Trawl for Gold on The River Blog

In the past couple of days, I'd been thinking it’s time for another nudge, but had been mulling over what conversation to have. While various ideas were going round in my mind, I remembered a quote from one of my favourite coaches Michael Neill: "You're only ever one...

Happy first Sunday of Spring! How good are you at saying “no”? This was a recurring conversation that came up in the nudgeme Small Groups, that people can find hard, which only exacerbates the “busyness” syndrome. From saying “no” to others’ demands on them in their...

“To be doubtful is uncomfortable to be certain is absurd.” Voltaire to Frederick 2nd of Prussia 4:6:1761 A good few years back when I was having a particularly difficult time about being certain about some things my father gave me a small...

Five things to STOP…! 1 Talking to yourself in negative ways Everything's hopeless; wish I was slimmer, brighter, richer; it was definitely something I must have done that made them react like that. 2 Slipping into victim mode Beating...

This post follows on from my last one Why To Do Lists Don’t Work when I shared some ways to help you take back control of your time. I talked about the importance of having a compelling reason as to why the things on your list are important...

They need a compelling reason! Making to do lists might make you feel better in the short term, but very frustrated in the long term. And that’s because to do lists without a compelling reason to complete them, are little more than an...