Category: Life Lessons
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Subtraction
Addition More, more, more… more projects, more goals, more connections… is the path to overwhelm. Subtraction Less, less, less… less projects, less goals, less connections… is the path to focus and renewal and energy. I heard Mathew McConnachy in an interview yesterday. He said that back 10 years ago he was a movie actor, he […]
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How to Create an Abundance Mindset
Our mindset creates our experience of life. With a poor mindset, my experience of life will suffer. With a better mindset, my experience of life will be of greater joy and resourcefulness. What is Mindset? Your mindset is your collection of beliefs that shape your thought habits. Thought habits affect how you think, what you […]
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Reflect on the Past, Clarify the Future
The best leadership book is not one that you can buy. It is your own life, if well documented. Do you take time to document your life? Do you take time to look at your past year and get clear on where you are, and where you are going? Last year Covid-19 brought a lockdown […]
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Breaking The Downward Spiral
In golf, one poor shot can trigger a state of mind that leads to a run of poor shots. I hit my drive into the bunker. In frustration, I try a more difficult shot than I should, and put it in another bunker. I then try and hit it extra hard to reach the green […]
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Don’t just do something, sit there…
Some things require patience. “Don’t just do something, sit there” Some things can’t be rushed. Sometimes patience is necessary. I have a metaphor I use as an entrepreneur at challenging times in life. If you are travelling on a boat along a river, if the river is going the other direction, you are better pulling […]
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How to Make People Feel Good about themselves
I’ve had some tough days this year. I am not alone. Covid is a physical disease, but the wider impact will be on the mental health of the billions who have been hit by the economic shutdown. Who do you feel is struggling to keep things together? Every single one of us has incredible power […]
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Living in Fear or Living in Confidence
There are two modes of dealing with our life: Living in Fear – the mode of seeking “Freedom from” and seeking validation for our past decisions Living in Confidence – the mode of clarifying “Freedom to” and making choices as a responsible being. Over the last 7 months, I have noticed that I have slipped […]
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The 10 Tasks of Adolescence & the 5 Basics of Parenting
This post is a summary of the MIT Raising Teens report which is available on the MIT website (links provided below the post). “An extraordinary body of research exists on the powerful ways in which parents and families make a difference in the lives of teens. Yet, little of this knowledge has been reaching the […]
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Don’t wish for less Problems: The Grain of Sand creates the Pearl
If an oyster keeps all the sand out of his shell, he lives a life of comfort. At the end of his life, you find a dead oyster… in an empty shell. If a grain of sand enters the oyster’s shell, he loses his life of comfort. In order to protect himself from irritation, the […]