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If you don’t take notice of what your thoughts are, your thoughts will do their own thing and they will control you. But when you pay attention to your thoughts, when you notice what you are thinking about, then you…
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lau Tzu Are you waiting to learn, know or understand every step you need to take before taking action? Are you waiting until you feel confident before pursuing something…
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A fairly consistent message from personal development experts and life coaches is to look at whatever bad situation you may find yourself in and explore what was the good in that situation. There’s general agreement that if you can find…
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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker. There is a story about two brothers. The boys had lost their mother when they were quite young and were brought up…
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It was in a simple, boring, mundane moment when I was stopped in my tracks. I was actually stepping outside to bring in my garbage bin that had just been emptied by the garbage collector. It doesn’t get more boring…
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Many of us struggle with using the word “no” and falling into the trap of being people pleasers. This is often driven by feelings of obligation, fear of being judged or seeking the approval of others. But always remember: Those…
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In a previous post I discussed why it’s important to look back on what we consider negative experiences and to look for the good that was in that experience for us. I’m a firm believer that you can find the…
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Life can throw us an amazing array of experiences – the good, the bad and the ugly! But despite how we may label that experience, particularly when we are using the bad and ugly labels – it’s important for us…
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How often do we catch-up with friends or family members who complain about their current circumstances? Their conversation will be about how difficult life is, the way other people are treating them, what everyone else is doing wrong, or how…
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I took a long drive to visit a country town with a friend a few months back. We visited a studio of an artist we both admired, and afterwards, we discussed the beauty of his work as well as just…
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