` I was once asked to help teach a group of young people about singing in harmony. I wasn’t sure I was the best person to do this. Although I grew up singing at home and in church, and in small groups or choirs, it was all self taught - or rather, learned from listening
Category Archives: Karens Notes
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Jan
Jan
The “Book progression model” (or book disappearance model): 1. From the screen to your amazon basket (or order form) 2. Sits in the parcel for a few days 3. Out of the parcel and on to your desk - there it is! I’ll read it soon! 4. Moves to the “to be read’ pile because it’s been sitting
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Jan
Jan
Setting targets is one thing. But what kind of target are you setting? How achievable is it, really? This one can be hard to estimate. I find myself thinking, “I need to go really ambitious, because if you have low targets you’ll just reach them, and I need to push myself!” Then reality appears
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Dec
Dec
There was a good bit I liked about this book, but ultimately I’m still left with questions about whether I fully agree with the book’s premise. Which is that grit is made up of both passion and perseverance. It’s not just pressing on, or keeping going: it’s doing all of that in an area (or with a goal) which is
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Dec
Dec
December, with its short Scottish winter days, tends to be a tough month. I realise how much light I’m missing, and I need my ring light on in the office simply so I can be seen for the last four or five hours of video calls in my day. Most evenings I take my walk
02
Dec
Dec
Writing a book – for me anyway – was not the hard part. It was understanding the whole process – what would happen when, and what percentage of the process would be used for far more than just writing. Turns out for me, a LOT of the process happened after the writing was done. A
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Nov
Nov
My words for the next few weeks are: Slow down. I had a seven-week period in which I was in a different country almost every week. All the events surrounding the book launch were happening, and I was happening with them. I went from Scotland to England to America back to Scotland, to Northern Ireland,
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Nov
Nov
Every strength has a corresponding shadow. You and I both have things we are great at. Things which seem to come easily for us, or are pointed out by others. “You’re so good at this” or “I wish I could do that or be like that!” For each thing we are particularly strong at, there
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Nov
Nov
Today’s Note is the words I shared at my book launch. Thank you, to everyone who supported and continues to support me as I seek to help more accountants, all over the world. This book is for you. — I really like the practice of an acknowledgments at the end of a book. Every book
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Oct
Oct
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” I saw that phrase posted again recently and was thinking about the word “can’t”. “Can’t” (like the word ‘should’) is another one I’ve been working on removing from my vocabulary. (Appreciation to Matthew MccConaughey for his story about replacing “can’t” with “I’m struggling with”, in his book Greenlights.)
