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Good habits, bad habits – how to loose or create a habit

“Good habits are hard to develop but easy to live with” and “Bad habits are easy to develop but hard to live with”, according to Brian Tracey, a well-known motivational teacher. The first step in...

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Guaranteed Happiness in 3 Steps

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”      Abraham Lincoln There is a Secret People seem to think that happiness is elusive and that you have to search for it. NOT TRUE! Can you...

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I challenge you in honour of Stephen R. Covey

I challenge you today  in honour of Stephen Covey RIP “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing” When I heard that Stephen R. Covey passed away on the 16th July, I felt truly sad , and...

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5 Ways to Stop Wasting Time

A guest post by M.Farouk Radwan The founder of http://www.2knowmyself.com Time, as we all know, is one of the most precious assets we have. Even though most people are aware of this fact they keep...

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How to keep your head during stormy times…

August has been pretty frantic… and awesome too. I spent a lot of time in the company of one of the most amazing people I know: Jay Barlow from London. He has a string of degrees and diplomas behind...

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3 Ways to Create Possibililty

Language opens or closes possibilities for how we engage in the world. The common wisdom we all know about is being correct if we say “I can’t” and also being correct if we say “I can”. Recently I...

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How I Abused my “Why not?”

I have Balekane Mokoditoa to thank for the inspiration for this post. He gave a speech at Toastmasters the other night that truly inspired me. (One of the things I love about Toastmasters!) He told us...

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How to Give Your Family Your Best

There is the best of you. There is the worst of you. There is a whole lot of you in between these two extremes. Who gets the best? Who gets the worst? Perhaps your work days are a little like Craig’s...

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One word can make a difference

One word in particular causes lots of misunderstanding. Communication is often cited as the issue when conflict arises. We communicate all day, every day and yet, somehow, we are still not good at it....

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Don’t Say No To Yourself Before They Do

 “Should I ask?” I wondered. One thing I know, for sure, is that my father loves ice-cream. He had been through a horrendous time of surgery and recovery so when his meal was delivered I wanted to get...

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Warning: stories can destroy your life

Stories can ruin your life. I’m talking about the stories you tell yourself – those particular sentences that you repeat to yourself and others OFTEN. A client of mine frequently said this to me: “I...

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Lessons from a dog fight

The gate bell rang.I immediately panicked. “I hope that’s not a client I didn’t know about” I certainly wasn’t ready to see a client – dressed in gym clothes and no make-up. I answered. Nope. Thank...

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Madiba, Rest In Peace

Nelson Mandela 2018 – 2013 The memorial service for Nelson Mandela took place yesterday. Many fitting and memorable moments of the day will help us to revere Mandela as the great man he was.  In August...

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Work on yourself

If your relationship is not working, the very best thing you can do is work on yourself. Forget about your partner. Examine your own self beliefs, attitudes and behaviors Start changing the ones that...

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3 Elements to Creating Good Habits.

“Good habits are hard to develop but easy to live with” and “Bad habits are easy to develop but hard to live with”, according to Brian Tracey, a well-known motivational teacher. The first step in...

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5 Ways to Nurture The Greatest Gift of All

Imagine Life Without Imagination… It is impossible to do, isn’t it? Imagination is one of our greatest gifts. Imagination gives us our dreams, our ideas, and our hopes. Imagination releases our...

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I challenge you in honour of Stephen R. Covey

I challenge you today  in honour of Stephen Covey RIP “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing” When I heard that Stephen R. Covey passed away on the 16th July, I felt truly sad , and...

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Just in case

Last week I got stuck into my pantry. The messiness had been driving me crazy. I decided – today was the day. I emptied all the shelves, then surveyed the kitchen counter. It was covered in hundreds of...

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The darker side of “Just in Case”

When I was young our family was devastated by the death of my sister. Watching the pain my parents went through was almost unbearable. One of the strange decisions I came to eventually was this: I...

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Believing is Seeing

Many years ago I met an old man with a silver beard and a poncho. He told me: Believing is seeing! I didn’t believe him. Slowly, over the years, I began to understand … I know that when a person is “in...

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