by Jennifer England | Jan 4, 2023 | Perfectionism, Productivity, Success
Isolation When everyone was out on Christmas Eve clinking champagne glasses, eating Tourtière, playing Crokinole and telling stories- I was in my room isolating. After a couple of challenging months of death and grief and basement flooding- there was nothing more I...
by Jennifer England | Dec 19, 2022 | Productivity, Self Awareness, Success
Disappointed by your lack of accomplishment? Ever look back at the year and feel like you accomplished ‘hardly anything’? Or feel like your attempts were akin to a torn fishing net, never catching a thing? Maybe the projects you led never came to fruition....
by Jennifer England | Sep 28, 2020 | Mindfulness, Practices for You, Productivity
Leaders are slammed I’m often surrounded, at bedtime, with about eight or nine books on the floor. Stacked, angled, or alone, the array of literature, non-fiction, and meditations invite me in. As a leader, with solutions to find and decisions to make for...
by Jennifer England | Jun 18, 2020 | Mindfulness, Practices for You, Productivity
Judging my experience of overwhelm I have to be reminded that we’re in a pandemic. Because, as one of my coping strategies in uncertainty, I behave like we’re NOT in one, and then become frustrated with myself. This tends to happen when I’m feeling particularly...
by Jennifer England | May 25, 2020 | Perfectionism, Practices for You, Productivity, Success
An open letter to Striving Dear Striving (“You”), I know you have a ton on your plate- but gotta minute? I want to address you publicly because you just keep slinking around, normalizing things that aren’t always helpful. I’ve known you as efforting, pushing,...
by Jennifer England | Feb 3, 2020 | Creativity, Practices for You, Productivity
Tyrannical urgency The grip of getting things done, fast and with efficiency is a strong cultural norm in our world of work. It describes a world of performance, ambition, and prestige. The performativity of our professionalism is bound to our sense of self,...
