What Matters

I've been reflecting on what matters, lessons learned, practices to experiment with and ideas worth exploring.

Putting yourself out there

habit stack leading women Sep 18, 2020

Sometimes you need to just put yourself out there. I know this. I coach others on this very topic.

However, I admit to a Knowing / Doing gap. A strong perfectionist streak can hold me back from sharing my thinking before I have had time to fully develop it. Sitting on my ideas though means that an opportunity can pass by while I am still working out the tentacles.

My challenge for this month is to "publish" my thinking while still draft, and invite others to toss the concept around.

How are you putting yourself out there?

Start dreaming again

habit stack leading women Sep 11, 2020

Malcolm Forbes said "When you cease to dream you cease to live" and yet as a working mum, who has time to DREAM?!

So many of my girlfriends are so busy juggling children, their jobs, their partners that they barely have time for their day to day let alone personal goals and dreams beyond just surviving whatever is coming down the pipe next!

I'm not sure if it was too much economics influence at school but I've always used 5-year plans to guide my life choices... I'm not one for a detailed 12-month plan but a 5-year plan works well.. and I've had a 5-year plan in place since I was...

What if you don't like Vision Boards?

leading women ways of working Sep 04, 2020

All this push toward visual goals is fine, but I am not a vision board kinda girl... so where does this leave me? Look don't get me wrong, I've pinned gorgeous vision boards on Pinterest too! They are great to look at but I still haven't put my wedding photos into an album... I'm just not that kind of girl :P

I've found journaling a great visual aid for goal setting, tracking progress and to capture dreams, manage projects and a whole host of to-do lists! Google bullet journal or check out #bujo on insta for a whole lot of inspiration. The ideas seem endless (as does the washi...

Passion & Purpose

career stack leadership stack leading women Aug 28, 2020

Passion in your life brings a sense of purpose and meaning to your everyday.

Whatever you're passionate about helps you to understand your values in life, and that's a wonderful thing. If you know what brings you excitement and meaning, you can choose to experience more of it.

Understanding your passions and the things that give you a sense of purpose will help when setting goals, dreaming and more importantly, determining how to best spend your time and energy.

Scaffolding for working mums

leading women Aug 21, 2020

I don't know about you but I need help - and a lot of it!

To get through an average week as a mum working in an executive role with some travel thrown in, I access a lot of help. I have a whole lot of scaffolding in place to help to avoid the work/life collision.

A key part of my scaffolding is a nanny/mother's help who is with us from 3-7 pm each afternoon. She does school pick up, feeds the kids afternoon tea, supervises homework session, packs lunches for the next day and prepares dinner. She also does about an hour of housework like laundry or staying on top of the floors (both...

Build the Recharge in upfront

leadership stack leading women recharge Jun 28, 2020

A week at the beach with the children at the end of a long project has been a good reminder of the importance of taking time to recharge.

In the first month of the project, our team discussed the recovery plans - what good looked like included a successful delivery, exceeding expectations and then some time off before returning to the day jobs.

This became an asset to our team as we worked through a challenging project with extensive travel and time away from family.

The week at the beach for me to recharge became an incentive for the children and a reward for putting up with...

Do you start your day with email?

career stack habit stack leadership stack leading women Jun 19, 2020

Do you start your day by triaging your email?

This may feel like work but delivers little value and ensures your day is shaped by other people's agendas.

Watch out for busy work.

Start your day working out what you need to achieve and grow from there.

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How to tell if you are burned out and what to do about it

recharge Jun 12, 2020

Feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? Feeling detached from your work? Know you aren't performing like you could?

There is a difference between feeling tired and being burned out. Burnout was recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2019 as an occupational phenomenon.

Burnout stems from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

The three main signs of burnout are:

1. Feeling exhausted or lack of energy

More than feeling physically tired, you may feel completely drained of energy. Despite feeling exhausted, you may experience trouble sleeping...

The importance of doing nothing

habit stack leadership stack recharge Jun 05, 2020

As we slowly start to return to workplaces, like you, I’m thinking about how not to squander the reset of the last few months.

Once the intensity of crisis management transitioned into the new normal, I found moments of quiet that might otherwise have been spent previously in a car crossing a city for meetings, on a plane or at various events. While I’ve always made time to reflect, I relished this quiet, this downtime.

In addition to catching up on some reading, the opportunity to enjoy periods of uninterrupted thinking, creativity, and insight has been invaluable. I feel...

Six steps to unlocking the Power of Sleep

habit stack leadership stack leading women recharge May 29, 2020

Are you getting enough Sleep? Are you waking feeling Recharged?

For many years I didn't get enough sleep - despite going to bed sometimes at Nanna o'clock! I often share about sleep and rest because I struggled with this for so long. The quality of my sleep was so poor that the wearables tracking my sleep pattern looked like a barcode on a soft drink can.

There are enough things in this world we can't control or influence but we can impact how we feel each day by getting enough sleep. With the right mindset, tools and techniques, you can improve the quality of your sleep...

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Meredith Wilson

Meredith's experience in the corporate world and deep knowledge of people and culture have made her a highly sought-after Speaker, Mentor and Coach.

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