At Progressfull we like to say keeping balanced and staying on the front-foot involves being willing to stick your neck out, yet for a lot of us, honestly, we prefer to stay stuck where we are

The thing is, staying stuck where we are, when it comes to the world of work, can often mean stuck like a sitting duck. Stuck with outdated skill-sets, mind-sets and behaviours. This is frankly, not a great idea if we want to be relaxed and fizzing with excitement about opportunities ahead of us in our future work life

What to do?

What we recommend is to futureproof yourself. If you futureproof something, you design or change it so that it will continue to be useful or successful in the future if the situation changes. Let's be clear, for many of us, our work situations change monthly, if not weekly. Frequent change is now our new normal

Futureproofing is about making sure you’re ready for what your work journey may have round the corner – this could be new technology, new processes, new ways...

Imagine sitting on a beautiful wooden bench looking out at one of your favourite views. Sitting next to you and smiling kindly at you, is your 80 year old self - what would they be saying to you?

Quite possibly, your 80 year old self would say to live more in the present, to find work you love and people to love and quite possibly to look for the opportunities, take more risks and stick your neck out - because, at the end of the day, we only live once

The thing is, we never do know what tomorrow will bring – but what is definitely true is that if we don’t take some risks, if we don’t challenge ourselves and re-imagine ourselves, life is still going to happen, even if we are standing still, the meter is still ticking, life is still happening

At Progressfull, we like to say...

As progress involves being willing to stick your neck out, how about we start thinking about whether we stick our necks out enough to achieve progress in the areas of our lives which matter to us most - at ho...

How do I futureproof myself? Is one of the questions you may hear a lot, we certainly do...

Today, there is so much change, so many politics, so many unforeseen opportunities and risks – how to navigate the world of work to have a successful future, is not always immediately obvious

One of the biggest shocks for people is that the answer is not to keep your head down, being diligent, and do your best. This is not a blueprint for future success

Surprised? You are not alone...

Trusted by over 14,000 senior executives, high performers and high potentials, we don’t just know what good looks like, we know what great looks like. In reality, we can see that very few outwardly successful people actually know and truly understand the rules of the game we call business. It doesn’t matter how great you think you are - if no one else thinks you’re great then you’re never going to progress and be truly successful in the world of work - today or tomorrow

We observe that most outwardly successfu...

There's an interesting dynamic between past, present and future that's helpful for us to know - 

It goes a long way to explain why often the things we plan for are such a letdown when they actually happen!

In the study titled, “The impact of anticipating positive events on responses to stress” published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, US researchers Van Boven and Ashworth, discovered that future-musing creates more positive emotions than indulging in nostalgic trips down memory lane

On top of that, in a 2010 study on tourism and happiness, researchers discovered that holidaymakers reported a higher levels of pre-trip happiness than those who had no plans. The actual anticipation itself of the holiday had an upbeat effect on emotions. In addition, those people who went away and had a stress-free, chilled holiday, even experienced a boost in happiness on their return

Numerous research studies show that counting down to an event - any event - is as much fun as the...

Never would Nathan Apodaca have imagined that…

After being inspired by his daughter to try making a TikTok video, a video of him skateboarding while lip-synching Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ would mean he ended up launching a merchandise line, starring in commercials with Snoop Dogg, buying a house, and even appearing in President Joe Biden's virtual inauguration parade

Never would the iconic 1970s band Fleetwood Mac which extols the virtues of shaking off the past in it’s iconic song, ‘Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow’ have imagined that...

Their fiftieth-anniversary album ‘Don’t Stop’ and the incredible ‘Rumours’ would be the third most-streamed album and third highest-selling vinyl of 2021, respectively

The thing is, we never do know what tomorrow will bring - but what is definitely true is that if we don’t take some risks, if we don’t challenge ourselves and re-imagine ourselves - life is still going to happen, even if we are standing still, the meter is still ticking, life is st...