Tag: Personal Development
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
How to Meet Your Inner Narrative with Curiosity and Self-Compassion There is a voice inside your head that has an opinion about everything. It comments on your performance in meetings, speculates about what your colleague meant by that short reply, and rehearses conversations you’re yet to have. It catalogues your mistakes and, sometimes, it tells…
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Cognitive overload at work
Why an overloaded mind stifles potential (let alone workforce productivity and performance) Ever feel like your brain’s a browser with 47 tabs open, half of which are littered with things trying to distract you, and at least twelve of the tabs are frozen? That’s what cognitive overload can feel like. At work, cognitive overload is…
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Where’s the Sweet Spot for Growth and Stretch
As I’m writing playbooks and training material for clients, I keep coming back to this question: where’s the sweet spot for growth and stretch? We all know that mindset and behaviour change don’t happen overnight. It’s a process—one that requires clarity, consistency, and modelling. When leaders embody the desired state in a way that’s natural…
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From control to curiosity
So, I’ve had a few significant ah-ha moments and paradigm shifts already this year. Which, realistically, are the amalgamation of the learning / reflection / true-self-adventure I’ve been on for a while now. Because that’s how things happen, yeah? You seem to come across things that are important for you when you’re open to receive…
Ellie Mason Consulting 