How do you want to feel this time next year? Yes, I am talking about the end of 2016/early 2017. And the reason I’m talking about it is that whatever you do over the next 12 months is going to determine what you’re going to feel like this time next year. If you’ve taken the…
Giving
Small Changes
The truth be told, I don’t really know what triggers people to change. It is so personal. Different things will trigger people differently. It is alchemy of sorts. A magical mix of many things – want, time, circumstance, plus maybe a whole load of other things. I’ve read about people who’ve gone on to do…
Does Fear Mean You’re Doing Something Wrong?
If you’re experiencing fear does it mean you’re doing something wrong? Does it mean you’re on the wrong course? In the past few weeks I experienced fear that stopped me reaching my goal. Not a life changing goal, but a nice little personal one, a challenge. After all I felt I’ve been through, all the…
Our Losses Shape Who We Are
Loss. It’s something we all know and it can be a positive thing, like losing unwanted kilos to fit back into that pair of jeans or to feel healthier, yet mostly we understand loss as something negative. Loss of a relationship, whether we ended it (there is still a sense of loss even when we…
Make Change Today… No Regrets Tomorrow
Whether it is regret for having done something like staying in a job or relationship too long, saying something that irrevocably changed a relationship, or not taking an opportunity when it is presented, regret comes in many forms. Some of my biggest regrets are how I treated people. Growing up I was not a great…
Stop living your greatest regret!
I wish I’d ordered the pork belly instead of the lamb – it looks so good on Lisa’s plate. A pang of regret fills me. Oh well – it was my choice. I’ll be over it shortly and there is no great adverse consequence. Anyway Lisa normally shares some of her dish with me. She’s…
Avoiding Avoidance
Humans are a lot like water. Well a good percentage of our body is actually water, so perhaps that is understandable. Water is essential for life on earth – all life on earth. Actually, it is necessary, we are not. Water is nourishing, and merciless. We can drown or die of thirst. Like water, humans…
Values & Goals – how do they relate to each other?
In the previous article I discussed values, and how I am beginning to work on mine. In this article I want to discuss with you an important relationship. The relationship between values and goals. Goals are important. They focus us, and really do bring out the very best in us as we strive, over-come obstacles,…
The Value of Values
I recently completed my half marathon. Yes, I’m still revelling in the glory of the satisfaction this brought me. It often amazes me how much mileage I get out of simple things. People are doing these things all the time. There was one person I read about who did a marathon a day for 50…
Goals, Gratitude & Celebrating Success
All great things you do start out as an idea. This was certainly the case with me recently. When I say great I know all things are relative (except apparently the speed of light). Life really can be a roller coaster. What I just did, I’m pretty proud of. We must take time to celebrate…
