Why you need to stop before you get started
Begin with the end in mind, Stephen Covey When given a task, do you focus on the objective that you’ve been set or the outcome(s) to be realised as a consequence of meeting the objective? For most of...
View ArticleFive ways of developing self-awareness
We are disturbed not by things, but by the views we take of things, Epictetus Last Friday, Armistice Day, the BBC aired a Culture Show Special, Art for Heroes. The programme explored how art therapy...
View ArticleWhy it’s good to deviate
Without deviation progress is not possible, Frank Zappa Last month I wrote about the importance of breaking down a challenge or problem into bite-sized pieces in order to avoid being either...
View ArticleThe physics of fear
Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world, Ralph Waldo Emerson
View ArticleThe physics of getting started
He has half the deed done who has made a beginning, Horace
View ArticleThe psychophysiology of gratitude
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow, Melody Beattie Quote from: www.brainyquote.com
View ArticleThe microbiology of Christmas happiness
At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year, Thomas Tusse So what kind of things can you do to sustain your Christmas good cheer into 2012 and beyond? Quote from:...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy, Akhenaton I wish you a healthy,...
View ArticleHow to complete one-third of a task without even doing it
It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish, J R R Tolkien If you write down your tasks, keep a to do list, what exactly do you write when completing it? In the past, here’s the...
View ArticleYou’ll no longer find blogs here, because…
… I’ve shifted my blogging activities to an e-learning website called Life Skills Toolkits. I launched Life Skills Toolkits because I want to help people develop skills that will enable them to...
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