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3 tips for getting positive energy

Mike Pegg — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:37:04 +0000

Energy is life. So what gives you positive energy? What gives you negative energy? How can you get more positive energy in the future? You may then be able to give even more to other people. Let’s explore three steps for making this happen. 1) You can clarify the things that give you positive energy. Start by [...]

3 tips for understanding your boss’s business model

Mike Pegg — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:32:35 +0000

“My boss believes in a certain way of running a business,” said one person. “He keeps talking about the ‘processes’. Even though he uses the right ‘management phrases’ about people, I am not sure he feels these in his gut. How can I get him to believe-in getting things done through people?” It is vital to [...]

3 tips for focusing on your desire, discipline and delivery

Mike Pegg — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:21:00 +0000

Great workers build on where they deliver As, rather than Bs or Cs. They follow their passion and translate this into peak performance. So how can you identify such a niche in your own work? One approach is to focus on where you score highly on desire, discipline and delivery. You can then keep developing [...]

3 tips for being both a sprinter and a marathon runner

Mike Pegg — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:48 +0000

What is your natural working style? Are you a sprinter or a marathon runner? Do you like to work in short bursts or prefer the long haul? Perhaps you apply the best of both worlds. Let’s explore how you can take this path by improving your stamina, speed and ‘sleep’ to achieve success. 1) You can [...]

3 tips for being a good communicator

Mike Pegg — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Imagine that you want to communicate certain messages to people and work with them to get concrete results. How can you do this in a good way? Much will obviously depend on the situation. You may be a leader communicating with your team; an educator communicating with your students; an individual communicating with another person [...]

3 tips for focusing on fun, freedom and fulfilment

Mike Pegg — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:13 +0000

How can you find professional fulfilment? During the past 40 years I have met many people who have found satisfaction and stimulation in their work. Such people often demonstrate three characteristics. They focus on fun, freedom and doing work that is fulfilling - both for themselves and their ‘employers’. People who hate their jobs demonstrate [...]

3 tips for passing on caring wisdom

Mike Pegg — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:27:00 +0000

Imagine you are running an educational session. How can you help people to grow? One approach is to learn from great educators. Such people often start by establishing clarity – the real results the students want to achieve – and making clear working contracts. They then go through three dimensions. * They introduce the concept. * They [...]

3 tips for being positive and professional - but not trying to persuade

Mike Pegg — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:07 +0000

“Be positive and professional, but don’t try to persuade,” was the approach of a therapeutic community I ran in the early 1970s. Young people applied to join the community – frequently wanting to escape from detention centres, mental hospitals or troubled families. Our approach was to outline what we could offer – the ‘results’ – [...]

3 tips for clarifying your compass

Mike Pegg — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:30:14 +0000

Everybody has a personal compass. This can take the form of a philosophy, ‘credo’ or framework which they refer to when making decisions in their lives. Let’s explore how you can settle-on and follow your own guiding principles. 1) You can clarify your compass. Try tackling the exercise called My compass. Describe the things you do and [...]

3 tips for hitting the sweet spot

Mike Pegg — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:52:32 +0000

Sports people talk about the ‘sweet spot’. Sometimes they hit a ball so effortlessly and yet effectively that it sails beautifully towards its target. Getting their timing right, they connect with the ball in exactly the right place on their racquet, bat or club. Such magic arrives after hitting the ‘sweet spot’. Other people experience [...]