I was watching a kindergarten class this morning being taught by a policeman how to cross the road. It was very cute. They were being taught to stop, look and listen, before they stepped onto the zebra crossing. It brought a smile to my face.
This is a life skill in so many ways.
It then reminded me of a presentation I saw yesterday, when someone was talking about all the unconscious learning they had had in their lives, for example growing up with parents and grand parents from different nationalities and how that had taught them the value of inclusiveness and sport how it teaches you resilience and patience, along with the actual performance skill aswell.
So every day we are exposed to some form of learning, be it conscious or unconscious.
It is when we are playing an instrument, talking to our kids, reading a book. Learning is everywhere. We just dont always see it.
Those cute little 5 year olds were consciously learning this morning.
Have a think, what did you consciously learn today?
What have your unconscious learnings helped you be good at today?
Who do you want to be?
Three times this week I have been confronted with a decision that was not easy to make.
In many ways these decisions were incredibly simple and could have been answered easily and quickly. Yet I paused before I made each one.
The questions were:
1. Do I have time to go to the gym?
2. Can I cancel that meeting and take my mum to the airport?
3. Can I come in late in order to go for an anniversary breakfast with my husband?
In the cold light of day and with a rationale brain the answer to all of these questions is YES! However under pressure and with seemingly no time to do anything, my answer to each of these is often a big fat NO.
Yet the "No" felt wrong with each of these questions so I paused.
I paused and asked myself one question.
The question I asked was "Who do I want be?"
Interestingly I did not anwer the question with "I want to be the best employee of 2015", instead here are the answers I gave myself:
1. I want to be someone who takes care of themselves (and ideally has a cute bum too :-)!)
2. I want to the best daughter I can be
3. I want to spend time with my husband and celebrate 16 happy years.
To me it came down to what make me whole and what makes me happy. Don't get me wrong when these decisions are made it is very rarely at the cost of my work. This somehow always finds a way to get done, its just that a reshuffle is needed and this can be an effort.
So are you being who you want to be?
How do you know?
Is there another question that you use to help you keep on track?
Do tell..........
In many ways these decisions were incredibly simple and could have been answered easily and quickly. Yet I paused before I made each one.
The questions were:
1. Do I have time to go to the gym?
2. Can I cancel that meeting and take my mum to the airport?
3. Can I come in late in order to go for an anniversary breakfast with my husband?
In the cold light of day and with a rationale brain the answer to all of these questions is YES! However under pressure and with seemingly no time to do anything, my answer to each of these is often a big fat NO.
Yet the "No" felt wrong with each of these questions so I paused.
I paused and asked myself one question.
The question I asked was "Who do I want be?"
Interestingly I did not anwer the question with "I want to be the best employee of 2015", instead here are the answers I gave myself:
1. I want to be someone who takes care of themselves (and ideally has a cute bum too :-)!)
2. I want to the best daughter I can be
3. I want to spend time with my husband and celebrate 16 happy years.
To me it came down to what make me whole and what makes me happy. Don't get me wrong when these decisions are made it is very rarely at the cost of my work. This somehow always finds a way to get done, its just that a reshuffle is needed and this can be an effort.
So are you being who you want to be?
How do you know?
Is there another question that you use to help you keep on track?
Do tell..........
Top Tips for 4 weeks off
This Summer I decided that I would like to take four weeks of holiday with my family.
A few times I have taken 3 weeks, but usually I plump for 2 weeks and spread out the other weeks throughout the year, yet this year I decided to take 4. Not all travellng, just 4 weeks away from the office.
It was inspired by a few things. The first was that my friend took 4 weeks last year and said it was amazing and encouraged me to do the same. I also was granted an extra week of holiday just for this year as it was 10 years of service, and also I felt I needed to reconnect with my family.
So as I come back, all relaxed and calm from the wonderfully long break, I thought I would share with you my top tips for making this happen.
BBBs tips of taking a month off work
1. Communicate your intent often and to many. This starts to confirm the plan in your own head and with each declaration you actually believe it is true and start to committ.
2. Book 5 weeks off in your work calendar. This allows flexibility to change one of the weeks if work needs you for some days, you can always offer them week 1 or week 5.
3. Ensure you plan your workload so that the big stuff is done before you go.
4. Nominate someone to back you up, so that if something comes up and work need you, you can delegate to someone you completely trust
5. Committ to yourself that you are going to do it.
I don't think I would add more than that, but these 5 things definitely helped me.
So the big question, will I do it again? I think I might!
A few times I have taken 3 weeks, but usually I plump for 2 weeks and spread out the other weeks throughout the year, yet this year I decided to take 4. Not all travellng, just 4 weeks away from the office.
It was inspired by a few things. The first was that my friend took 4 weeks last year and said it was amazing and encouraged me to do the same. I also was granted an extra week of holiday just for this year as it was 10 years of service, and also I felt I needed to reconnect with my family.
So as I come back, all relaxed and calm from the wonderfully long break, I thought I would share with you my top tips for making this happen.
BBBs tips of taking a month off work
1. Communicate your intent often and to many. This starts to confirm the plan in your own head and with each declaration you actually believe it is true and start to committ.
2. Book 5 weeks off in your work calendar. This allows flexibility to change one of the weeks if work needs you for some days, you can always offer them week 1 or week 5.
3. Ensure you plan your workload so that the big stuff is done before you go.
4. Nominate someone to back you up, so that if something comes up and work need you, you can delegate to someone you completely trust
5. Committ to yourself that you are going to do it.
I don't think I would add more than that, but these 5 things definitely helped me.
So the big question, will I do it again? I think I might!
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