Can you care too much?

Can you care too much?

Over the winter I created a number of short videos that I called “Resources for Resilience” on topics I thought would help people create some sense of order and control in their lives in the midst of a winter where overwhelm and burnout were scarily close for many and a deep reality for some

What does your best self-want?

What does your best self-want?

What if we changed the focus to include what we do want. Our authentic self longs to be seen and yet sometimes we are afraid. Maybe we haven’t yet dared to look beyond that fear to clarify what lies there hidden, unexamined.

It’s got to be perfect

So many times in my life I’ve been paralysed by trying to be perfect. A paper, a project and idea for an experiment, a grant application… I have nearly missed so many boats, burnt so much midnight oil, desperately pursuing perfection… and was it...
Procrastination? Yes, I’ve been putting this off!

Procrastination? Yes, I’ve been putting this off!

Procrastination – leaving until tomorrow that which I know should be done today – involves a voluntary delay that we know is not strictly necessary and will have negative consequences. It’s certainly not the same as re-prioritisation because more important things have arisen.