Why goals are useless for innovative thinking [Wise Wednesdays]
If you’ve ever gotten caught in procrastination, you’ll know that having a goal is not enough to get things done. In my experience, when...
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![Why goals are useless for innovative thinking [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_36afc20033fd4f8dab7da369299148d0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_652,h_490,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_36afc20033fd4f8dab7da369299148d0~mv2.png)
![Beyond fear of failure: 4 entrepreneur demons [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_7a5de165485446bc940b335fe5f51831~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_7a5de165485446bc940b335fe5f51831~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20232 min
Beyond fear of failure: 4 entrepreneur demons [Wise Wednesdays]
I had a coaching conversation with a high achieving doctor recently. She wanted to grow a social enterprise helping young people to gain...
![I always knew we would fail: a success story [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_74f9271f61c14d9e9d7ca4f46eb4033e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_642,h_482,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_74f9271f61c14d9e9d7ca4f46eb4033e~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
I always knew we would fail: a success story [Wise Wednesdays]
I once sang in a jazz ensemble. The drummer was going through a tough time and I was struck by something he said: when I play the drums I...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
The job, the bills and the cardboard box: stop looking for your purpose and try these 2 things inste
About a billion people are unfulfilled at work. According to Gallup’s Global State of the Workplace survey, 85% of employees are “not...
![Post-holiday joy: why January is a reason to chin up [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_74b8bd1128c74a73a2389e9f1971faa9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_74b8bd1128c74a73a2389e9f1971faa9~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20232 min
Post-holiday joy: why January is a reason to chin up [Wise Wednesdays]
Over a decade ago, an article titled “festive medical myths” was published in the British Medical Journal. It listed misconceptions such...
![A time to let go [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_53af602698704766aff3438c69652155~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d29dd9_53af602698704766aff3438c69652155~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20231 min
A time to let go [Wise Wednesdays]
It was spring/summer 2014 when I found myself in tears on a park bench outside the building where I worked. I think it was the first time...
![3 reasons goal-setting sucks in the 21st century and 4 tips [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_29acf7ab6c6343fb867487540d68ff11~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_29acf7ab6c6343fb867487540d68ff11~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20235 min
3 reasons goal-setting sucks in the 21st century and 4 tips [Wise Wednesdays]
Think about some of the best moments or opportunities of your life or career: chances are there was an element of spontaneity and...
![Do you need more qualifications to be a leader? [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_83d43c268ccf412ab6965bfbca19cbe6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_83d43c268ccf412ab6965bfbca19cbe6~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
Do you need more qualifications to be a leader? [Wise Wednesdays]
This question came up on the last webinar as well as on a leadership training I did for a group of bright dentists specialising in...
![Why there’s no such thing as work-life balance and what to do about it [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_bde9af65adb84063bc433560dc908059~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_bde9af65adb84063bc433560dc908059~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
Why there’s no such thing as work-life balance and what to do about it [Wise Wednesdays]
I’ve never been inspired by the idea of work-life balance. It sounds like a false dichotomy and an arbitrary one. It’s the product of a...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20234 min
The birth and death of toxic work cultures [Wise Wednesdays]
November 1st, 1954 – Northern Algeria: Midnight: A gunshot is heard, followed by a series of attacks on military barracks. The Algerian...
![Feeling stuck? Stop trying to find your passion and step into the unknown [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_fcd16a580d4c41c98ebdfc05ff305856~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_fcd16a580d4c41c98ebdfc05ff305856~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
Feeling stuck? Stop trying to find your passion and step into the unknown [Wise Wednesdays]
Coaching case study: A bright young medical student comes to see you. He wants career advice because he’s in turmoil. He’s not sure he...
![The organic career: 10 principles for fewer goals and more flow [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_9ce19d5fa0274e6da4cd3cdcf5a0d727~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_9ce19d5fa0274e6da4cd3cdcf5a0d727~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20234 min
The organic career: 10 principles for fewer goals and more flow [Wise Wednesdays]
This month, I was invited by an engagement and equity initiative of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California to give a...
![The problem with the current mental health paradigm [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_7ac509833e824fe18f75da660885a465~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_7ac509833e824fe18f75da660885a465~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20234 min
The problem with the current mental health paradigm [Wise Wednesdays]
OK, it’s a long one. A lifetime’s worth of exploration in a page. The first time I met a psychotic patient, I was a medical student....
![The real reason you’re short on time [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_8c6afcf243da46bea6fdaf0d760acd72~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_8c6afcf243da46bea6fdaf0d760acd72~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
The real reason you’re short on time [Wise Wednesdays]
Approximately 100% of people I speak to are short on time. Work, business, partner, kids, health, friends, family, hobbies, travel,...
![The price of freedom: top 4 fears when considering a career leap into independence [Wise Wednesdays]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d29dd9_8335674e9c4d4196bfaa17524a53b881~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_800,h_601,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d29dd9_8335674e9c4d4196bfaa17524a53b881~mv2.png)
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20232 min
The price of freedom: top 4 fears when considering a career leap into independence [Wise Wednesdays]
Can you be happy while chasing goals? It’s part of the high achiever paradox. I had a social conversation last week with the head of...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
3 lessons from 3 years in business after a big career leap
It’s almost 3 years to the day since the first Wise Wednesdays edition (Curing cabin fever: 3 strategies), and that I took a career leap...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20234 min
What your job title really means (and how to put the spark back into it)
The first time I met Martina, I knew we were going to be friends. We were in a group of mature PhD students (mature in the sense that...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
Breaking with convention: 10 protective factors to help you dance joyfully on the path of freedom
The laws of physics fascinated me as a teenager. It was partly the fact that we could describe the systems that governed our universe but...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
The space between stories (don’t panic)
This week we saw frightening images of families driving through thick, dark smoke with raging forest fires either side of the road...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Apr 23, 20233 min
Time to write a book? Facilitating the creative process.
Whether you’re thinking of writing a book, creating a new recipe or radically overhauling your career, life or leadership style, the...
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