New Year, New Goal Setting
Lawrence Mitchell2020-05-16T11:54:00+00:00Happy, happy new year! It’s the dawn of a new day,
Happy, happy new year! It’s the dawn of a new day,
At this time of year, many people use the opportunity to set #NewYearsResolutions. The trouble is that the research shows that most of us aren’t very successful at sticking to those resolutions. Only 8% of people make it work. So, what to do?
In February 2016, I made a phone call that would change my life. At that point, four
This is Lawrence's second article published on Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global platform.  The focus of this post is to challenge you to think in a bigger way and to determine whether you are living to your highest values. It is only when we doing that, that we increase energy, thrive and gain the motivation to succeed, often beyond our wildest dreams.
The Big Questions: As we approach the end of 2017, it’s a time to reflect and look forward to what’s to come next.  The great thing about a new year, is that you get to start afresh and do it all over again, building on the lessons of the past.
What a year! 12 months ago today, I had just arrived and landed in Sydney unsure of what the future
Lawrence Mitchell spoke at the Ikabo breakfast event aimed at leaders who want to improve workplace wellbeing. Lawrence spoke about his experience of creating at Reed Business Information a Living Well programme which increased employee engagement by 10%, reduced absenteeism by 40% and motivated 82% of the 3,0000 globally distributed employees to make changes to their personal health. Other speakers included Alex Lynch from Google Australia, Brett Fifield from NSW Department of Primary Industries, Cindy Lenferna de la Motte from Ikabo and Natalie Yan-Chatonsky from Full Time Lives.
The world-renowned psychologist, Carol Dweck, proposed that everything in your life comes down to your mindset. There are only