Back for another awesome conversation with Charlotte. This time considering how to harness the power of cycles in creative projects - rather than rushing through them. We touch on menopause, decision making, and understanding the phases of projects in the context of seasons.

(04:53) Way to talk about the menstrual cycle more ‘poetically’

(14:10) Advice for approaching menopause

(20:11) Wise Power

(20:38) Decision Making & Creative Projects

(24:44) It's a phase - not permanent!

(27:00) Practical application of creativity to the cycles

(32:04) Archetypes in cycles

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Today's podcast short answers a brilliant question asked in my Masterclass - 'what is your take on lateral moves within organisations, rather than promotions?'.

Lateral moves can be career dynamite IF we are strategic and smart about the way we position them.

Listen on for 3 ways to do this...

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Mind absolutely blown in this conversation with Charlotte Friedrich

Talk about a shift in perspective, this conversation turns our typical response to periods (an inconvenience to be minimised) completely on its head.

This is not a conversation for women alone - men, tune in and tap into a powerful resource for communicating about this stuff - which, like it or not, IS present at work.

(04:30) Why this is a topic for men AND women

(09:41) Understand how universal cycles are in our lives (from the breath to the economy)

(14:29) Learn the phases of the menstrual cycle

(17:33) Understand the role of the lunar cycle

(27:24) Apply the power of cycles to work

(31:05) Understand the female hormonal cycle

(32:51) Learn how to tap into your inner wisdom

(40:01) Learning to chart your primary cycle

(45:08) Practical actions around charting / planning around your cycle

(49:06) Using the lunar cycle for those with varying cycle lengths

Find Charlotte here: https://charlottefriedrich.satoriapp.com/offers/238565-one-on-one-session

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How are my 2023 goals going? What’s working, what’s not? Is progress as slow as I think? How is my planning process working?What am I proud of, what do I need to reassess? Is my Netflixing out of control?? 

An honest personal review, which I hope might inspire your own Q1 review. 

(01:10) Gently gearing up for our Q1 Review                        

(03:47) How my goals are going           

(09:17) House goals as a switch-off                       

(13:35) 10-Minute declutters            

(17:11) To Netflix or not to Netflix?

(19:12) The fate of the 5am Club                  

(22:16) How my planning process is going

(24:51) Together planning                

(27:30) Thoughts for Q2

As a final bonus episode from my conversations with Caroline Rogers (www.roomtothink.net), we decided to do something different - we trouble shoot a couple of organising areas which have been bothering me - daily mess and digital photos. A personal conversation where the coach gets coached!

(01:14) Tackling Daily Mess         

(04:14) Could versus should                        

(11:33) Digital Clutter and our future selves

Caroline is back and we are delving further into clutter - and practical ways to manage it which, crucially , are aligned with OUR identities , not some objective measure of what it is to be organised or clutter free!

In fact this is a big part of Caroline’s overall message - that clutter and it’s management can’t be reduced to a formula - it has to be a system fitted to your unique self and family.

Time stamps:

(01:53) What makes clutter subjective?

(07:40) For people who have too much clutter in their lives

(10:54) The 10-Minute Rule                   

(14:42) Is there a formula to decluttering a room?

I am SO excited to bring this episode to you. 

Caroline Rogers, like me is a published Positive Psychology grad and coach. But she is also… a professional organiser and de-clutterer!

The stuff we talk about today, to do with the concept of home, psychological home, and the implications for our wellbeing, will definitely put a new lens on all things home - and reinforces why I often mention home-related goals and priorities in these Life-Work episodes!

Finally - Caroline’s closing piece, on how easy it is for home to be associated with the mundane, domestic, and anti feminist - will leave us all with food for thought. 

You can find out more about Caroline at

wwww.roomtothink.net 

And read more about psychological home and the scale here: https://www.academia.edu/12581952/Psychological_Home_and_Well_Being 

Notes:

(06:59) Feeling like yourself 

(10:26) Psychological home               

(16:07) Going from a house to a home     

(17:14) When your home circumstances are not ideal

(21:54) Elevating the importance of home in our wellbeing, notwithstanding the gendered connotations

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Time for a fun and frivolous episode - let’s do some habit pairing to keep going on our decluttering goals - even when we have MUCH bigger life priorities going on.

Listen to this if you feel too lazy to declutter - which is totally expected if you have a busy work and life. 

I’m sure you will find something here that will entice you into action!

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Listen to this episode if you want to feel less hectic at work, and do something about your back-to-back meeting schedule.

This week we continue our work to-do list declutter with a dive into our calendars. 

Having clarified our to-do list priorities last week, we are in a much better place to now look at our Calendar-scape…

I’m preparing a Masterclass which will also be looking at this stuff from the perspective of getting promoted and paid what we deserve, so watch this space!

Show notes

(01:17) Our Calendar Landscape

(05:06) Protecting (fiercely!) Blank Space   

(08:53) Meetings within your control

(11:18) A trick working well with my clients

(14:02) Changes that will genuinely free up your schedule

(15:25) Value add vs transactional meetings

(16:42) Non-Negociable meetings