Truth #7
Are you?
Reasons #9
Monday morning, I’ve taken Nick’s advice and I’m in the office at 8.25 not 8.33, the blank page of a new week stretches out for me… what reasons do I have to be cheerful this morning:
- My list of actions for this week is clear, concise and well planned – I’m ready to achieve. Is yours? Are you?
- Classic movie quotes get the infographics treatment – ‘places to put baby’ is my favourite
- Crazy in Love by Beyonce gets the piano cover treatment with 1930’s (?) video– this one is excellent, check out the other work by Maxence Cyrin.
- I’m not travelling anywhere – last week was disjointed with trips to Germany in the middle of four day week – this week, I’m in my office, where I can be organised and creative.
- This infographic about infographics might cause a rip in the fabric of space and time – but it made me smile on the way.
- Plan B is an English singer, rapper and actor who has a ‘>new album (Amazon link) released today – ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’ is the second album from Plan B – check out the single ‘She Said’ on Spotify. Highly recommend this talented London artist.
What reasons do you have?
Sunday Inspiration #22
Sunday rolls around again, the sun is shining and I’m spending a little time getting prepared for the week ahead. Some inspirational music to start us off… Vashti Bunyan has an interesting story, shying away from the limelight in the seventies until Diamond Day was rereleased early this century. Diamond Day is a beautiful song, just perfect for a spring sunshine day. Once you have that playing – here are a few inspirational links for your Sunday…
- 10 minute task completion – an interesting approach to productivity that may work in some circumstances.
- 60 great blog posts to improve public speaking – it may be speeches, presentations or even teaching, this great list of resources will help you.
- 9 tips for successful video conferences – I participate in a lot of remote meetings, not enough of them are video based, so I end up being a disembodied voice on the phone. If some of these tips were followed, the meetings might be even more successful.
What has you inspired this week?
Truth #6
You make your own luck, and that’s what I’m trying to do right now… excuse partial silence will I figure that stuff out.
A Hero Speaks – relax…
Its a four day weekend in most of Europe – and our hero finder is taking a break – but he leaves you with this inspirational piece of wisdom as you enjoy Easter…
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast…
Think about that as you assess your worklife balance over this relaxing weekend.
Normal service will be resumed next week – who’s your hero?
Not participating
Not joining in, no stupid jokes, Shakespeare isn’t French (Radio 4) and the AA aren’t using jetpacks. Gordon Brown won’t run those posters. And this one is just daft.
Not playing, it’s not funny.
Reasons #8
Monday morning, and you are in the office early – 7am here, and just getting light outside, what possible reasons could there be for being cheerful?
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The clocks may have gone forward, so the evenings are lighter – so getting in earlier means getting away earlier as the summer months get closer.
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Maybe its your sons birthday tomorrow and his excitement is rubbing off on the whole family.
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No-one else is in the office and you are already cranking the handle of your to-do list.
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Maybe you spotted this – the best tabloid headline ever, or maybe this REALLY is.
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Oh, and if you need a soundtrack – EMI have remastered and rereleased all of Duran Duran’s back catalogue. You can find their stuff over on Spotify – may I suggest ‘The Chauffeur’ for some Monday morning memories
Anyway, its Monday – why are YOU so cheerful?
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