Re-Write Your Default Future
We all have a future that’s already been written – our default future, made up our hopes, fears and dreams, but based on and guided by, our experience What is likely to happen if nothing unexpected comes along? The actions we take are hard-wired into our default actions, unless we do something to re-write that [...]
Read more16. For Every Frustrating Situation, Find a Creative Solution
Someone once said that frustration is the creaky, stiff door to the Secret Garden. I don’t know if you’ve watched that childhood drama, but it centers around a garden which is unapproachable and whose entrance has overgrown, remaining almost completely hidden until accidentally discovered by one of the main characters of the film. Sometimes our [...]
Read more15. Understand the Importance of Taking Full Responsibility…
All my mistakes belong to me! Even the ones I do by mistake. OK, enough tongue-in-cheek word-twisting – what do I mean by this statement? Well, I’ll be honest here – I still find this secret of success something of a challenge. It’s easier, after all, to find some external reason why I am not [...]
Read more14. Be Wise in the Course of Persisting
Those who doesn’t persist, gain nothing. Those who persists without wisdom, may lose everything. Those who persist with wisdom have everything to gain. The key here is to allow the pathway that you are forging to be altered as you monitor your progress, or its lack. Skilful downhill skiers have this to a fine art, [...]
Read more12. Don’t Be Afraid of What People Think About You
This is a ‘biggie’ for many people. If fear of people’s opinions is something you currently suffer from, you are only too aware of its debilitating effect on your ability to achieve what you want. In fact, fear of others’ opinions has such a profound affect, that in many instances whole communities suffer as a [...]
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