Are you in or out of flow? Have you experienced a time when there is no time, and that you worked, listened, or progressed in such a way, that you were immersed in what you were doing? Flow is an enjoyable state, but can you choose to be in flow or does it just happen? I have often wondered what it feels like to be in flow...

Some days, I am in flow without realising, and other days I know I am not. Music plays a great part in this, although when I am working, it is better for me if there are no lyrics, as they seem to form a distraction, which then completely takes me out of the situation in hand.

Also, I think that sense of place, in that moment, where you are trying to achieve for yourself and your team, can be vital to the task in hand, there are internal and external factors that can and do have a bearing on this. Where are you working, does that word 'work' mean that you will have a different sort of flow because it is work?

Research has shown that working in a team who have values & behaviours similar to oneself and the ability to share and discuss experiences and work has a positive effect on the individual & collective.

So, can I recommend that you look at your flow state, and move into that space that allows you to flow and experience. One of my takes on this is when I am being creative and writing, engaging. I often ask, where has the time gone? it actually hasn’t, it is always there, however flow doesn’t use time as a construct, it just flows...