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I have a love/hate relationship with writing. So why do I do it? I love to share my knowledge with my community. For most of my life, I’ve been soaking up knowledge. At the age of 44, I want to give back. …

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·19 hours ago

I shiver in the morning cold: embracing new habits

How do you achieve lasting changes for the better? — Every one of us struggles in life. Your struggle for lasting change is real. We start a new way of approaching life. Things go well for us for a while. Then we fall on our backside. We despair. Even curse our “weakness” or lack of resolve. Yet what is one…

Habit Building

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I shiver in the morning cold: embracing new habits
I shiver in the morning cold: embracing new habits

Published in Human Factors and Change

·Jun 19

Want Career Success? Six Insightful And Revealing Tools

“I know my strengths. I know my skills. I match them well to market demand.” “Veni, vidi, vici (I came. I saw. I conquered.)” Conquering something sounds cool. Yet what about conquering yourself — and reaping career success? Let’s try adapting this quote to what we’re trying to achieve: “I…

Careers

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Want Career Success? Six Insightful And Revealing Tools
Want Career Success? Six Insightful And Revealing Tools

Published in Human Factors and Change

·Jun 11

Stupidity is…

We are all stupid from time to time. Tonight I write this in a stupor…of sorts. No doubt there is at least one mistake in this brief…

Writing

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Stupidity is…
Stupidity is…

Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jun 11

Tonight I morphed into a hesitant artist with the help of two AI tools

Let’s look at DALL-E Mini and Nightcafe for AI-driven artistic inspiration — Tonight I had an ‘a-ha’ moment. Sitting in front of the television, a current affairs show promoted a chef’s new cookbook. This cookbook’s illustrations looked terrific. I saw the instant appeal of cookbooks and how they bring each dish to life. Cooking instructions are simple, linear and aim to encourage…

Writing

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Tonight I morphed into a hesitant artist with the help of two AI tools
Tonight I morphed into a hesitant artist with the help of two AI tools

Published in ILLUMINATION

·May 25

“I see stupid people…everywhere. Such as when I look in the mirror”

I am stupid. Chances are, so are you — Think of how stupid the average person is, and realise that half of them are stupider than that. ~ George Carlin There’s something about the word “stupid” that makes people uneasy. It’s a label that no one wants to wear. And yet, stupidity is a real thing. We fret about…

Life

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“I see stupid people…everywhere. Such as when I book in the mirror.”
“I see stupid people…everywhere. Such as when I book in the mirror.”

May 24

Sharp and clear: Clear thinking and getting to the point is one struggle with a potent reward

Do you have the ability to think clearly and concisely? A question that sounds straightforward, yet is it? Your mind can only focus on one thing at a time. If we’re worrying about something, our thinking clouds with anxiety. If we’re distracted by our phone buzzing in the other room…

Writing

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Sharp and clear: Your struggle and reward of clear thinking and getting to the point
Sharp and clear: Your struggle and reward of clear thinking and getting to the point

Published in Human Factors and Change

·May 22

Powerful visualisation = performance? Here are seven letters to imagine your way to victory in reality

I’m not a fan of any “Law of Attraction” concepts. “Believe it, achieve it” mantras may give you a short-term motivational boost. Yet what techniques do performers use, and what can we learn from sport and performance psychology¹? Imagery is a crucial psychological skill for higher performance. This skill has…

Coaching Psychology

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Powerful visualisation = performance?
Powerful visualisation = performance?

Published in Human Factors and Change

·May 22

Life experience is a wonderful muse, isn’t it?

Dear reader, I’m amazed at how much there is to learn about life. Our upbringing, genetics and life experiences intertwine to deliver us to where we are in life. Right now I’m procrastinating, as I should be working on the first draft of my new book Remarkable Organisational Change Communications…

Change Management

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Life experience is a wonderful muse, isn’t it?
Life experience is a wonderful muse, isn’t it?

May 21

Eagles soar when they focus: now you can too

Are you looking to soar to higher levels of productivity? With flow and focus, your ambition is within your grasp. A flow state is when an activity is all-consuming. You might be playing chess, intensely focussed on thinking several steps ahead of your opponent. Or on a martial arts gym…

Change Management

7 min read

Eagles soar when they focus: now you can too
Eagles soar when they focus: now you can too
Allan Owens

Allan Owens

Australian Change Lead: 8 years experience. Author of The Change Manager’s Companion. https://www.humanfactorsadvisory.com.au/the-change-managers-companion

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