Simple Wisdom For Life’s Hard Question About Pain Lori Deschene – the founder of Tiny Buddha has just released her book that touches on the subjects of pain, meaning, change, fate, happiness, love, money, possibilities, and control plus a whole lot more. I have simply drawn some of her wisdom from her chapter on pain….
How To Make The Seven Rules Of Life Work For You I recently came across a new ‘seven-star’ hotel that is being built in Dubai. Now being a lover of the Sheraton Hotel chain for many years, it was a surprise a few years ago when the Versace Hotel was built directly across the road…
How to Discover Your Purpose and Fulfill Your Destiny My grandad, whom I always knew as Tom, never talked much about his wartime experiences. He served in the RAAF during the Second World War. When he returned home from leave there were times when he was struck down with sickness and the children would stand…
Say Goodbye to Regret “I recently overheard someone say, ‘that failure is never so frightening as regret’. I could suffer failing time and time again. I could bear the thought of attempting a thousand times and not quite making it. I could also endure coming short a million times a million. But one thing that…
Rising Early: Why Being An Early Riser Often Leads To Success I am sure you have heard the quote by Benjamin Franklin: “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”, and I believe this saying is true indeed. I used to find it hard to wake up early in the…
Social Comparison: Benefits And Risks Of Comparing Yourself To Others If there is one word of wisdom I can offer you today it’s this: stop comparing yourself to those around you. The days of keeping up with the Jones or the Smiths are dead and gone. Stop looking at the other guys car, because if…
POWERFUL WAYS TO REBUILD YOURSELF AND RISE ABOVE ADVERSITIES We all have them; a painful divorce, getting laid off work or being forced to declare bankruptcy. Life is full of these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and whenever we’re faced with one, it is a struggle to pick ourselves up off the ground and start the difficult…
Find Your Purpose of Life & Realize Your Meaning The first question comes from the topic itself. What do you mean, when you say that purpose is the center of life? When I say “Purpose is the center of life”, I mean that the purpose of life is the running force of a fulfilling and…
Power of Positive Thinking to Transform Your Life: Key to Success It is within the walls of your mind that the battles are fought. And it is within the battlefield of your brain that victory is snatched or the pain of defeat is created. This is the place where the vanquished are first unveiled. And…
How to Practice Powerful Peace, Inside and Out Throughout the years that I have been given plenty of opportunity to maintain a spirit of peace – a state of calm, and a stability that is driven from within, and that remains unaffected by what is happening without. There are so many forces – particularly in…
Leading through belief: managing the power of hope “When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” ~Honore de Balzac You hear that voice in your head. ‘You’re not capable enough. You can never stand up to the expectations. You’re a failure. You’re worthless.’ This running commentary forces you back, criticizes you and…
How to Have a Great Future I was recently reviewing a random selection of my journals – I currently have forty of these on my home office bookshelf that cover a period of thirty years. In these precious volumes I have recorded the intimate reflections of my thoughts, my dreams, my concerns, my plans, my…
Nothing ever happens until you and I take action. Positive action. I have a vegetable garden. My schedule will often determine how much time I can devote to the cultivation of my productive plot. However, currently it is bursting forth with new life and fresh and healthy vegetation, but the fact is that if I…
Be Exceptional: Master the Traits That Set Extraordinary People Apart When it comes to exceptional service, it is service that is out of the ordinary and relates to or forms an exception. It is unusual, remarkable and superior. Exceptional products stand out from the crowd. They perform at a higher level, last longer, give more…
People with great passion can make the impossible happen Industry consultants spend a lot of time trying to understand people’s performance. This includes, but is not limited to, an analysis of prospecting, sales skills, customer relationship management and differentiated business development initiatives. The consultant’s performance indicators focus upon a host of quantifiable measures including the…