to share with my clients.
How do you define success in your life?
How good are you at multitasking?
Chances are, you’re not as good as you think!
Take this 3 minute test to assess your ability to multitask, and compare your results with others. You will need pen and paper and a timer.
Time how long it takes you to write the following sentence, and then number each letter beneath, as shown below. Write as quick as you can.
How long did it take? On a scale of 1 to 10, how stressed do you feel right now? (Check for tightness, heat and heart rate.)
Now time yourself writing the same sentence and sequence again, only this time, write a letter, then a number, then a letter, then a number, as quick as you can, like so…
How long did it take? On a scale of 1 to 10, how stressed do you feel right now? (Check for tightness, heat and heart rate.)
Congratulations! The experiment is over.
Your results? Compare the following four dimensions of your performance:
1. Which task was completed more quickly?
2. Which result was neater?
3. Where did you make any mistakes?
4. When did you feel more stressed (if only by a half point)?
Let me repeat the question from the beginning of this article. How good are you at multitasking?
If you were able to do both tasks in the same time, at the same quality, with the same number of errors and without causing undue stress, then congratulations! You are one of less than 1% who actually can multitask effectively!
If your performance or emotional state was diminished, the way for you to improve your performance is to do one thing at a time!
What’s one thing you can do today to simplify your activities and improve your performance?
Please put your results and resolutions in the comments below.
How did you sleep last night? Most of us find a good night’s sleep challenging a lot of the time.
ABC Comedian Sammy J offers a fantastic tip to improve performance by getting a better sleep.
If you take the phone charger out of your bedroom (and leave it there!), then you’ll be free from distraction as you go to sleep, the bright screen won’t tell your brain it’s already morning, and you won’t accidentally see that worrying work email until you’re better rested to deal with it!
Better sleep means better performance.
What’s your tip for getting a good night?
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