Matt Lumsdaine
  • Home
  • About Matt
  • Mentor
  • Speaker
  • Trainer
  • Blog
  • Contact
Matt Lumsdaine
  • Home/
  • About Matt/
  • Mentor/
  • Speaker/
  • Trainer/
  • Blog/
  • Contact/
Matt Lumsdaine

The Power of Attention

Blog

Matt Lumsdaine
  • Home/
  • About Matt/
  • Mentor/
  • Speaker/
  • Trainer/
  • Blog/
  • Contact/
June 15, 2016

The pointy end of attention

June 15, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine
The pointy end of attention

 

It’s not always obvious where our attention should go.

One winter, on retreat at the School of Philosophy (where I’m both a student and tutor), it was my job to turn large slabs of wood into firewood.

Read More
June 15, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine/
attention, focus, productivity
May 23, 2016

Right your story

May 23, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine
Right your story

When I was 10 years old I loved the guitar.

Of course, I desperately wanted an electric one like my rock and roll heroes, but was happy to do my apprenticeship on an acoustic.

Read More
May 23, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine/
story, Beliefs
May 09, 2016

Time to clean those filters?

May 09, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine
Time to clean those filters?

It’s no secret that we never really see what’s going on in front of us.

Of course our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin register what’s happening. But by the time our minds make sense of the data received, our filters have done their work.

Read More
May 09, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine/
perspective, filters, attention, human nature, listen
April 24, 2016

The Futility of Worry

April 24, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine
The Futility of Worry

How much time and energy do you spend each day worrying about something?

Or, if you’re not particularly the worrying type, how much time do you see others spending in that state?

Read More
April 24, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine/
worry, anxiety, human nature, mindfulness
April 11, 2016

Who wants to be a cat?

April 11, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine
Who wants to be a cat?

We all know the expression; “curiosity killed the cat”. The trouble with sayings like that is they can be passed off as common sense or timeless wisdom and taken out of context.

The wrong spin on this one in particular could be debilitating!

Read More
April 11, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine/
human nature, mentoring, productivity
March 21, 2016

Temper, Temper

March 21, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine
Temper, Temper

Noticed anyone losing their temper recently? Either a stranger or someone close to you like a colleague, friend or family member?

Read More
March 21, 2016/ Matt Lumsdaine/
  • Previous
  • Next
  • Home/
  • About Matt/
  • Mentor/
  • Speaker/
  • Trainer/
  • Blog/
  • Contact/

Matt Lumsdaine

MATT LUMSDAINEmentor / speaker / trainer

MATT LUMSDAINE
mentor / speaker / trainer

CONTACT MATT

m (+61) 0434 56 33 96
matt@mattlumsdaine.com

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ATTENTION MATTERS NEWSLETTER

Thank you!
 

FROM THE BLOG

Featured
004x.jpg
Aug 5, 2018
Matt Lumsdaine
Moments of choice
Aug 5, 2018
Matt Lumsdaine
Aug 5, 2018
Matt Lumsdaine
channey-636965-unsplash 1.jpg
Jul 3, 2018
Matt Lumsdaine
You can teach an old dog new tricks
Jul 3, 2018
Matt Lumsdaine
Jul 3, 2018
Matt Lumsdaine

Contact Matt about training, speaking or mentoring:

 

CONTACT MATT

Copyright Matt Lumsdaine 2015