βοΈ My main objective at work is to stay cool in the office. It’s going to be 28C again in London today. Hurray for shorts!
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βοΈ My main objective at work is to stay cool in the office. It’s going to be 28C again in London today. Hurray for shorts!
πΈ Once again, Iβm very grateful for the sofa in my office. Time for a post-lunch break and potentially, a quick nap.
π§ Podcast edit: complete!
Now it’s time to go outside and experience some of this lovely sunshine that has finally arrived.
Day One today reminded me that it was exactly ten years ago that I emailed my resignation to the CEO of the last company I ever worked for. An uncomfortable thing to do in the moment, but the best thing I’ve ever done for my career.
Ten years of running my own business later, and I can safely say I don’t regret that email for a second.
πΉ Proofing slides for a workshop I’m running next month, while listening to some Nina Simone. What a fucking genius she was.
πΈ Feet up. Time for a quick post-lunch nap. Love my office sofa.
A small milestone, but one that made me smile nonetheless: I finally made it to 500 subscribers on my tiny YouTube channel! π
Thanks to everyone who has subscribed, watched, commented and recommended my videos. I’m aiming to get 1% better with each video I publish, and it’s been an incredibly rewarding process. Plus an excellent way of meeting my needs for creativity at work.
Onwards and upwards! π
π A superb Monday so far!
Slowly adjusting to life back in London post-holiday.
My first day back at work was made quite amazing by receiving not one, but two incredibly lovely emails from podcast listeners. It makes all the difference to know that episodes are going down well with the audience.
Last day of work before we go to Sitges tomorrow, for Pride π³οΈβπ
But if Iβm totally honest, I could do with another 24hrs to feel more organised and cultivate a little more calm and composure.
Todayβs todo list isβ¦ epic.
Despite being woken up by a malfunctioning fire alarm at 4am, I’ve been vaguely productive this morning!
Finished the edits and published my lastest work YouTube video, survived a client call regarding a new project, and with the help of even more coffee, I’m going to run a webinar in about 30mins from now.
I am, however, going to wrap up work as soon as that’s finished. I may need a very short nap to get through the rest of the evening.
πΈ This morning, I restocked the most important piece of equipment in my office. βοΈ Crisis averted.
πΈ Up in Oxfordshire for an overnight work trip and this is the view from my hotel bedroom.
Back from a hectic few days at a psychology conference in Sheffield. My brain is full of new knowledge and ideas, and my heart is full of gratitude for getting to spend quality time with good friends.
That just leaves my liver, which is in a very sorry state indeed.
Some last-minute checking of my packing list before I head off to a three-day conference later today. I’m always afraid I’ll forget something really important. But I’m going to Sheffield, not the North Pole, so I’m sure I can buy anything I leave behind…
Currently packing for yet another trip - this time to go to a conference in Sheffield until Friday.
Nothing but wall to wall psychologists! π¬ It’s the annual occupational psychology conference, organised by the British Psychological Society. And it looks like I’m going to be a busy bee.
I’m a discussant in a panel session on evidence-based practice, and I’m also co-facilitating a workshop on coaching skills. But that’s all on one day, so for the rest, I’m free to go to the sessions I’m interested in.
It’s always nice to catch up with my peers - some of whom I only ever see in person at this particular conference. I’ve already booked in two dinners with colleagues for just that kind of catching up. And thankfully I’ll be home by 5pm Friday.
And if previous conferences are anything to go by, slightly tired and worse for wear.
πΈ Work podcasting face
Recorded another podcast episode today, edited a difference episode, and created two new videos. It’s been a day and half. And now time to prep some slides for a psychology conference I’m presenting at in a couple of weeks.
You know what I’m not loving?
Comments on my videos, and direct messages on LinkedIn, from purported ‘professional video editors’, pointing out how shit my content is, then offering to ‘fix’ my channel for a fee. All written in the worst possible English.
Lads, fuck you very much for the unsolicited feedback, but I won’t be needing your services any time soon. Are there better videos on YouTube? Of course. Have I got a lot still to learn about video editing? Undoubtedly.
But am I likely to part with my hard-earned cash to reward this kind of crass approach?
I am not.
Next!
Finally home from my overnight to Chichester to speak at a conference.
The presentation went really well, almost making up for last night’s food poisoning and projectile vomiting at 2am. π₯
Haven’t slept since and, at this point, I think I can see sounds and taste colour.
Good evening from Chichester.
My first ever visit. Overnight to speak at a conference. All I can say so far is that the Guinness is excellent.
More to follow…
I’ve had insufficient sleep and insufficient caffeine today and it’s taking all my self-control not to fly into a Wolverine-style berserker rage at the imbeciles who keep making so much noise in the office building.
Specifically, in the corridor outside my office.
Which is not the place to have loud conference calls using speakerphone you absolute twat.
I’ve been awake since 3am due to the mother of all headaches.
Today at work is going to be pure joy…
Keeping things neat.
I’ve set up a separate micro blog (and account) to write about life as a psychologist. You can find it here. It’ll be shared to my professional Mastodon and Threads accounts too.
A thing I’ve been working on for weeks and weeks has finally gone live and I’m very excited (and nervous).
The first video in a series, all about how to develop your psychological flexibility and deal with pressure and stress more effectively. An evidence-based, effective and impactful approach.
All in all, a very good day at work.
Enjoyed coffee and a catchup (and plans for more work) with a client in the West End and then delivery of a workplace wellbeing workshop for a new client.
Now heading home to head to the gym. I know! But after all that talk about investing in our wellbeing, I can hardly collapse on the sofa with a beer, can I?!