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Burn Your Boats
Often how much you believe you can do something depends on your desire and need to make that thing happen. Desire is incredibly important and is bolstered by strong belief, so how would a lack of options help to further increase your drive and chances of success. In Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hill tells [...]
The Holiday Scenario
As we already know by now you can only have one priority at a time. Just the one. You may well have a big long list of ‘things to do’ but that’s all they are, ‘things to do’. Only one of them can actually be your priority. Ch Ch Ch Changes That’s not to say [...]
The Island That Never Is
Have you booked your summer holiday for this year? We’ve got a couple of weeks in sunny Portugal to look forward to. The villa is booked, as are the flights and now there’s just the hire car to get sorted. Yippee! Sepia Tinged Freedom Of Youth In my single days, (those long-gone halcyon moments of [...]
Step Back
How do you know that what you are doing is working? Many people convince themselves that they are moving forward by making sure they are incredibly busy. They think that if they are busy, then that must mean they’re progressing, and it’s an easy mistake to fall into. Making Progress? Especially when they become good [...]
Deadlines, Schmeadlines!
When people complain about deadlines, seeking extensions, or missing due dates, I ask them if they have ever heard of Elisha Gray. Inevitably they stare at me blankly, “Who?” “How about Alexander Graham Bell? Ever heard of him?” This one’s a bit different. Most will say, “Sure, he invented the telephone.” Two Hours Difference At [...]
‘ACT’ On It
A brief visit to acronym city today and it’s a great one. Really easy to remember, very very effective and one that almost everyone in the world could benefit from using at one time or another. ACT Action Conquers Terror ACT is a straight to the point, direct and handy little shortcut to one of [...]
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