Tag: career development
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How Disciplined Are You… Really?
Not for a day. Not for a week. But when it’s cold, wet, you’re tired, and nobody would blame you for skipping it. Because that’s when discipline actually matters. At the end of May, I ran a 10km race. To be honest, it wasn’t great. I felt sluggish, heavy, and underprepared. It was probably my…
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“Why did you do it?” “How did you do it?”
When I first went alcohol-free, I kept it to myself. Partly because I’m naturally introverted. Talking about personal challenges has never come easily to me. But there was another reason. For years, I’d been what I call a middle-lane drinker. I wasn’t drinking every day. I wasn’t hitting rock bottom. From the outside, everything looked…
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Brain Drain
I used to think the most exhausting part of my job was the constant decision-making. The more senior you become, the more decisions land on your desk. Some affect your team. Some affect your customers. Some affect the business. And in manufacturing, engineering, and operations, those decisions can have real consequences. The decision-making at work…
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Don’t Let the Drift Become the Destination
We all have dips. But, how do we respond when they happen? Over the last 18 months, I’ve shared quite a bit about my career journey, giving up alcohol, and the positive impact exercise has had on my life. Sometimes there can be an assumption that once you’ve gone alcohol-free, everything falls into place. That…
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I Got My Weekends Back
For years, my weekends disappeared without me really noticing. I thought I was resting. In reality, I wasn’t recovering from the thing that was exhausting me. Alcohol didn’t recharge me.It delayed me. Everything changed when I removed the routine. This weekend was a perfect example. I got up early both days. No fog.No sluggish starts.No…
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Reaction vs Response – The Moments That Define Your Leadership.
In manufacturing and operations, things don’t always go your way. • You’ve built the case. • You’ve influenced the stakeholders. • You’ve done the groundwork. But the decision goes another way. It might look like: • Not getting the promotion you were working towards • Investment going to another site or project • A process…
