by Karen Brown | Apr 16, 2016 | Mindset practices, TED talks
Last week, as part of my TED habit, I watched Adam Grant’s TED talk “The surprising habits of original thinkers”. It was the word habit that drew me to the talk, but the talk wasn’t so much about habits as being an original, and what that took....
by Karen Brown | Apr 13, 2016 | Affirmations, Mindset practices
As I wrote about on Sunday, last week I was reading the Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. It’s an amazing book that suggests that by completing 6 habits first thing in the morning, your pretty much set up for a most productive day. The habits are: Silence...
by Karen Brown | Apr 6, 2016 | Decluttering, Mindset practices
I’m currently writing a book on decluttering your wardrobe, and one thing that I wanted to clarify for everyone is the difference between being cluttered and being untidy. Being cluttered is about having too much stuff. This maybe about having too many things...
by Karen Brown | Apr 2, 2016 | Mindset practices, TED talks
This week, I kept with the theme of using the TED app to surprise me, and asked it to show me a series of beautiful TED talks. In this category, I found the definition of beautiful covered music and and visual projects. Here’s my week of beautiful TED talks:...
by Karen Brown | Mar 23, 2016 | Decluttering, Mindset practices
I’ve been gradually decluttering my home for a while now, and after spending time yesterday doing some more, it occurred to me this morning that I’ve come along way since I first read Marie Kondo’s book. These are 10 of the things I’ve learned...
by Karen Brown | Mar 19, 2016 | Mindset practices, TED talks
This week has been a week of amazing talks. For the first time, my “TED talk habit” feels natural and not forced. It’s taken a long time, but by utilising Shawn Achor’s suggestion of making it as easy as possible to develop a habit, this one...