We mostly stride through the day in large steps, looking straight, rarely to the side. We don't much stop to smell the flowers, or look - consciously - for inspiration. I found that inspiration easily comes when I create the setting for it. Sometimes the elements of my day converge to form a certain state - ...
Transitions – internalizing learning
The second week of my transition to a new job has passed, and I find myself with an obvious conclusion. I'm treading on thin ice. Constantly aware of what I say and do, exposing my views ("you don't want to seem unopinionated", my angel on the right shoulder, or Self 1, advises) but careful not to let ...
The first steps of a transition
Since ages, I've loved transitions. The first days of falling in love; the changes of seasons; moving to a new place to live (ok, without the packing and unpacking); going back to school in autumn; and changing the job. Transitions spice up life. Without them, we would be caught in a neverending slumber. The only thing ...
How to switch from stress to enjoyment
One of the best advices I've been given throughout my life and career was "Stop taking yourself so seriously". As it might seem shocking to some, the man who gave me this advice was right. "Who, me? But - I have all reasons to be serious! This is ^%$*ing important!" - "See? My point exactly!" Taking myself too ...
Best Time Management tools – Part 2
As I'm now officially on vacation, I can continue the series of the Best Time Management tools tried and experienced, and recommended further. The part 1 post you can find here. Here are the next few tools/tips that can improve your personal organizing/peace of mind, if used properly and frequently enough. 9. Daily/weekly priorities list An example of a ...
Best Time Management tools – Part 1
As a personal organizing freak, I've laid my hands on almost every time management tool or concept ever invented. Below is a list of the best I've tried - and, for those who want to read more, some recommended books. 1. Forms. By Forms I mean Excel sheets with calculations, colors, formulas and stuff that transform what you ...
Story Telling
Companies and buyers don't want to hear a pitch. They want to hear a story. And most often, the most credible story is your own. I've felt really compelled to read and reapply stories that start with "I was where you are now. And then I did x, y, and z, and managed to sell x much, ...
Being a Professional Muse
Yesterday I was talking to a dear client, and she shared with me an experience that made me think about the people we surround ourselves with. But let me share the experience first. Episode 1. Enter "The Expert". We all meet experts in our lives - most of them are quite arrogant people, who consider their ...
The Happiness Map
Some time ago I wrote a post about gratitude. It was inspired by a quick coaching talk I had with a peer student, who was unable to move forward in a creative process. He was frustrated and could move forward. When I asked what about the creative process he was grateful for, his tone changed, ...
My tips on Blogging
While I don't consider myself even half an expert on blogging, I spend quite a bit of my free time with it. Below is an interview with some tips, taken by someone who's more knowledgeable than me, Codrut Turcanu, a fellow Romanian blogger and affiliate marketer. When, how and why did you get started with blogging @ ...
Dialogue
My life has become hectic in the past weeks, which brings me to the point of almost zero personal time. So I was wondering, what could I write, that would add value to you? Who are YOU, dear reader? I know there's some of you who drop by daily to read this little blog, and I'm thinking... - ...
Idea of the week – The Last Lecture
I'm putting a whole book as Idea of the Week here, because the book is absolutely overwhelming. I heard about Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" a few months ago. His story is simple: Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon who delivered a sum of his life's learnings in an hour's speech and a book called "The ...
What do I get out of coaching?
I started coaching 2 new clients the other days. Additionally, received lots of enthusiastic feedback and encouragement from you readers - Thank you guys! (and gals). This makes me feel like there's something right I might be doing here :) There are some reasons why I love to coach. I will tell you a selfish secret ...
Exercising Gratitude
Last week my grandmother fell very, very ill. We all thought she would die. I spent 2 days beside her, holding her hand, seeing her state degrade hour by hour. Friends came to visit. Old acquaintances passed by. Relatives called every minute, crying. And somewhere, my grandmother found the strength to come back. With half her body ...
Idea of the Week: Authenticity
This week, I found the same clue in several places. I've experienced it in my life, the hard way. So this makes it the Idea of the Week. Authenticity creates value. So where does this new secret of success (and, unlike Douglas Adams' computer, I'm not gonna say "42") come from? Source 1: How To Make My Blog ...
