How Changing Your Mind Is Your Right and the Right Thing To Do ‘Reconsider a commitment. You have the right to change your mind.’ Cheryl Richardson I recently had to make a hard decision to change something in my life. I had committed myself to an organization, and yet for the past twelve months have…
How to Answer “What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses?” The following is the story of a 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t…
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…
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…
Obsession possession – may it be your companion on your way to seeing your dreams come true. In order for you to take possession there needs to be something within your life that becomes your obsession. Half-hearted people will achieve half-baked results. Full-hearted individuals will reap full-blooded achievements. No-one has ever achieved anything of lasting…
The Truth About Motivation: Push, Pull and Death What is motivation? Motivation is the motivating force, stimulus, or influence. It is the incentive. It is the drive. It is the petrol. It is the spark. It is the dream. It is the idea. It is the inspiration. It is the beginning of all things. For…
Loving Yourself: Practice Self-Love Every Day Imagine a world in which you are just lovely to yourself. Imagine if the inner critic transformed into a supportive friend. Imagine if you were to be as kind to yourself as you are to other people. Imagine if you congratulated yourself on what you have achieved, rather than…
The Power of Acceptance: Stop Resisting and Find the Lesson – How to Practice Acceptance How do you bounce back from tough times in your life? Resilience, or bouncing back, is an important skill for all of us to acquire and use not only when major disasters hit, but on a daily basis as well….
Ways to Improve Your Decision Making This week, in Slate’s popular Dear Prudence advice column, a young man wrote in asking for advice on his future. He wants to go back to school to earn his bachelor’s degree, and has his wife’s support, but is worried about the risks involved in changing his life. As…
How to challenge yourself to start living your best life every day It is so easy to allow our lives to be pushed around by circumstances, to be carried along by the rushing river of each day, or to be tossed around by the crashing waves of life, as it happens, like a piece of…
Life never happens in a straight line, Rather than life happening to you, you will happen to life Zig-zag progression tends to be the way things come to pass. Well at least that’s my experience to date. Life is more like a yacht race, rather than a straight out sprint. Daily you have to respond…
How To Turn Your Mess Into Your Message Pain is something that we would all like to avoid. My wife often says that if God had created men to bear children, there wouldn’t be any – children that is. She’s not wrong. I’m living proof of this fact. When our first child was being born,…
How to Stop People-Pleasing It’s 7p.m. and you’re just leaving work—again. Your spouse will be furious, your kids will be disappointed, and you’re mad at yourself for your inability to say NO—to anyone. Your boss asked for a favor, and even though you were already up to your neck in paperwork you once again agreed…
Breaking The Cycle Of Self-Pity: To Taking Control Of Your Life As a boy I struggled with all three of these giants. They particularly played a dominant role in my life when I was nine years old and my parents decided to invite a twelve-year-old boy to live with us. Being super-athletic, on the very…
Embrace your uniqueness and stand out from the crowd Throughout our lives there are defining moments that occur. Dependent upon the decisions we make at that point of time, our future path will be defined. Every one of us is handed – on a daily basis – choices. We can choose to follow the crowd…