28/11/2025
It's been a strange week. Have you noticed how some weeks feel a bit scrambled?
You get things done, somehow, despite everything
You leave a few loose ends
You ended up dealing with things you never expected
So here’s a quick end-of-week check in...
What actually worked for you this week?
What drained you?
What do you want more of next week?
What can go in the bin?
We often hear people telling us to "name things" and "check-in", it's a very coachy thing to do. But why do we do this? I don't think I have ever seen anyone explain it.
So I will make an attempt.....
When you spot something and give it a real name, your brain treats it as an actual thing, and not an idea or a thought. Names and labels really help our brains to make things more real..more important.
Once something is real and important, they stop rolling about in your head as random thoughts and take form, they become more real and less abstract.
In essence giving something a name, a label or calling it out makes it become something you can actually do something about.
Most of the time, we don't do this and we often skip to the fixing bit, with an impulsive solution, and then wonder why nothing changes, or even becomes worse.
The result is a proper critical thought process leading to actions like change it, drop it, or come back to it when you have the energy.
Check-ins aren't complicated, or some kind of magical coaching tool, it's a quick way to look back at yourself, what's happened, take stock and take meaningful actions.
Well that's the theory anyway.
Have a good weekend all!!
