All in Human Strength

It's World Book Day - Here is My Recommendation For A Great Book

It's World Book Day - Here is My Recommendation For A Great Book

Dawn Fiske
Coping Well, Coping With Difficulties, Handling the negative, Human Strength, Life Philosophy, Life Tips, Mental Fitness, Mental Health, Mental Well-Being, Mid-Life, Packed With Advice, Personal Growth

Because it's World Book Day, I thought I would share an audiobook that I have just finished.

I can't recommend Ruby Wax's No-Brainer: It's All In The Mind, enough.

It is not only packed with facts, insight, and science-based wisdom, but Ruby Wax also manages to skillfully blend her own life experiences and struggles together with her sharp wit and humour.

Not only did I learn a lot, it made me laugh-out-loud. An enjoyable and informative listen and one I would recommend whether it is World Book Day, or not!

An incredible human feat - prepare to be impressed!

An incredible human feat - prepare to be impressed!

Dawn Fiske
Life Coaching, Inner Strength, Human Strength, The Strength of Women, Human Feat, Time Management Tips, Time Management Advice

I have today been listening to an interview with an incredible woman. Jasmin Paris, a record breaking ultra marathon champion was chatting to Simon Mundie on the “Don’t Tell Me The Score” podcast about endurance, time management, and achieving your goals. Why? Well, when you hear her story, you will understand why she is perfectly qualified to discuss these topics.

Earlier this year, Jasmin took part in the 268 mile Spine race across the Penine Way National Trail, widely regarded as one of the toughest endurance races in the world. Jasmin, became not only the first woman to win the race outright, she also smashed the men’s course record by a staggering 12 hours.

As if this wasn’t incredible enough, Jasmin was also expressing milk for her 14 month old daughter along the route. In addition, whilst training for The Spine, she was not only juggling the demands of being a Mum to a young baby during the day, she was up in the night feeding her baby, then getting up at 5am to complete a long training run, and all this on top of working as a vet.

I was desperate to find out how she managed to fit it all in, particularly from a time management point of view. Jasmin stressed that we first need to love what we do and when we find that it gives us purpose and drive. She described that her goals keep her focussed and they help her to decide where to focus her attention and what to spend her time on. She doesn’t watch TV! She occasionally watches the odd film and only looks at social media approximately 3 times a week. Jasmin explained she is able to juggle everything by spending time on 'worthwhile tasks' only - tasks that underpin and support her goals. She uses her time well, not losing hours on YouTube, Social Media, or TV. Jasmin's trick to time management is to carry out valuable tasks only, each with a real purpose and each connected to helping her achieve her goals, or for her family, or her career. A tip I for one am going to draw on a lot more to see the results for myself. How could this help your time management, too?