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It's Alive!!!!!! I feel like Viktor Frankenstein... instantly proud, excited and a little horrified after finally unveiling his creation. It turns out... I am my own worst client. Shock horror eh! 😱😂 Don't get me wrong - I am utterly delighted with the website -...
What if encouraging people to follow their intuition around work was the key to higher levels of productivity, fulfilment, creativity and connection. Of course it is. Sustainability is the key to creating a liveable future regardless of whether you are a plant or a person.
Trying to use my voice when it all seems so pointless and scary. This was originally posted on my Substack with an audio voice over: https://orlafitz.substack.com/p/lost-at-sea It has been months since I’ve written anything of any depth or duration. Months of...
The past two weeks were difficult. It was like being in a fog - one friend described it as feeling really 'flat' and that is a perfect description. Over the years of being self employed, I've gone through various states of motivation, de-motivation and everything...
What is the opposite of love? My first instinct, like most people's, was hate. This question was asked while I read A Course In Miracles (I've not gotten very far - it might take me years to finish!). The answer it gives is that the opposite of Love is Fear. Every...
That weird place between inappropriate digital overshare and no response This was originally posted on my Substack: https://orlafitz.substack.com/p/overshare-shame-spiral Oversharing is something I have had a tug of war with all of my life - on the one hand I am...
Probably the biggest battle for productivity is fighting the barrage of psychologically manipulative social technologies that have been designed to make us feel we are not enough, have missed out and need to keep clicking. I have always struggled to harness the...
Sometimes we forget that the world of work has been created by a very small percentage of predominantly privileged white men. When we read the stories of how they succeeded and internalise how their drive, morning routines, long hours and consistency got them to...
I really love when I hear a story from a perspective I had not considered before. Even if I don't agree with it, understanding where that person is coming from expands the outer reaches of the discussion. It is not always easy to hear and I haven't always heard the...
