Ali's Blog - Outside of the Circle

Most people want progress to happen in ongoing, incremental, consistent steps.

Unfortunately, progress doesn’t always happen that way.

Sometimes it can stall. Sometimes obstacles and setbacks...

Prior to leaving my corporate career 20 years ago I was very risk averse. Because of that, there were many changes I wanted to make in my life and work that I didn’t attempt for a long time.

When it comes to achieving the specific outcomes that matter most to you there are no guarantees of success.

There are so many factors that influence whether you get from where you are to where you...

When you want to change something in your life, work, or business it can feel hard, messy, and uncomfortable. It can trigger emotions that can feel challenging to navigate and overcome. It can...

When people want to change something in their life, work, or business, they usually dive straight into things like setting goals, creating plans, and identifying how to manage all the tasks that...

Some changes in your life and work will be ones you choose, want, and welcome with open arms.

Others will be ones that you didn’t choose, don’t like and don’t want.  When...

The path to creating change in your life, work, or business can sometimes feel like a mountain to climb.

There can be many obstacles, setbacks, mistakes, and uncertainty along the way that can slow...

We all experience struggles at times in our life and work, for all sorts of reasons. Some happen due to external sources outside of our control. Some are self-created.

Solving those things can feel...

We live in an always on world. We are conditioned to always be on the go, doing something, schedules packed, both personally and professionally. It has become the accepted status quo. That is...

Often when we set out to achieve what matters most to us in our life and work, we focus predominantly on plans, goals, actions, and what we need to do.

Rarely do we stop to consider our mental and...