Where do you get your inspiration?
It’s early January 2023, and while getting over COVID I am thinking
about the year ahead and scroll through Linkedin looking for inspiration…
but found a lot of stuff that didn’t inspire me. It got me to thinking about what inspires me.
It’s early January 2023, and while getting over COVID, I am thinking about the year ahead and scroll through Linkedin looking for inspiration…
but found a lot of stuff that didn’t inspire me. It got me to thinking about
what inspires me.
My inspiration comes from ….
1. Making a difference
I love being able to make a difference, I love working with businesses to improve how they work and operate. There are always changes you can make to improve how a business performs. Sometimes when you are in the business, you are too close or too much to do but when you come in with a fresh perspective you can see how small / medium changes can make the biggest impact.
Therefore, I really do enjoy being a consultant. Working across a lot of businesses and helping optimise.
2. People in my inner circle
They say that you are most influenced by the 5 people you associate with the most in your life. Over your life, those people will change for different periods, by design or by fate, it tends to change. COVID has made us all consider who are top 4-5 people are, the cheer leaders, the ones that are always there when you need them and if you can only go out a bit, the ones you would want to spend time with.
I am a social person, and the interaction of friends is very important but it’s how much you invest in the relationship that becomes really important.
As you get older, or maybe it’s just me you are more picky about those people and they become your people.
3. Quotes
I have always loved quotes. Quotes are a good way to reflect on life, work etc. I love a good quote and normally gets me smiling and inspired.
There are probably other things that inspire me, however these are the three that come to mind.
My personal frame of reference, my mental state is very important to ensure that I am my own cheer leader and I remind myself my experience and skills to really drive and help businesses be more successful.
Inspiration provides me a reason to get up in the morning, to help other businesses, to invest in myself and to keep smiling.
How about you? What inspires you today?
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Do you have to enjoy work?
It’s been an area of conversation at the moment. Many of my friends don’t like their jobs, however they are not leaving
They don’t want to change, risk in changing jobs and what would they do – unsure what would make them happy.
It’s been an area of conversation at the moment. Many of my friends don’t like their jobs, however they are not leaving…
They don’t want to change, risk in changing jobs and what would they do – unsure what would make them happy.
I know that I am a bit strange, I really enjoy work. Yes there are days I don’t enjoy or periods of my career I haven’t enjoyed however overall I love working. It gives me energy, joy and I love to learn. I love interacting with people and helping businesses. I really enjoy the variety of consulting - different businesses, industries and different work. Ability to manage my own hours and workload etc and get to work with a great team.
However, I am surprised the number of people that;
• Don’t enjoy work
• Won’t move because hate change or
• Don’t know what to do
• Happy with pay and don’t want to get pay cut
I always say that there are aspects of everyone job they don’t enjoy – let’s say 20% max. But you need to live with this – and that’s normal but you need to enjoy the rest.
If you are not happy going to work every day, how long do you stay stuck in this role? Life is short. With perspective being miserable at work is not good for the quality of your life and you need to think about what you enjoy and what you want to get from your work and then make a plan.
You spend a lot of time at work, so if you don’t enjoy it that is a big chunk of your life that you don’t like. It flows through other elements of your work.
• Be honest on what is going to make you happy
• Do you need to make a change?
• Is the organisation you work for have other roles you can do?
• What makes you happy?
• What are your 3 non negotiables for a new role?
Be bold, brave and be clear with yourself on what you want and then go and get it.
Appreciate you need financials to pay your bills, but working in a job that makes you miserable is not a good use of your time and energy and finding that right role, will make you so much happier, you will wish you had done this earlier.
I always encourage my employees to look for a new job, if they are not happy. Seriously, then people find a new job and they are back to being themselves and happy.
If you are miserable, why?
• Do you need to change your job?
• Why not now?
• What are your 3 non negotiables.
Examples of non negotiables
• $xxxk annual salary
• Learning opportunity
• Certain industry
• Certain level
• Great boss / leader
• Small size company
• Large size company
Do you have any other non- negotiables?
Be honest with yourself about what you want from life and then pursue it wholeheartedly.
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As a business owner or manager, it can be difficult to know whether a particular issue is related to capability or capacity.
In general, CAPABILITY refers to the skills and knowledge needed to perform a task, while CAPACITY refers to the available resources (time, staff, equipment, etc.) to complete the task.